Friends
Friends used to be people I could talk to. Now I hang the tag of FRIEND on anyone who lets me be silent.
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Vegetable Shopping
Once, during my winter vacations, my grandmother sent me downstairs to buy some vegetables. I knew nothing about veggies of course but her reassuring face hovered above from the balcony as she said she would point out the fresh ones from the rest. So I skipped down the stairs to…
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A Survival Guide To Mumbai Trains
Mumbai trains are a complex experience even for thoroughbred native Mumbaikers. I put together a how-to-survive Mumbai trains guide for anyone venturing in.
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Queen Bee
My tastes are expensive. My queen SELF is worth paying for. The best part of financial independence is not needing to answer to someone else.
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Life means more
24 hours just never seem to be enough in this city, you know? Every minute, every day feels like you’re running just 10 minutes behind. The one bit I really agreed with this otherwise horrific movie on, was the tightly managed shuffle for space and time. There’s a Rahul (Sharman…
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I Am Jill’s Unfeminine Wiles
Jack’s eyes lazily scanned the room, taking in all, accommodating none. Gillian paused mid-speech, in spite of herself and her breath stuck in her throat. Then she caught herself and smoothly moved on, ramming her words into each other to create an artful slip of tongue. The ripple of amusement…
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IdeaSmith’s Poison
I pondered my personal style and channeled it into a recipe for a cocktail – ably aided by a friend’s suggestion on his perfect poison.
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Little Reminders
I thought inspiration could only come from the young. But rejuvenation comes from those who have weathered it already. I had a little reminder.
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Saccharine Superheroes Of Diabetes
Today is World Diabetes Day. It isn’t an occasion to wish anyone. It isn’t a day to start movements. All it seems to be is to think of some people.
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Gateway: Home, Beautiful Home
Be it ever so dirty, polluted and crowded, there’s no place like amchi Mumbai!!!!!Need I say more? If a picture speaks louder than a thousand words, here’s two thousand then! I forgot that I sometimes detest pink when I saw this…
