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Monthly Archives: October 2008
A cryptic message
In the end – what really counts? Intentions or actions? Or this, hidden messages in songs posted on a blog? S&G to soothe the soul right now. When you’re down and out, When you’re on the street, When evening falls … Continue reading
Posted in Self
14 Comments
Fearless
Possibly my most favourite song ever. Am sort of listening to it on endless repeat. Fearless by Pink Floyd. Meddle is the one album that I fell in love with instantly. It’s an album that doesn’t really feature in conversations … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Film and Art, Self
10 Comments
A Table
From my childhood to the point I actually left home and rented my own place – we’ve moved through six homes. Well, we’re in the sixth one now. My parents are, that is. Over the years, some pieces of furniture … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs, Self
16 Comments
Words 5: school canteen, painting, glowworms, brandy
Kitchu and Vitchu were friends from very young. Or perhaps they weren’t. They didn’t really play together as children, or even know each other’s families. But the familiarity of the situation and the shared memories of afternoons, festivals and grandmothers … Continue reading
Posted in More Words, Poetry and Fiction
12 Comments
Minor Annoyances: All of you All
Why do people from a certain city that I otherwise love make me cringe everytime they say “All of you all are fabulous ” or “You all are fabulous“, when they are talking to a sum total of two people? … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, Rants and Rambles
20 Comments
Words 4: Mumbai, freeriding, separation, glass
Words: Glass, freeriding, Mumbai, separation This was the curse of IT firms. They had offices in Bangalore. And many of those who worked in the glass-kissed buildings were from places like Mumbai and Delhi. The ones from Madras were alright. … Continue reading
Posted in More Words, Poetry and Fiction
15 Comments
I need a monkey
I think I am going to get myself a pet monkey. This follows the discovery that no matter how much your spouse/ lover adores you, they only put up with a limited number of scratch-my-back requests. You can emotionally blackmail … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, Self
8 Comments
Words 3: Constipation, Convection, Credit-Crunch etc.
Words: Conduction, Convection, Constipation, Show-off, renaissance, propellor, credit-crunch Janardhan Ramalingam was a very polished man. Even if his name had been truncated to an ultra-feminine Jan, one look at him, and you would think he was born with a suit. … Continue reading
Posted in More Words, Poetry and Fiction
7 Comments
Single Girls, Single Girls!
Single Girls, Single Girls Please click my profile Everything that I may lack I make up in denial I am only 5 foot, 2. But on the internet, I can be just as tall as you! After the incredible 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, Music, Film and Art
3 Comments
Words 2: Gurgaon, Veena, Manasu Kashtam
Words: Gurgaon, Veena, Manasu Kashtam ((Trans. Heartache. More on the term here.)) Gopinath belonged to some district in Tamil Nadu. It was hard to pinpoint the exact place. Sometimes a grandfather insisted that their roots were in Tanjavoor. Another aunt … Continue reading
Posted in Random Links
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Words 1: ROI, weeds, marketing
Words: ROI, weeds, marketing, poha The Royapettah Omapodi Industries (ROI) should never have been named such. In fairness, two of the three founding members were actually from Triplicane. However, it was decided that the abbreviation TOI was too similar to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Fiction, Words
11 Comments
Wanted: Words. More Words.
I want to write more. A long while back when Ammani got me hooked to the Project Why business, an innocuous collection and random collection of three words really yanked me out of my story writing hiatus. Hence gentle readers, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Fiction, Self
26 Comments
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