In Memorium: Kulsum Aapa
My aunt died recently. She was actually my husband's aunt but the distinction wasn't ever really a thing. In Urdu, Aapa means elder sister and that's how I heard her referred to by many of people around her. My husband's family speaks Telugu and typically she would have been referred to as Peddamma (elder mother/aunt)... Continue Reading →
The Side Window
For those who are fans of the Hitchcockian thriller, this isn't an attempt to ride on the coattails of it. But I was hard-pressed for creativity and my brain doesn't function well without caffeine so an "inspiration" is what I'm working with since there are some similarities between me in my current predicament and Jimmy... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Shang-Chi and The Legend Of the Ten Rings
We have somehow avoided going to the movie theaters even post our vaccination. It just seems like an uphill task to expect the levels of cleanliness and hygiene I'd be comfortable with in these current circumstances. But OTTs rule and we've been able to view quite a few of the new movies sitting at home... Continue Reading →
2021…A Year In Retrospect
I usually end up thinking of a year in a particular manner towards its end. Like 2018 was "The Year Of Road Trips". 2019 now in hind sight, is "The Year It Was All Fine Before Downhill Became The Norm" 2020 was "The Year The Pandemic Hit" and 2021 had been "A Hodgepodge Year" all... Continue Reading →
Kiss Your Right Bicep!
Photo by Diego PH on Unsplash Red is a very good teacher. Primarily because he wants the person he's teaching anything to, to genuinely learn and enjoy themselves in the process even if it's something that they didn't seek out on their own. The prime example of that is the time spent with TO and getting his concepts... Continue Reading →
The Child: Lockdown Version
I started this post over a year ago and like many things which come to a grinding halt, so did this one. But it was too funny for me pass up posting it and since things are in a better state than they were a year ago, with the pandemic and its fallout, this post... Continue Reading →
Hey..Don’t Mention It!
Everyone in my family knows how I cling to my coffee. The bros-before-hos kind of a thing but with coffee instead. After a quick siesta a little while ago, I made my usual non-verbal gestures to Red and asked him to make me a cup so I could shake off the afternoon meal from my... Continue Reading →
Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me. 