/blog/direstraits08/?pid=f110 [COLOR firebrick][SIZE 4][B]The last 6 months have been a journey, a journey within myself and a huge learning curve to know that finally its just the blood relations that count and no more... well here are a few pages from the dire diary.[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] /blog/6437/post_59792.html?pid=f110&m= 27th May 2010Counting the days till the end of July. It's the time when someone special would be back in India and spend 30 days of absolute bliss with me. It's the first time that my daughter has bee Thu, 27 May 2010 03:27:13 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59792.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59769.html?pid=f110&m= 26th May 2010Ever taken the Churchgate - Virar local in Mumbai?It's a mind numbing and life altering experience. First and foremost you will have to do a Usain Bolt to even catch the local that wo Wed, 26 May 2010 06:08:22 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59769.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59738.html?pid=f110&m= 25th May 2010Imagine if unfortunately you or any of your close one's fall ill and need to go to a diagnostic centre. How much should you pay for a CT scan, that vital diagnostic test, if you fall seri Mon, 24 May 2010 20:41:44 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59738.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59715.html?pid=f110&m= 23rd May 2010Everyone agrees that the institution of marriage isn't quite what it used to be. But few realise what a remarkable moment it is in the life story of matrimony. For years our laws have Sun, 23 May 2010 08:16:33 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59715.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59699.html?pid=f110&m= 22nd May 2010Ever since morning the only thought which goes through this mind is about the 159 lifes lost in Mangalore. No blame games, No accusations, No pointing of fingers just a small prayer in my Sat, 22 May 2010 12:43:11 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59699.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59647.html?pid=f110&m= 19th May 2010Pune City has a post up about the Pune Book Fair International. I look forward to this book fair every year, although it's been a few years since I make it to any author events (due to bo Wed, 19 May 2010 05:57:31 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59647.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59595.html?pid=f110&m= 16th May 2010A lazy lazy sunday and hopefully the last fortnight of this dreaded summer........... how about some humour then ??????The 2010 IPL Awards Earlier this month, the IPL awards were handed o Sun, 16 May 2010 04:18:37 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59595.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59575.html?pid=f110&m= 15th May 2010My writing's definitely diminished lately, a thing I can't wholly explain. Life has felt like an absolute whirlwind, and I've been battling an intense case of exhaustion.... but it's also Sat, 15 May 2010 08:46:50 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59575.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59555.html?pid=f110&m= 14th May 2010'A friend in need is a friend indeed' is a popular saying, implying that some people play the friendship card when they need something from you. Whilst this can indeed be true, the revers Fri, 14 May 2010 08:56:01 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59555.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59537.html?pid=f110&m= 13TH May 2010India crashes out of yet another ICC tournament. Dhoni blames late night IPL parties. Ex-players blame Dhoni for adamant captaincy, BCCI says it will institute a high level enquiry comm Thu, 13 May 2010 06:39:23 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59537.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59522.html?pid=f110&m= 12th May 2010The anticipation of mango season is one of those things that brings out the little kid in me. Probably because I learned to love mangos as a tiny child (the first mango season of my life Wed, 12 May 2010 07:39:10 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59522.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59507.html?pid=f110&m= 11th May 2010We're on our second night of rain, and I find that I like this. I like watching the sky darken and the wind pick up, all from the safety of my home. Yesterday I stood outside alone and fe Tue, 11 May 2010 05:34:20 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59507.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59480.html?pid=f110&m= 10th May 2010In another life, I would’ve been a singer. A consummate, passionate, singing-is-like-breathing singer. But in this life, I’ve turned out to be a lot like my dad ‒in b Mon, 10 May 2010 06:01:10 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59480.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59458.html?pid=f110&m= 9th May 2010It's Mother's Day and I can see banners, posters, Ad's all around me shouting in my face on how I need to celebrate this day and remind my Mother that she is the most special person in my Sat, 08 May 2010 23:34:23 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59458.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59449.html?pid=f110&m= 8th May 2010Something that i read in the reader's digest and would want to share with you, since been reading a lot of blogs on what love is and how it is and where it is, thought of sharing what some Sat, 08 May 2010 08:54:11 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59449.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59423.html?pid=f110&m= 7th May 2010Well finally the verdict for 26/11 is out. Everyone seems to be in a joyous mood and ofcourse the political bandmasters are kinda of claiming that its their victory but little does the com Fri, 07 May 2010 06:38:55 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59423.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59403.html?pid=f110&m= 6th May 2010A few e-mail conversations I’ve been having with a friend, along with another discussion taking place at another blog, have had me thinking about blogging and identity over the last Thu, 06 May 2010 06:08:27 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59403.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59386.html?pid=f110&m= 5th May 2010At the very outset let me say that some might find this piece quite yucky or with sadistic overtones to it but come to think of it you never know when such an eventuality may come to hit y Wed, 05 May 2010 05:56:58 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59386.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59368.html?pid=f110&m= 4th May 2010As usual, I'm trying to figure out what's driving this weird shift I've noticed about myself, and whether or not I like this and want to go along with it or not.Whatever the ac Tue, 04 May 2010 05:56:17 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59368.html?pid=f110&m= /blog/6437/post_59349.html?pid=f110&m= 3rd May 2010If you haven't yet guessed, I'm big on closure. Big enough that when even someone who can't or won't offer me much-needed closure comes to me, seeking some of their own, I do my best to gi Mon, 03 May 2010 06:14:06 -0800 /blog/6437/post_59349.html?pid=f110&m=