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I’d comfortably slipped into my 30s and had settled into my peaceful, no-surprise-filled, secure routine, and thought life was all good. As I was browsing through my mail one day, I saw one which read ‘You’re going to find your soulmate this year’. My interest piqued, I decided to open the email. It asked me to pay $9.99 if I wanted to know more. ( Read more... )

Piece de resistance: Disaster, also known as Bisi Bele Bath

Venue: A clean little kitchen in a quiet little home in a peaceful little locality in Bangalore

Head Chef: My husband, equipped with kitchen armory

Kitchen Armory: The standard stuff his wife has left him with - a cooker, a few steel utensils, a mixer, about half a dozen spoons of ( Read more... )

Our little family of three walked past a hat shop the other day, and were mesmerized by the wonderful collection the shopkeeper had. We bought about half a dozen hats and couldn’t wait to try them on. My daughter picked a mauve one that had ‘Innocent child’ inscribed on it. She told my husband, “Pappa, do you know, I sit next to a boy called Rafael ( Read more... )

Lives can be linked in mysterious ways, and sometimes the Universe turns to technology to weave interesting stories. Here are four that find meaning, thanks to Whatsapp:

It’s child’s play

One Tick:My daughter wanted to share some exciting news from school with me one day. She knew the odds of getting her mom to pick up her call was close to zero, ( Read more... )

Last Friday, my daughter and I sat opposite each other at a Chinese restaurant. I looked at my watch. The time was exactly 19:47. The owner of the restaurant, a friendly lady in her fifties, walked up to us, cracked a few jokes that had my daughter and me in splits, and handed us both fortune cookies. Both of us enjoyed the cookies, came back home ( Read more... )

One of my male colleagues came to my desk the other day, with a sheepish grin on his face, and hesitatingly asked, “Err, I know this is weird, but would you by any chance have a safety pin with you?” I gave him what I thought was my most empathetic motherly smile, and enthusiastically responded, “Of course. It’s such a handy thing to have. No need ( Read more... )

I have this vivid recollection from the not-so-distant past, of when I’d sit with friends or cousins from my generation and share tales of how the older generation struggled with aspects of technology. Each one would recount a tale funnier than the other, which would be met with loud guffaws. While I’d always empathise with those being teased, I’d ( Read more... )

Ever since I’ve started working, I’ve barely managed to keep myself abreast of the happenings around the world. I usually open some news site with the intention of spending at least ten minutes reading up on the headlines from across the globe. Thirty seconds into my reading, I usually remember something pressing that needs my immediate attention, ( Read more... )

I was preparing for a big meeting at work the other day. I went through my to-do list an hour before the meeting. Charge laptop. Check. Load presentation. Check. Have back up data ready. Check. Book meeting room. Check. I took a deep breath. I told myself I’d done everything I could, and that nothing would go wrong. It is at a moment like that, ( Read more... )