Crown Of Thorns
A hair accessory incited so much harassment from strangers and friends alike, it unwittingly became my crown of thorns.
Month: June 2014
You Secret.ly Hate Women
The Secret app has brought out an ugly side to people I know.
The Anti-Love Fundamentalists
The people who espouse hookups are just as fundamentalist in their beliefs as the people they scoff at. There is no room for love in this war.
I Wear: Indian Wedding
*This is a sponsored post. The pictures are from a wedding I attended. Two of my friends got married this week. I attended a ceremony that lasted over 6 hours, included a pheras-around-fire ritual, several small in-family practices, a wedding dinner and reception. And this was actually an Indian Wedding…
Movie Review: Chef – Digitalia, Loss, Life And Some Food
I was invited to a preview screening of the film ‘Chef’.
20 Steps: A Digital Love Story
1. He sends her a carefully worded to sound casual-but-smart message. 2. She replies with the digital equivalent of a laugh. 3. Encouraged, he does some more of that. 4. She chuckles (digitally, of course). He notices that her smile is crooked and that her teeth don’t quite line up. He wonders whether to…
#IdeaStory: Laughter
Her laughterexplodedinto a thousand piecesthat went skippingover his wonder. One stuckdeep in his heartand bled when she left.
Social, Secretly Human
A new social app called SECRET has me intrigued with the possibility of actual human connections again.
Patchwork Professionals
There is a problem with bartering education like a commodity. It really doesn’t result in knowledge or learning. The gold rush for fancy degrees means we spend our efforts pursuing them and then clinging on for dear life (politicking & manoeuvring so the title/accolade is retained). There is no time,…
The Internet Writes My Autobiography In Indelible Ink
Morning began with a text from someone I thought I had blocked. “Did you just dial me by mistake?” Eyes still sleep-logged, I thumbed through the unfamiliar basic phone I’m using in lieu of my flash smartphone (lying at the workshop for repair). Damn. He was right. I don’t remember if…