A Lazy Housewife’s Guide to Meals#1

I am QUITE lazy. I love non-elaborate things and don't like to make a song and dance about anything. I like my food to be flavorful and fast to cook. Am sharing a recipe for a chicken dish which can be used in wraps, with bread, rice or just hogged on cold. It's not the... Continue Reading →

The Wild Kingdom…Right At Home!

I have ALWAYS wanted to go to the Serengeti. Snorkel in the clear blue waters of atolls in Maldives. Scuba dive and even be inside a shark cage and see makos and great whites glide by. I'd probably give up the ghost right there if such an opportunity presented itself, truth be told, but one... Continue Reading →

Unending Home Improvement

I remember watching Bob Vila commercials during my few years in US. And after that Tim Allen's Home Improvement. So my idea of home improvement is something that usually be tackled with wrenches, spackle et al We've experienced hiccups, big and small,  in the new house almost right from before we moved in and it's been tough... Continue Reading →

How To Tell A Child Lives In A House

Well most parents who're reading this are going-DUH! But for the uninitiated and those who just "love" kids, here are some telltale signs that a mini-adult inhabits a particular dwelling. Here we go- There are mini shoes/flipflops/socks dotting the entrance of the house/apartment. The surface of the house is kind of glossy. Upon closer examination... Continue Reading →

An Update About Me-For A Change

This blog has quickly turned into an outlet for venting and ranting while I foam at the mouth about raising a kid. A male child. A force of nature....erm...yes I digress. So I guess most of my readers just know me as a vehement mother, grappling with motherhood, while mothering a force of nature...see! It's... Continue Reading →

Waterloo: Circa 2014

Ordinarily I am a card-carrying agnostic but today I am ready to drop to my knees and give thanks to the Galactic Amoeba if it means that MLM will conk off early and give me a wide berth before he does so. Today has been mind-numbingly exhausting and I have begun to think that I've... Continue Reading →

durga

durga Originally uploaded by ag80.Didn't have the handycam or the regular camera around when I took this one. The white stuff, which I used to think of as thermocol is actually something called 'shola' and is a kind of tree sap which is fragile but hard enough for designs to be carved on it.The tiaras,... Continue Reading →

save me NOW!!!

I bribed a colleague with the promise of a book he's been asking for and came out of the afternoon invigilation. Didnt get away with it entirely, I'll go back...eventually.The worst thing about these MBA students is that they're too cocky by half. Majority of them have taken educational loans, amounting to above 6 lacs... Continue Reading →

y-a-w-n

I was telling the significant other (much to his uncontrollable amusement) that the invigilation duty they've assigned me for is just about the worst punishment for me yet. Especially since yesterday, when they have me doing double shifts. That works out to 6 hours totally of monosyllables of not even that.And many of the smart... Continue Reading →

neonate

new kitten2 Originally uploaded by ag80.This lil (and it's LIL) kitten was discovered by Ma today morning on our chairs. The proud mother is a lady of the night and enjoys the lascivious company of the local toms.Anyhow, there must be more lil ones somewhere but this the only young' un i could find.The mom... Continue Reading →

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