Arrrgggghhhh

Why must I, a grown adult and my husband, another grown adult get his parents permission for us to go have lunch in my patti’s place on the day of my thatha’s devasam??
One more time the line “You are now married and must act in accordance with their customs” is thrown at me I am [...]

Sick sick sick

This story really was way way too much for me to handle..but the only saving grace is that it ends well…sometimes one wonders whether we really live in the fricking 21st century.
Edited to update: 
 Wow and then this. Today seems to be the day of finding bizarre and shocking baby stories. 

Benazir Bhutto - RIP

Came across this photograph minutes before reports came out that she had died. This caught my eye as it came across as a really powerful photograph…I don’t personally care for her policies or the things she did during the time she ruled. Nothing takes away that she was a brave woman..and she did not deserve [...]

Broadband blues

Dear Mr Airtel Man
 Thank you for installing the broadband connection in my house. I also really appreciate the fact that you think my house is so lovely that you found it fit to give me that drishti pariharam in the form of placing the phone on the staircase. Yes I agree I was negligent in [...]

In our very own backyard

News about school shootings in the US have been doing the rounds for sometime now..how have we reacted? Shock no doubt, dismay..also that sense of smugness..that all this is happening very far away…in the USA Land…we’d think a thought or too about the gun culture in the US, about how the children there are not disciplined [...]

This and that..

So I’ve been away for a bit..work, travel, general depression are all reasons for me not writing all this time.
The weekend was good..we finally went to Cedars for their Sunday brunch..Lebanese and Mediterranean cuisine…had a good meal and we went on to Landmark rubbing our bellies after a very satisfying meal. Those vouchers which had [...]

Political correctness..whatever..

Why do we find the need to be ever politically correct??
Calling someone handicapped is a huge no no…deaf/dumb/blind…even worse. When these words were coined I don’t think there was any derogatory connotations to them. They just mean someone who cannot hear/talk/see as is applicable. Why cannot we say it as it is? Why do we [...]

Unhappy feet

I am thin…I am tall…I have long legs and arms….and I have BIG feet.
I first started facing problems when I was possibly in Standard 4. We were expected to wear “Ballerina” shoes..a kind of shoes available in Bata. I couldn’t get them for my size and I had to get special permission to wear the white canvas “Tennis” [...]

You scratch my back…

Manmohan Singh says the Left front can pull the rug from under the government’s feet but they will stick by the N-deal.
Left says if the government goes ahead with the deal  they will indeed pull the rug.
Manmohan Singh says he is disappointed but the deal is not the end of the world, he would fight to save his [...]

Just hate this

I issue a cheque and it bounces for no apparent reason…but wait, the funds are debited from my account.
I make an online payment, funds are debited from my account….but not credited to the payee.
Two finance experts..one valuer and another investment banker..personal finances …super mess.
The transporter wants 9k to insure and transport a sofa set, a [...]