Since the first time you cried out, I yearned to see you smile. We came home and I learned to take care of you myself. And then slowly, you started to smile. And gurgle. And laugh. And slowly I started knowing what makes you happy. Every mother goes through these sentiments. And no matter how…
That Time I Had to Depend on Myself
The year was 1982. Yes, a time when there were no cell phones. There was no Internet. And there certainly wasn’t any Facebook. People relied on letters most of the time. Life was simpler! It was a rainy night. The mood was jubilant. We were gathered on the railway platform after attending a family wedding….
Get New Wheels Quikr
Car buying can be so agonizing. Luckily, the new chat feature on Quikr makes it easier. I wrote about Quikr NXT! a few days ago and today I am going to talk about how you can leverage this chat feature to buy something as important and Big as a car. Buying a car is pretty…
Sweet Lullaby
Dear Child of Mine, I can see you cringe at the thought of being called a child. But you will always be a child to me. And believe me, the more you age, the more you will long to be a child again. You are entering a new phase of your life – motherhood. The…
All I Ask, the Heaven Above [Bucket List]
All I ask, the heaven above, and the road below me – these lines from Stevenson’s Vagabond have always stayed with me. When I heard of ‘Befikar Umar Bhar’ (Sans Worry All Your Life), I took a moment to sit down and think of my bucket list. One thing about life is certain. It is…
Iron Clad Valentine for #UnconditionalLove
Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday. That’s what we used to call holidays that were more of ‘greeting card’ days. Of course, the card craze has passed us, and smart phones are the preferred choice of communication for most people. It is the era of instant gratification, after all! Businesses are going all out for…
Quikr NXT! Chat Before You Call
I have relocated over a dozen times in my life. And every relocation means selling off the stuff you cannot carry, and then buying stuff you need. Working as a consultant, I was often not sure how long I would stay in a single town. So buying new stuff did not make sense. Also, I…
How A Face Wash Could Get You Blacklisted
No, I am not fantasizing. Nor am I being overly dramatic. This is something that really happened to me. My life as I knew it changed overnight. And I became a social pariah! This is the story of how a simple face wash revolutionized my life. The Unicorns had been part of my life for…
Head over Heart – And some #CupidGames
With an IQ of 175, his brain processed things faster than most humans. Actually, a couple of average men put together. Think Chacha Chowdhary, that wily old comic character. Or Robert Langdon, of the Da Vinci Code. ‘What’s your biggest fear when it comes to relationships?’, I asked him once. ‘Being bored’, he said. ‘I…
Blogger’s Dilemma – PC or Laptop?
As a full time blogger, I spend most of my time online. But blogging doesn’t end with just creating blog posts. There is a lot of research that needs to be done, images that have to be created, and content marketing to be done via social media and other channels. To put my best blogging…