Musings of my Life…
“Stop preaching… its only been a week”, Jainee sighed in exasperation recently when I was giving her the pearls of my wisdom on not being hooked to social media… After all, like my last name sake – who was just a little bit more famous, I was doing my own “experiments with truth” on myself … Continue reading Freedom of speech – Slave of an audience!
A friend of mine is lost… He is almost dulled out… In his mid thirties, he is going through the motions of his life – married and settled with 1 kid and a decent paying job, a home of his own and parents who were not dependant on him for anything… His wife is a … Continue reading What defines you?
Whenever I think or share my (my dad’s really) humble background and the financial hardships & my mom’s climb down from her riches to rudimentary lifestyle tale… The overarching emotion is of gratitude and pride… Thankful to my parents of having brought me and my brother up with a happy childhood in spite of limited … Continue reading Concoction of emotions…
Glad to be of service… When I started my first corporate job at start of 2003, I used to end all my emails not with Thanks & Regards… But glad to be of service used to appear as the last line above my name… I don’t remember why and where I picked that up from … Continue reading Glad to be of service…
“I got pregnant when I was barely an adult and then went on to have another 3 more babies… This is for him and her who believed in me and gave me the chance to do whatever I do today”… I overheard a lady talking at a different table… The group had already downed many … Continue reading Joy to the world…
Jainee & me were strolling leisurely on Orchard Street in Singapore – enjoying the Christmas decor, on our anniversary after a fun filled day… and were reminiscing – wondering how our lives had changed… And how neither of us could have predicted or had even aimed for such a life like what we had today … Continue reading The horror of freedom…
“Ghar ne disc banavi dese” (she will convert home into a club)… I had candidly described Jainee almost 15 years back to my closest friend after I met her as part of official marriage proposal – and with her I celebrate 14 years of wonderful married life tomorrow… What I meant was that she will … Continue reading Full of life!
