to my Santa

Santa, I love you. More than the gifts you shall be bringing me this year.
And you already know what I want this year, don’t you?
No, not that perfume, of the brand that you can never remember. Not even that Pepe tunic that I once lusted for. I want the book I picked at the store [...]

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weekday adventure

Well, there is no real adventure in here, but for people working in the dull and life-less IT industry, anything outside the cubicle space on a weekday resembles wild wild adventure. And yesterday was one such day of my life. I left early from work and met up with a friend. We went house hunting for [...]

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my side of the story

With absolutely no surprise, the three days flew and felt like just a moment. And though we did manage to do quite a bit in that single moment, I will still complain of how the three days were just too short.
Now that I had heartily made that list of ‘to-do’s for ourselves, I shall reply [...]

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looking forward to

exploring and experimenting the japanese cuisine 
 
watching 2012 (without believing that the world will end)
 
devouring a tub of caramel popcorn (without sharing with neighbor)
  
picking and reading random books at Crossword (and resisting buying  any)
 
painting at the pottery store (among other kids)
 
feasting on kebabs and rum and coke in the night (and not crying when high)
 
buying and feeding biscuits [...]

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times are changing

… and changing for good.
Just like when the crowd had joined in with me to ask that big question, they have either given up or moved on today.
But I hope they have found their answer. Like I have found mine.

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weekend drama

The last weekend was an eventful one. I wished for running a 5K and ended up participating in the Nike Plus Human Race that was a good 10K! Now you either need to be physically fit enough to actually run the 10K or mentally retarded to participate without your body’s consent. I belong to the [...]

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glimpses of my diwali

Festival preparations:
You know how it all starts.

  You paint one.

then two.
and then too many.

Painting is addictive.

At the end of it, you love what you have done.
        
On Diwali day: 
There were colors,

and smiles.
there were gifts,
and designs.
A few light fireworks,
for young and the old,
and there were lights
big and small.

Even if you are away from home, Diwali cannot be spent alone. [...]

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