Among the many stupid questions I am asked frequently “Why are you always so happy” and “Why do you smile so much” top the list. Initially I assumed these were trick questions and waited to see if something would follow. Then I slotted them in the questions-that-had-no-correct-answers category and refrained…
Movie Review:Krrish
A 20-something, weirdly dressed (wearing a badly tailored outfit that is a cross between a patiala salwar and a dhoti with a cleavage revealing fitted t-shirt and a stole to add to the bizarre look) ‘boy’ called Krishna (Hritik Roshan) runs faster than a horse, skips on water, walks on…
Of Myths, Birthdays and the End of the world.
If you haven’t heard the brouhaha 06/06/06 is causing then you are probably living under a rock. For those who ARE living under that rock, 06/06/06 is a day that comes once in 100 years and adds up to 666, which is the number of the Devil. So tomorrow is…
Summer Days
Pastel colors Sun-kissed skin Bunched up hair Languid limbs Muslin curtains Lazy days Glittering sunlight Elusive shade Chilled lemonade Pickles steeping in sunlight Golden mangoes Velvety buttermilk, frothy and light Arid throats Cerulean sky Infinite days Tired sighs So they come Here to stay Never-ending Languorous summer days.
In my book…
Blog-browsing on a lazy afternoon led me to fellow-Caferatian Indi’s blog where I came across this book quiz which I just HAD to have on mine! And here it is! Tra,La,La! Anything to do with books makes me happy!:)) A word about Indi:) She is a super writer who uses…
Book Review : The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
With his debut novel, author Khaled Hosseini takes us to Afghanistan. An Afghanistan that was still untouched by the Taliban, where we weave through crowded streets, climb poplar trees, nibble on dried mulberries and walnuts and spend lazy holidays readings books with 12-year-old Amir and his servant boy and best…
Eve-teasing
The seeds are sown when ; You are asked to keep your distance from the boys, as soon as you are old enough to understand the word ‘different’. You are asked to come home before dark and not wander alone. You are asked to ‘behave like a girl’. It continues…
Questionnaire
Spotted this rather interesting questionnaire on brilliant poet and fellow-Caferatian Heretic’s blog and thought it was too good to pass up:-) So here its is, posted on mine, with The Heretic’s kind permission of course! I know who you are. I know where you live. And, I know where to…
Cute
I hate being called ‘cute’ ! In Sharma-sisters lingo cute translates to ‘ugly-but-tolerable’ and in Mayuri-lingo cute translates to ‘ugly-but-not-vomit-inducing’ I hate being called ‘cute’ ! Cute is….stuffed teddy bears. Cute is….chubby kids whose cheeks you want to pull. Cute is….adverts like the Pond’s Googly woogly whoosh. Cute…
Disjointed Outpourings
Having a free day all of a sudden in the midst of so, so many crazily hectic ones is like being caught in a sudden downpour. It leaves you a little nonplussed. With a wedding in the family fast approaching,the past 2 months have been mad, mad, MAD! Shopping…