Archive for September, 2009

‘Our’ song

Random blog hopping led me to a wonderful blog, and I happened to chance upon a mushy, cutie pie post. It led me to think about my pre-wedding days and ‘our’ song. And I HAD to do my own version.
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I must say I love the better half’s music sense. It is somewhat similar [...]

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The curious incident of the dog in the night-time

I first read about Mark Haddon’s The curious incident of the dog in the night-time here (her review is much better than mine! and ya, I SO wish this gal would start writing again!), and the review inspired me enough to get my own copy of the book long back. However, it was only recently [...]

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The little pleasures of life today…

….. Having a cutesie kid give me a huuggggggggggeeeeeeeee grin for no reason at all, early in the morning
….. Finding no traffic at all on the way to office, instead of the usually crazy jams every day
…. Watching guys and girls sincerely interested in each other, making an honest attempt at impressing and knowing each [...]

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The homecoming

His tears disarmed her. She had expected them to get engaged in a nonsensical word duel once more, but not this – ‘Don’t go. I love you  and can’t live without you.’ Mayhem arose within her.
How could she hold back? Her tears became one with his, like their minds had once upon a time.
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For the [...]

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The household tag

Found this tag here while randomly blog hopping and took it up as it sounded interesting. So, here you go:
1. What kind of SOAP is in your bathtub right now? Lux Almond
2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? No.
3. What would you change about your living room? A lot of things, including a [...]

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Us

As we stand there drenched in the rain
Eating corn on the cob,
Watching the world go by,

As we watch with tender love
At the infant bouncing in his mother’s arms,
Gurgling and giggling,

As we watch, with awe,
The tiny firefly in your hand,
Lit up as bright as a bulb,

As we watch the plants swaying
In the gentle breeze,
Sipping hot cups [...]

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The thing around your neck

The thing around your neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was a gift to myself for successfully managing married life and a job for the first 6 months. Yes, yes,  I just need an excuse to buy books.
I felt like I wanted to read more by the author after reading Purple Hibiscus last year, [...]

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The timepass tag

Tagging myself and doing this tag from Titaxy’s blog, just for some entertainment.
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1. Last beverage: Coffee
2. Last phone call: The better half
3. Last text message: Some stupid marketing message
4. Last song you listened to: Chor Bazaari

5. Last time you cried: Yesterday. Parting from your parents when you go to [...]

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