come December

And so, its the beginning of the end of another year. Like we say every time, this year went too fast, felt too short!
Well, no. This year didn’t feel any short and January doesn’t seem like yesterday. The year so far did really feel like eleven long months. Except that time flies only when I [...]

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Its beautiful outside

Bangalore is blessed by the weather gods. Truly. All through the year, we have a pleasant weather as against the extremes in the Northern cities and the heavy humidity along the coasts. And this time of the year, that is, at the beginning of my favorite season, the climate is to die for. The temperatures have [...]

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my newest passions

drinking thick creamy cappuccino instead of tea. eating chocolates wrapped in colorful papers and liking them. doodling on paper napkins instead of discarding them. eating vanilla and pineapple pastries and not the usual gooey chocolate ones. reading interesting things on wiki and shutting the novel. cutting paper in pretty shapes and making bookmarks. typing in lower case [...]

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There’s no time

There’s no time.
 
To chat with pals. To read blogs. To write long posts. To dream of Diwali. To relax. To read my novel. To eat ice-cream. To say just a “Hello”. To drink tea even.
 
The days are just filled up to the rim. Overflowing, perhaps.
 
But if you think I am complaining, I am NOT.
 
I am [...]

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unreasonably happy

I woke up today to the soft tunes of the wind chime playing at the window instead of the blaring alarm tone. The curtains were pushed away letting the light enter through the window panes. A new day had already begun.
A steaming hot water bath early morning on a day like this can only do [...]

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the friday night

A gloomy weather. A ruined mood. Nerve wrecking workload. Painful cramps. Feeling let down. Missing someone. Expecting little. Getting none. Depressing thoughts. Unpleasant memories. Empty stomach. Feeling lonely. Unwelcome guests. Darkness all around. Ache in the heart. Tears to follow. A single phone call. A pizza on the way. The sight of chicken. The smell [...]

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Unconquered

A day without a post just doesn’t seem right any longer.  Especially, when there has been goodness in the day. Something that wouldn’t be worth a miss here.
Came across this poem. Much needed inspiration on a tough day.
I know the formatting isn’t alright, but c’mon now, look beyond!
 Invictus
       (by William Ernest Henley; 1849-1903)
 

Out of the night [...]

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