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Goodbye, my namesake! – Sweet Somethings

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August 10, 2015. August 21, 2015. Goodbye, my namesake! During our events, we knew we could depend on her for everything. Right from nominations to table sales – her sense of authority, responsibility and diligence was what saw our events to a wonderful finish. We would always go home together and the conversations on those nights are perhaps the most memorable of all. We can call it fate, destiny or the unfairness of life! But this is a void that will remain forever. Goodbye, my namesake! You are commen...

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To err is, er… inhuman – Sweet Somethings

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December 29, 2014. December 30, 2014. To err is, er… inhuman. Ask any copy editor/sub (never a reporter! And the chances are, he/she has proofread his/her way through life. Ever since they handed out some little pink ‘slips’ off the teleprinter in the Mass Comm school I studied in, I have been trying to make sense of spelling, punctuation and grammar for the past 20 years. And with a vengeance, if I may add! While some feel that inner sense of ‘gloating’, others throw away all traces of shyness to happil...

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Ghar Vapsi? PK Hai Kya? – Sweet Somethings

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December 23, 2014. December 25, 2014. So according to my friends here and also in India, ghar vapsi is not an option for me. I am too idealistic for India, they argue! 8220;You’ll end up leading morchas just because the bank teller didn’t respond to you or your house help took 10 days off in a month and that Vodafone doesn’t work in your village.”. So will there be no ‘ghar vapsi’ for me, I ask, with a slight trepidation in my voice. “Buddhu,” my friend says, “Haven&#821...Home is where the heart is!

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Sweet Somethings – Page 2 – Of this and that, of here and there… of past and present… everything's emotional about it!

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Of this and that, of here and there… of past and present… everything's emotional about it! December 24, 2014. Are you a Pochemuchka! While surfing the Net for something important (I do that once, in a while, the important bit, I mean! I came across a list of ‘untranslatable’ words. I liked this one very much. Pochemuchka (Russian) – Someone who asks a lot of questions. In fact, probably too many questions. Yes, we all know a few of these. So this post is dedicated to all the. Trying to show off, aa?

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Rekha Baala – Sweet Somethings

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August 16, 2016. My life in the present…. It’s three weeks since I left my job, cancelled my employment visa and landed in India. For one week after that, I was still in work mode barking instructions to my colleagues to the point of exhaustion. This one is embargoed, cancel it This one is revealing, cover up or are you sure this is the right picture? For the first time in 21 years, I was off work. How does it feel? Meanwhile, I will let my rain wash my soul and my heart do a song and dance of its own.

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Of being judgmental and cynical – Sweet Somethings

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May 30, 2015. Of being judgmental and cynical. Over the past many months, I’ve been asked by many people, including nodding acquaintances, why we are building a home in a village in Kerala. It’s funny how people judge you by where you grew up (in a city) and where you stay now (in a foreign country! And how that has a bearing on where you want to stay in the future! But then most of the world is like that! Some of the weirdest things I have heard are, Oh! How can you live in a village? I come from a big ...

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Some things are best unplanned – a four-day recap! – Sweet Somethings

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February 1, 2015. February 1, 2015. Some things are best unplanned – a four-day recap! Soon after the wedding, we scrambled home and packed to travel to the in-law’s house two-and-a-half hours by road. Amma’s ‘archavitta sambhar’, some good-natured neighbour-mingling and a good night’s sleep later and we were ready to hit the road to Coimbatore early next day. 8221; (Rekha (exclamation.exclamation.exclamation), when did you come? Four days. Loads of love. Friendships renewed. Laughter uninter...Fill in y...

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A Letter to Me – Blogging Challenge – Day 6 – Sweet Somethings

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December 28, 2014. December 29, 2014. A Letter to Me – Blogging Challenge – Day 6. A Letter to Me Blogging Challenge Day 6. So, I am lifting an idea from the magazine I edit, which was in fact, the cover story for December. We had asked five women to write a letter to their one-year-younger selves and was surprised by their responses. So I thought I’d do it too And in case you guys missed me, the weekend was a break from blogging! Speaking of voices in your head, 2014 has been a whole lot better than 201...

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Wordless Thursday – Sweet Somethings

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December 25, 2014. Let a hundred flowers bloom…. PS – I am not a communist! Are you a Pochemuchka! A Letter to Me – Blogging Challenge – Day 6. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.