The lead up BITS Pilani. The place that means so much, that influenced me in my young, impressionable years. As it did with every single student that passed through its corridors. For the last 25 years, it had taken a back seat in my mind – although always been on my wishlist to visit again,…
november rain, a little delayed,falls gently, not in searing drops of ice shrouded in my red poncho i bike alongmy usual route takes me through streetsof soggy fallen leaves,once bright in autumn hues,now a uniform, nondescript brown the rain drums a rhythm on my poncho,drenching my hands as they hold the handlebars;my feet pedal a…
A common friend introduced us over email. His name was Dan. I was new in Amsterdam, and the common friend figured since Dan was new here too, we should get together. I was quite happy to give it a miss, but Dan wrote asking where I worked and when would be a good time to…
the petrified millipede millipede, O millipede!look at his tiny little feetwhere do they take him?don’t ask – he’ll freeze! i have not a shoe,i have not a souli’ll walk beside you where you gojust don’t ask me how that is so. question him and he will curlinto a little foetal whorlit’s best to let his…
SB is very good at badminton – for the amateur level we play at, he is one of the best in our group, if not the best. And today I beat him 26 – 24. You know how much of a historic (histrionic?) moment it is for me to be so thrilled and blog about…
there was no water in the house this morning. empty tank, some problem with the new fangled (old mangled??) hydro pneumatic pumping system. “so what”, i say to myself, “i shall convert this setback into an opportunity and go swim in the gym!” i set out earlier than usual, in a crumpled wrap-around skirt and…
I rustle along among the leaves,Trying to hide from youConfused – should I hide,Or should I let you see my thoughts?I am the snake with two minds,With no place to hide….
The orange headed oneGoes skiing,A whizz of color,He starts off lazily downhill,Gathering speed as he goes,Lithe and graceful,Zooming down the slope,A blur of orange and purple,Warms my heart on a cold snowy day.
I had written this a looong time ago.. seems like a different lifetime now. Finally got around to posting it here.——— You touched my life in a unique way without realizing it. It was a magical afternoon in an ancient temple courtyard… A few moments of perfect understanding between two human beings. The romance of…
This election year somehow it has become a personal milestone for me to vote. Several weeks before the election date, R finds our names registered to vote in the area of residence of the old place we used to live in five years ago. I can almost not believe that some online pdf document having…
