Category: Opinion
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Holy Matrimony!
Dressed in an elegant peacock-blue salwar suit, the girl stood with her palms folded, her head bowed in reverence to her favourite deity. As she gently said the prayer that she knew so well, her kohl lined eyelashes fluttered rhythmically with each murmur. She was in her mid twenties and had recently secured her dream…
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But first, coffee…
My better half (yes, in all possible ways) makes a surprise appearance on my blog again – this time talking about something that she can’t live without. No, it’s not me. So, today I turn over my blog to my lovely wife, Janaki, for a light-hearted post about something that near and dear to her.…
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Reflections
“Being reflective” is not a mode that I go into often. I try not to reflect too much on the past, because somewhere in there exists a list. A list that shows me the tasks that I never completed despite numerous promises that I’ve made. And they mock me. For being a procrastinator and pushing these tasks away…
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From Aw’cheu, with love
Dear Humans, I need to own up. Though I’m part of a species that has been around for generations, I am not from your planet. I come from the square-shaped planet – Aw’cheu (Pronounced as Ach-ooo; Yes, the same sound that you humans seem to make when you sneeze.) Thousands of years ago, the…
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Wish, Hope, Believe
I don’t care what she says, I really wanted my wife, Janaki to write this post. And it took a lot of convincing to get her to write out her “rants and thoughts” as she calls them. But I finally managed to get her to grace my blog. If I did take part in the…
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Shoulda, woulda, coulda
Procrastination is my middle name. Or it would be, if I had one. Luckily for me, I don’t. If there is something that I can put away doing indefinitely, I will. And this isn’t a new characteristic that I’ve suddenly picked up, now that I’m working from home. I’ve always been so, probably for as…
I Wrote Those - by Sid Balachandran 