I wish I were Metabolism Metabolism? Yes, you heard right! I would wage war over calories and get them all Those calories that make your clothes fit tight! I would see to it that I was faster and quicker, so you could eat All you want without a fear things…
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Verbal Paint
I am an artist Words are my paint I use them to colour emotions Laughter, surprise, joy or pain Life is my canvas My feelings are shades and hues The crimson of passion. The black of fear The green of envy. The calm of blue The yellow of hope when…
Between the Pages
People are like books Don’t judge them by their covers For what’s on display and what is inside Differs from one to another Some books are so attractively packaged They are the first to attract you on the shelves As soon as you turn the pages you realize, they are…
Happy Diwali!
May you indulge and not gain an ounce May Goddess Laxmi shower you with Euros and Pounds May you look like a Pataka on Diwali night May all that you desire be in plain sight Wishing you abundance, health, and the attainment of dreams All right, now step aside for…
5 Shopping Etiquettes we could all benefit from
With Diwali around the corner and the Wedding Season close on its heels, shopping is the thing on everyone’s mind. Clothes shopping, being the foremost. I went shopping too. As I stood in the queue snaking up to the trail room, a lady exited one of the trail stalls, and…
Of Fasting, Feasting and Memories
When I was 15 years old, Maa asked me to start fasting on Mondays to ensure that I ‘get a husband like Lord Shiva.’ I flatly refused. Maa is what we called my Maternal Grandmother (Naani). My cousins, girls younger and older than me, give or take a few years,…
Said it like A Man!
Why are words so important to women everywhere? Why do they need words from us, to show that we care? Why the need to spell out, that what we feel What is it about ‘saying’ what’s in our minds and our hearts What’s the big, bloody, deal??!! We order black…
The Writer
I see I observe I feel I absorb I write Some of my own Others I borrow from your life An actor A spectator Sometimes a playwright I play various roles In this movie called life A silent observer An emotional voyeur An active participant Your emotions are my need…