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I have a brain, I do not need lists. Thought going through my head at the sheer mention of making a list. I don’t think arrogance but laziness in general.So I did a home experiment last year. It was a game of sorts.For grocery lists to be specific.Rules:1. Make a list of grocery items to…
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Continuing with the tradition of chronicling my reading journey on this blog (2011, 2012) here’s my list of books I read/fell in love with this year. As a occupational hazard, I cannot really shy away from jotting down some reading statistics and analysis here.I read 21 books this year. (goodreads list here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4760161?shelf=what-i-read-in-2013) much much much…
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The moment our tavera (a chevrolet multi purpose vehicle) reached the homestay in Malvan at 3 am, all of us knew this was going to be a special road trip. A, R and I had gone crazy planning a road trip over the past 2 months. Sometimes the distance was the problem, sometimes the mode…
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Training is a very important aspect of any half/full marathon aspirant or participant. When I registered for the Pune half marathon, I knew I had to train hard given I was an amateur runner. To top that its 21.1 km I was thinking of running, my longest ever. If one has to finish a book before…
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Yes. I joined the bandwagon, I ran a half marathon when I am just reaching thirties. I also must be one of those n people who are penning down things that flashed through their mind as they drudged kilometer after kilometer. So to set the records straight, I have wanted to take up one sport…
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With the everlasting struggle to call physical spaces home, I realized how at ease I feel at home (my parents’s logically) when the first thing I do upon reaching is re-arrange the showcase in living room, alter the layout of sofa cushions, ask random questions about stuff in kitchen, magnets on the refrigerator door, shoot…
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* From happy, reflective cab drivers from Afghanistan/Kenya/Punjab to majnoo (reckless and fearless), flirt drivers in Mumbai, travel feels incomplete without their personal stories.* Feels like home when you return back to a rain-less day when you can get most of your laundry sorted out and taken care of. Yes, after reaching home really early,…
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‘When was the last time you did something new’ – someone posted this on my facebook timeline.Got me thinking. I traveled to Atlanta for the first time last week. While the weekdays got utilized in work meetings, sessions I did not really head out. Office to hotel, hotel to office. Except on thursday when I…
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I got a very kind and talkative Afghani uncle for my cab ride to the airport yesterday.Because he had lived in Delhi for an year and had visited Goa, Kashmir, Taj Mahal, he had a lot of travel tales to tell. I told him Afghanistan seems like a very beautiful country based on the few…
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A scam.I ate 7 times today.Scavanged the refrigerator for all left overs and finished them or disposed them neatly.Small talked with house maid. Drank 4 cups of tea. A liter of orange juice.I also sneaked in an episode of ‘the newsroom’ during the day.I viber-ed with friends.I cursed the slow internet speed. Imaginary throwing bricks at…