Attribution!

To those who are not aware of it (yet), there IS something known as ‘attribution’.

Just Like That

Aam Sutra

It’s summer time and there really is nothing that makes me like it (dhoop, paseena, and what not!). I’d rather shiver than sweat. But then, there’s always an exception and it is…mangoes!

Passive Aggression

The Unsaid

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“See! Why do men have egos the size of…of…one of those huge hot air balloons?? Is it so difficult to accept, or even say?”

“Say what?”

“Nothing…Forget it.”

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“Every now and then we wish we had the right people around us, with us, for us. The kind that makes our lives worthwhile - more meaningful and special. Just by their presence. I never felt I had that kind of luck. But then, you had to come along. Without me ever asking for it. And I would never want you to leave. Ever.”

There. Finally he had said it. Aloud.

Only, he wished it was earlier. Much earlier.

The ears that waited for it had long stopped listening. Surely, the picture did no justice to her.

Quotes on…

 …Writers & Writing:

Something like Love

They say that all women become like their mothers. And that, probably, is true. I’ve been around long enough to see quite a bit of my Grandma (or is it the other way around?). And the similarities between her and my mother are striking. It’s one of those things that are hard to explain. You can see it, but not place your finger on it. And yet, I think my mother was different. Very. And truth be told, in some ways I hope I don’t become like her…

Ifs & Buts

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“Hello? You still there?”

“Hmmm…yea…”

“We need to talk…somewhere, in private. How about the beach? It’s a weekday and it’d probably be less crowded.”

“Mm-hmmm…”

“Ok then. See you there. At 6:00, then?”

“Yea. Ok…”

“Bye.”

The call got disconnected even before he could muster anything.

This was inevitable. He saw it coming from a mile away. There were the tell-tale signs and a few outbursts. Yet it did not make its arrival any more acceptable than when he’d initially anticipated it.

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Have(n't) you noticed? - #4

The ‘signs’ of changing times…

Do you use your debit/credit card? To shop? By showing it over the counter? At a grocery store? At a supermarket? A retail outlet in a mall? In another of those ‘swipe’ procedures? Duh! 

Wondering why I’m asking these silly questions? Tell me, how many times have the cashiers verified your signature on the slip (to the one at the back of the card)? Or even check if it’s signed, in the first place? Wait… let’s make that how many times have the cashiers bothered to wait for you to really sign, before they hurriedly handed over the slip and your cover(s)? How many times have you quickly motioned to put the card back in it’s place (your wallet/purse) with the cashiers prompting you to wait for verification before you did so? I bet that it’s almost zero.

Have(n't) you noticed? - #3

Tring Tring!

We know that with the advent of cellphones the ‘normal’ trings trings are just passe. But it’s not just famous movie songs, bhakti geet, cute-kids-reciting-even-cuter-poems and the standard Nokia or Sony Ericsson ring tones that are popular now.  

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