I am ready to throw a tantrum. Summer is over. Kids are back in school. I'm still home and unemployed. Feels like I just retreated back into my shell. The kids didn't complain though. They got up at 6.30 instead of 8.30 like it was the most natural thing to do! But every year I'm miserable … Continue reading The End of a Lazy Summer
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Rice and Ice in Bowls and Buckets
A week ago a friend challenged me to the ALS ice bucket challenge. I had already heard about it given that celebrities like Oprah, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates had taken it up. One reason why I didn't want to do it was obvious and the others not so obvious (even to me). The obvious … Continue reading Rice and Ice in Bowls and Buckets
Why You Chose to Die…
I'm sorry you chose to die, So did I. Carelessly you threw away, Everything I struggle to be today. The money and the fame, Did nothing for you. So why should I continue, Down that path. I've been there before, That dark and desolate place, Where the evil mind lurks, Spewing out … Continue reading Why You Chose to Die…
The Sparkling City of Seattle
On Friday the 4th of July we packed a picnic lunch and headed to the nearest park and ride. The Sound Transit Express bus took us to Downtown Seattle in 30 minutes. From there we headed to the famous Pike Place Market to see fish being tossed across the P P Fish Market. We wandered through shops filled … Continue reading The Sparkling City of Seattle
Dancing Between Two Worlds
Has it ever happened to you that you are having a conversation with someone and even though both of you were speaking the same language you couldn't really understand a word of what they were saying? Walls of cultural references, upbringing, experiences and age separate you. You could tell them what it was like to … Continue reading Dancing Between Two Worlds
Happiness, Trust and Uncertainty
I don't want the fleeting happiness that comes from acquiring beautiful things. Nor the shallow mirth that comes from people who please you, praise you and bring you gifts. But I crave the satisfaction of one who need not try so hard to prove one self in a cruel world. One who without seeking has all … Continue reading Happiness, Trust and Uncertainty
The Winds of Change…
The winds of change blow hard Rattling my windows Shaking every tree in my yard I shirk under the covers Frightened and sick. I try to shut out the howling storm But it will not be ignored One by one the windows shatter And my blanket of safety gets whipped up in the … Continue reading The Winds of Change…
Tried and Tested Steps to Change
So the new year is here and you've written your resolutions and sworn to stick by them only to find yourself stuck. Stuck with the same old, same old. Many of you started making changes and then found that your enthusiasm fizzled out and some of you haven't found enough strength to take that first … Continue reading Tried and Tested Steps to Change
Celebrating You
As January 20th approaches my thoughts are with my grandma (Dadima) and I fondly remember the way she celebrated her birthday every year. She didn't have it easy. Widowed at the age of 36 and sickly most of her life, she had to fend for herself and reinvent herself several times over. From a village … Continue reading Celebrating You
Make Room for Others
I read this book years ago and wanted to share this with you because it really jolted me out of my apathy and excessive narcissism . I hope it will inspire you to care about the less fortunate and do something for them this year. The title of the book -Leaving Microsoft to Change the World- was what … Continue reading Make Room for Others
Punctuate Life 