“Prince Maggi Tessa?” asked My Little Boy

“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella and she had two ugly stepsisters…..”
“Amma,” my little boy interrupted before I finished reading the first line of his first fairy tale.
“Bootifu? Huggy?” he wanted to know what ‘beautiful’ and ‘ugly’ meant. It was a difficult subject to deal with a kid, so I just pointed to the Cinderella and her stepsisters in the picture as I said ‘beautiful’ and ‘ugly’.
I was sure he wouldn’t get what they actually meant. In fact, I didn’t want him to.

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As long as She’s by My Side….

Photo Courtesy: blogs.walkerart.org (Aparna Ramaswamy of Ragamala Dance. Art and photo: Ed Bock) This heart-warming video reminded me of an incident that happened when I was in class 12. For our school annual day programme, I was selected for a Bharatanatyam dance event. I was one among the ten girls who got the most-desired opportunity to…

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A New Drive Away with Quikr NXT

All things old and wonderful are God’s gift! Then who do yo think will gift the new things? For me, Quikr NXT would do. How? Here is how it is! Our Maruti 800 has seen years of driving along the bumpy roads of South India. We’ve in fact moved our little home in it from…

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And we go to Sleep…

This post is a part of Indi Happy Hours activity sponsored by Pampers The best time we spend together is while we go to sleep. It is certainly not hard to put him to sleep. Babies as such can fall asleep in no time; so does my son. Our bedtime rituals keep changing and keep…

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What if I can Fly?

This post is written for the Indi Happy Hours activity sponsored by IDBI Federal Life Insurance If my clock could tick a little slow, If Earth could reduce its speed a little, If people around me who expect my attention all the time could get diverted, If I could choose what to do with –…

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Valentine of 2015!

This post is written for the Indi Happy Hours activity sponsored by ASUS India. Descriptions of the product are based on the product specifications and reviews and not of actual usage of the product.  Will you be surprised if I say I chose something that every girl would want to carry with her, as my…

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Admirable innovation; explore Quikr Nxt!

When we settled into a new house, a few years back, I was looking for a second hand furniture in a classified portal. I didn’t find anything convincing and after digging deep the pros and cons, we eventually bought new stuff. Our sofa we then bought is relatively old now and already ready for repair work…

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My First Indi Meet @ Bangalore with ASUS

When I saw the notification of the ASUS happy hours, I left the page midway between the line that read about some invitation for some meet. Travelling 5 + 5 hours to Bangalore with my toddler son would be a pain and I had put the invite aside. All of a sudden, a couple of…

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Expert Speak: Treating Pimples

My sincere thanks to Dr.Renuka Ramakrishnan, for her time and patience to answer questions about pimples, inspite of her busy schedule. Picture Courtesy: www.laserprocosmetics.com This post is written for an Indiblogger contest in association with Garnier Neem Face Wash. I remember getting into the pimple obsession, quite young, at about the age of fourteen.The kind…

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Taking a Love Ride

“This is an imaginary post written for Cupid Games 2015 activity at Indi Happy Hours in association with Close Up.” Photo Courtesy: www.canstockphoto.com I’ve been a member of a popular Bullet Club in the city since six months now. I was only an amateur bike rider until I joined the club. Especially, being a woman…

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