Category: pastime


  • a 26 year old’s advanced birthday gift to a 30 year old Of course, Aai and KT think, we should give more age appropriate gifts. But then bro insisted and crossword was giving a 20% discount. Who would let go of a bargain on a gift ? 😛Since then weekends, train travels have been scrabble-ed! And…

  • #SmallJoys

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    Came across this (above) tag on my twitter timeline and thought it would be great to make a post out of it!# eating panipuris.# Finding exact 10 rs or a dollar bill in pocket to buy five star/milkyway/ mars bar.# Reading old letters.# People watching.# Parallel Universes.# Tender coconut ice-cream.# Calvin and hobbes.# Buying (for…

  • P.S. ignore the title. I loved the rhyme though 😛So there are times, I mean phases in my weeks when I am literally blank. Its like time freezes and I get sucked into this blackhole where nothing happens. So I am going to ramble about whatever tiny eet-bits happen around my life these days.* I…

  • Now those who know me and read this blog, know how I got addicted to television. How it has become an integral part of my life here in the US. [most of it is attributed to not having to eat meals alone i.e. my work around for having some company 😉 for those who dont…

  • 1. The other day was talking to a friend and he started telling me how his mother gives my example as an ideal girl (in terms of independence) to his younger sister. Boy! If I was his sister I would have hated me. Seriously, when I was small and dad/mom used to tell me ‘see…

  • 1. Came across this and started wondering, what disturbs me the most about Mumbai (the pathetic security issues apart). Its the mall culture! I remember a journey taken alone from Vasai to Thane in a shady MSRTC bus (guess it was 2007) and the only thing I noticed during that shaky, uneventful ride was the number…

  • On a casual Jewel Osco visit, I found super fresh cilantro (kothimbir/sambar/coriander) judis neatly stacked. As any female would do, I quickly made my way to the aisle and smartly bought 2 of them. At the checkout I realized my secret (there you go!) resolution to not waste any food items, and my spirits sank…

  • Reporting from ER@ Mercy hospital. Dont worry guys, a friend has been admitted here for what seems like a case of Kikuchi disease after complaints of trouble swallowing and a real bad sore throat. The doctors are still unsure of her mysterious medical condition btw. So in between taking care of her (read boring her…

  • the book bug

    Most of my friends do call me Hermione Granger. So a tag justifying this name tag ! Rules – take 15 minutes to list out 15 books that come to your mind, of course, the ones you have read (in no less than 15 minutes). Next, list out the reasons (take your time for this)…

  • Joblessness

    Recently I was tagged on facebook for some random thing. That reminded me its a good time to post these tags on my blog, since my blog needs some interesting posts, desperately! (Read Reuters recently came to me telling that how pathetically updated my blog is!) So here are the rules – post this list…