Fiction : “The Call”

She stared at the report, shocked that it was still in her hands, that it hadn’t yet dropped to the floor after she first read it. That she was still standing, her feet slightly apart, looking down at that sheet of paper. There it was, clearly stating the obvious. The print bold, even highlighted with [...]

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Some new books on my shelf

I went on a book spree recently and grabbed me some really cool ones :-  I’m reading the Dork book now, after rave reviews on the net as well as from a friend from US whom I’d gifted it at his farewell. If a non-Indian could enjoy it so much, it must be really really funny. [...]

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Mixed feelings this last weekend

So I spent the weekend home with the kids, as I’d originally planned. Didn’t step out of the house for even a minute on Saturday and Sunday. But it was still a trying and excruciating weekend of sorts. Just when RS was coming out of the fever, poor SS gets infected and BAM! The next [...]

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Fledgeling Report

Remember my pigeons? The babies have now developed feathers, which are still a little sparse and edged with the yellow down. They look really cute now, specially when they try to show annoyance and bristle up. They almost look like a cuddly balls of fur . Mamma pigeon, meanwhile, is not very happy with the [...]

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Update on RS’s health

Thanks a lot for your wishes and prayers, people. RS is much better now. The fever is finally down and she is back to being the active baby whom I love and adore . As usual, she was back to bullying SS, scampering down the bed, running to and fro and generally pleasing everyone with her [...]

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My baby is ill…..

…… and I’m in office because I have a client call to attend and my team member is on leave. RS was feverish since yesterday. Crocin drops didn’t work last night. She was still burning with fever this morning. I took her to the doc who , after a thorough check-up declared that my baby had [...]

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A Prayer…….

BFC mailed me this set of prayers, one for women and one for men (the one for men is deceptively short!!) Do read it and let me know what you all think of them (even if you’ve read them before):- ————- WOMAN’S POEM    Before I lay me down to sleep,  I pray for a man, [...]

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Where have the Monkeys gone?

Oh right. They’re cooped up in this house. And here’s the other one, the master, the professional, one who is so fast at jimmying down the bed that repetitive clicks only resulted in a flash of blur. This is the clearest image I could capture :- Sorry for the dull images. Something to do with a [...]

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Fruits & Flowers

We had a fruit and flower decoration in our office two weeks back. Its kind of late, I know, but I finally found time to download the pics from my mobile (couldn’t take a camera to office. Isn’t allowed ). The official photographer didn’t do justice to some of the entries. On the other hand, [...]

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We could teach them a thing or two

If only they had the good sense to hire a few policemen from Mumbai or Bangalore or any other city in India, heck, they could have even called the Ram Sene guys (not only would they have relieved this country of their presence, albeit shortly, they would also have done a much better job of clearing. Believe [...]

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