“One ticket, please”: Why I Love Solo Dates
Going solo is a constant journey of self-discovery. I started mine with a movie ticket for one. A friend said she’d never do that. Then she surprised me.
Year: 2013
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Bookworm Adventures
It’s no secret, my grand love affair with books. I’ve also written about my obsession with bookstores, big and small. Flipkart has replaced Landmark in my affections because it’s so much more convenient. But I do miss the adventuring that went with real world, poking-through-shelves book browsing. A bookworm needs…
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Electric Girl
For best results, paste on electric box. This month’s blockbuster promises to be quite electrifying: Current Maare Goriya
I Wear: Wedding Belle Or How To Spice Up The Saree
I razzed up an antique tussar silk saree with a different drape and an unusual accessory. This was for a friend’s wedding.
S.E.C.R.E.T. – L Marie Adeline: As Safe & Bland as Vanilla
I first heard about S.E.C.R.E.T. in online forums discussing (and bashing) 50 Shades of Grey. 50 Shades, of course, had achieved cult status, a sort of adult Twilight for our times. Its terrible nature notwithstanding, 50 Shades may have brought the genre of sexual writing into popular and acceptable bookshelves….
Dress Restrictions: Equal Opportunity Offense
Yesterday I was denied entry into a building. I was there to attend a business event, peopled by serious professionals. The reason for my not being allowed admission is that I was wearing a dress. I think the details of the dress are not important but anticipating debate on that,…
Madame Bovary-Gustave Flaubert: Desperate Housewife in the 1800s
Madame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertMy rating: 2 of 5 stars The original is in French and I read the English translation by Alan Russell (Penguin Popular Classics). I’m rather a novice with reading the classics so the writing seemed rather excessively descriptive and flowery to me. Perhaps with some books,…
Scared Of Nobody
You never quite realize how much you live under fear until you break free of it. I am not scared of anybody.
Fascination
Fascination – a poem.