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Moving - Lock, Stock, and Barrel
While trying out Chrome, I realized that unless I am logged in to LJ, I see tons of ugly ads on my page. Now, I have the basic account, with no extra user icons, that promises an ad-free Web page. So why is that everyone else can see ads on my web page?
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A Bad-day Gone Good
I stared at my wristwatch that struck quarter to ten as I stepped off the train. "I am going to be late," I thought miserably. As I made my way to the taxi stand, I noticed a long queue of passengers and a non-existent one of cabs. I sighed and counted that I was tenth in the row. The rain continued to pour down with all earnestness and all eyes ( Read more... ) -
My Hunt for the Veggies
Eating lunch has become an adventure ever since I moved countries. Happily, it is usually an exciting adventure unless it is a Tuesday. On Tuesdays, I eat vegetarian food. Now, going by the variety of veggies I see in the grocery stores, getting some vegetarian grub should not be a trouble at all. So why is that I have to struggle every Tuesday and ( Read more... ) -
Sweet Memories
Every year on the Independence Day, we would go to the school for an hour. Empty handed, we would march straight to the assembly area and line up for the action. To be truthful, I was never too excited about the longish speech by the principal but the rest of it was fun. Patriotic group songs by each house - Raman, Tagore, Ashoka, and Shivajee - ( Read more... ) -
|| The Meeting ||
She was exhausted by the heat and by changing multiple buses. Not a very good thing when one is appearing for a job interview, she thought as she looked around herself. The receptionist sat behind a high wooden desk, only her extremely fair face with brightly painted lips visible. The phone kept ringing non-stop. Behind the glass door that ( Read more... ) -
Ponderings of an Idle Mind
All said and done, I remain a fan of Indian fiction and if a book comes for mere Rs. 95, I tend to pick it up, even if to only satisfy my curiosity. So on one such curious May afternoon, I picked up The 3 Mistakes of My Life. I finished reading it today. If that does not say enough about the book, nothing else can.
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I See
I see a sea of heads, faces hidden behind their computer screens. Up close, I see an empty water bottle, a tiny Yoda figurine, a visitor’s pass, a Starbucks coffee mug, a red and black pen, a yellow A4 size notebook, my Motorola phone, a tin of Impact mints.
Can you tell I am bored?
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News Bites
Yesterday was a good Sunday, which was superbly welcome after the terrible Saturday (we clean on Saturday.) A couple of friends, who are also a couple, surprised the husband by dropping in. From India. Awesome. Merriment ensued ( Read more... ) -
They are an Attitude.
First, what is Blythe?
Blythe is a doll designed by Allison Katzman in the 1970s. The main feature of the doll used to be her eyes - large and beautiful - that changed colors by a pull of a string. However, the dolls did not do very well and sold only for one year in America. As all great things, Blythe also became extremely popular after 30 ( Read more... ) -
Eating Chinese without Manchurian
Despite Chinese being (one of?) the most popular cuisines world wide, an average Chinese cannot eat well outside his/her country.
I have come to understand that every country has its own version of Chinese food. India does, I know for a fact. English and Americans have also customized Chinese food, I learned from books and friends. So much so ( Read more... )