I received a call from a bank “There’s a draft for you, would you collect it Ma’am?’ I was surprised and racked my brain couldn’t remember opening an account, in my name. Off I went, to see what this was all about I just had to go, had to clear a lot of doubts I…
Month: November 2016
My all-time Favorite Film, and why : #TadkaTuesday
Pic Courtesy: Google A few years ago on a boring Sunday afternoon as I was idly changing television channels, the title of a film ‘The Green Mile’ caught my eye, and since it was going to be telecast in the next 10 minutes I decided to watch it. The Green Mile is a story…
You’re worth it #MayTivation
When you don’t know or realise your value there will be times when people will undermine your worth or even tell you that you’re worth nothing. And because you are unaware of your worth you might also believe them. The cycle of second guessing yourself, your actions, choices and behaviour starts, makes you lose confidence…
From Soil to Oil: The Palm Oil story
The 19th of November had Bangalore based bloggers heading to Taj Vivanta on M G Road, courtesy the invitation of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) who had organized a Blogger meet to shine the light on Palm Oil. Palm Oil is known as the ‘poor man’s oil’ and it is more often than not associated…
Aromatic #55er
‘You’ve cast a spell on me! With this brew that satiates me first and then awakens the beast within’ he danced around the hearth. ‘Oh God! Not the early morning drama again, before I’ve had my first cup of coffee!’ her eyes twinkled as she inhaled the aroma from her mug, and handed him his….
Surprise! #FridayFotoFiction #Week4
He told her to be at the restaurant at eight She blushed, promising she wouldn’t be late She dressed to the nines brushed her hair till it shined She drove to the restaurant Wondering what would be ‘the surprise’ She practiced her reaction Then laughed at herself, rolling her eyes She parked the car and…
#FridayFotoFiction
Rohan Sonalkar’s story for #FridayFotoFiction made him walk away with 1st place in #Week3! Congratulations, Rohan! Here is the prompt for #Week4 of #FridayFotoFiction Image Credit – Timur Saglambilek How to participate in #FridayFotoFiction Every Thursday we’ll give you a photo prompt Follow @twinklingtina & @Mayuri6 on Twitter and wait for the prompt Write a 100 Word story…
Thankful. Grateful. Blessed
So, I was in a pretty disgruntled mood and having a dialogue with myself at how unfair life is and just then I saw Vidya’s message that her monthly #GratitudeCircle blog hop linky would be up and soon after I realised that if it is Thursday is has to be #ThankfulThursdays hosted by Amrita and…
5 Things that bring a smile to my face! #WedShadow #Week3
Everyone smiles in the same language 🙂 So here I am, happy to think of all the things that make me smile as Roms and Ruchie have given me a reason to do so and share it too, with their prompt , ‘Write about 5 things what makes your happy and gets a smile on…
Dowry Death: Team #InkMagic
‘Dowry Death!’ exclaimed the front page of all major newspapers on a weekend morning. ‘Do these things still happen?’ wondered a reader. ‘Shameful to know people still ask for and give dowries’ tsk’ed another. ‘Imagine killing someone for money and materialistic things!’ discussed two of them. As they read further reactions changed. Some…