Am such a desperate case, for not being constant i feel like laughing at myself. Maybe one day i will finish this A-Z blogs! I think regularly of writing, i think of all the things i want to write about, structure them in my thoughts, but i never get to flushing those thoughts on this… Read More H Hope

“Cest le pont Champoint. Maintenant je dois aller lui expliquer cest qui Monsieur Champoin…” “Maman, jaime pas ca quand tu cries. On crie dehors. Tu gardes tes microbes dans ta bouche.D’accord Maman? Okay? T’as compris? Pinky promise?” “Tu es arrive avant la maman de Charlie aujourd’hui. Bravo Maman. Tu as gagné la course!” Jiya is… Read More Things she says

Could G be for google? Gaffe? Geeks? The other day littlehuman was whining about going to daycare (which is part of her routine when she gets dressed), so i started telling her about my daycare (in fact kindergarten since i didnt go to any daycares! I was the lucky kid who was babysat by her… Read More G for Grunt?

I had to look up for words that begin with F. The GoogleGod suggested positive words that begin with F… Like Faith ? Fabulous? Fervent? Or Fresh start… AGAIN? with Faith in myself that i can do this? 😀 As I click on the links on this page, on the tabs, on the “About Me”,… Read More F for Fresh-Faith

Lately, am having a case of forgetfulness. If there was a more technical way of putting it, it would be the random access memory is overloaded, so is the hard disk actually. Suddenly, if my sister hadn’t mentioned those colorful little forks which we used as kids to dip into our homemade French-fries, that memory… Read More E for ephemeral

We just returned from our trip to Cuba. I could write on and on about this trip because it was quite a shocker in many ways. The resort we were in had Cubans visiting on/off. Some days more than others. It’s only recently that Cubans are allowed to mix with tourists. Like in Mars, some… Read More About Cuba

am having a bad bad week. We are moving tomorrow in our new place which is very cosy and nice. I ought to be happy. Except that life cant be simple, can it? As naïve as I might sound, I never imagined that being a new immigrant could entail so many difficulties. I did anticipate… Read More Pitted Dramas

My colleague insists that summer starts on 21st of June, even though the temperatures have been in the 25+ lately and even 30z! Anyway, this weekend, we put out certain things on the pavement for people to pick up if they wanted. Usually we give our stuffs to donation centers but pavement is also another… Read More Spring Cleaning?

Three day wkends aren’t good for work. Tuesday is sooooooo tough!! Like VERY VERY VERY VERY tough! My Charlie wouldn’t sleep last night. We had a first pee outing at midnight, then crying at 2am for water, then crying at 3am – gave him a tranquilizer which lasted few hours. Then crying at 6am -he… Read More Patriot Wkend?

Colleague of mine will be retiring soon, so as per tradition, I have had to ask the special question: “what are the weirdest things that happened to you while you were here? “ Some of us started sharing stories about work people (it’s always people who create stories worth telling, isn’t it!) and odd things… Read More Work stories

Went out with a few colleagues yesterday and some of us were moping about getting old, not liking to blow that additional candle on the cake…. This guy said he is happy about celebrating his 40, his 50, and he expects to have lots of people and a big party. His way of looking at it “Hell… Read More Celebrating Birthdays

When you are in pain, and living some of your worst nightmares, there’s often nothing that can pull you out of it. Grit your teeth and go through it, however painful. You wish and wish that life were different, that there was some magic which you could have done to help yourself, but there’s no… Read More shitty pain

I am not giving up the series… We are already at the end of the year, so let me try to make it to Z. By the time you are in your 30z (which seems to be my itch this year because i keep referring to it), there’s one thing which is clear to me:… Read More D…

B could have been for my “B name”, which is the generator of many stories and nicknames…. But for the sake of this blog series, I will try to focus more on current events rather than delving endlessly in memories (which I tend to do). I was walking home one day from my yoga class… Read More B for Brigade Canine

There used to be spontaneity in writings… nowadays a chore, same goes for reading, a chore! L Lots of energy and time spent doing mundane things as cleaning, folding clothes, taking care of a dog. When the same tasks were done by someone else, then it all seemed normal to have plenty of available time. Gratitude… Read More A for Anyway, Anyhow… AfterAll!

Dear ​Past Self of mine, Disclaimer: Read with a pinch of sugar When I was a teen, I recall reading an article about this famous woman (actor? Singer? Someone?) who said she loved her thirty-s and felt so comfortable in her skin as compared to her younger years. Back then, I thought it was ridiculously exaggerated,… Read More Bloody 30zz

Part 1 Part 2 Alright, I had a mandate to complete the blog before I leave for home…. which I missed! You’d wonder why these blogs took forever to be written, or why they are so long. First reason: I’m not much of a summary person. I want to write it all down for myself,… Read More Part 3: Dragon’s Den

From Meghana: When I first watched Nationwide’s Mindy Kaling advertisement, I wanted to do an interview series with accomplished Indian American women and know their thoughts about (In)Visible Indian Women. But, as my work-life imbalance shifts by the hour, I had to ask everyone to share their views on the general idea. By this Friday,… Read More Being Invisible? Invincible?