there's a small ledge-like projection outside my bathroom window and a host of pigeons( who, i've discovered, are the stupidest birds on the planet) make their nests there throughout the year.anyhow the bhaiyya who works in our house came to tell me that one of the baby birds had fallen out, AGAIN. we all rushed... Continue Reading →

never knew i'd turn out to be this kind of a hypocrite. there's a patient of my hospital who's undergoing a liver transplant right now and this man is ANNOYING to say the least!i've tried to avoid talking to him for long on the fone, or at all since he blabbers away to glory and doesnt... Continue Reading →

the last 2 days have been quite a lot of fun. reason? took my parents shopping. it went something like this-Me-ma why are you eyeing that suit ka kapda? you want it?Ma-na re. expensive and i dont really need it now( eyeing it summore)Me-mum! stop ogling it already and take it.Ma-noooo. i dont need it... Continue Reading →

Saw Pride and Prejudice a few nights ago. the best thing about the experience was the movie hall which was EXTREMELY comfortable and a total makeout haven in the dark....alas, mataji had accompanied me.Having seen  the BBC miniseries of P'n'P a few years ago I was duly biased and totally hot for Colin Firth's Darcy and... Continue Reading →

It's a sad day when news of rape and crimes against women gain centerstage in the print and electronic media. Today's TOI features the story of the german national who was allegedly raped by an MP's son in Jaipur.While this is yet to be proved, of late the frequency with which these crimes get reported... Continue Reading →

I cant begin to say how perfectly annoying it is,that while i'm stuck at work people are revelling in mercury-based colors and generally having a good time!My foofa called up to wish me on holi and wanted to know how much bhaang I had downed. If he only knew...I was facing an irate MD and... Continue Reading →

for the last 2 days hyd'bad has been hosting a music festival of sufi&mystical music called ruhaniyat( meaning soulfulness in farsi). this is their 2nd year in the city and based on the enthusiastic response they got last year they really went out all the way over this weekend and provided a whole  array of... Continue Reading →

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all these years when i used to watch my dad read forbes, i used to think it's all about the bulls'n'bears but heck no! it's got fun stuff!! and btw, i SO wanna try a FOG CUTTER! http://www.forbes.com/health/2005/08/10/cocktails-calories-lifestyle-cx_sy_0810feat_ls.html?boxes=custom

it's about to start raining again in a lil while...very unnatural for this time of the year in hyd'bad, or so the natives tell me. all around me lie wadded up tissue papers and the saigon kick is drowned out by my mom shouting at me to take the medicine already or to stop sneezing/coughing/moaning... Continue Reading →