What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why? “Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”Author Unknown March 2020 caught us by surprise, and we coped with the start of the pandemic and all the restrictions that were suddenly imposed on us as a community. The…… Continue reading Memories
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பொறுமை Porumei
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. Many years ago, when we first relocated to Mumbai, I jumped at the idea and the opportunity. It took me a while to get used to the matter-of-fact attitude there. I had ‘set-up’ the school bus in the hometown, the driver would let me…… Continue reading பொறுமை Porumei
Deliciously decadent
What is your favorite restaurant? “ A good restaurant just makes me giddy. I can go all day with anticipation just knowing where I’m going to eat. Sometimes, it’s well planned, sometimes it’s spontaneous. Either way works.”Gayle King Two decades ago, I learned to drive in a Maruti 800. It was an old model, that…… Continue reading Deliciously decadent
Time traveler
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? On March 15th 2020, we booked our flights to visit our hometown before another relocating stint. The vacation was booked for 15 days, schools re-started on April 1st or the closest Sunday to the first week of April and we needed to be back by then, and…… Continue reading Time traveler
Brand New Day!
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? “It’s a new dawn, It’s a new day, It’s a new life for me. And I’m feeling good.”Nina Simone When the kids were little and studying in a school in their hometown, we had a calendar that the school followed. Holidays and vacations were fixed and…… Continue reading Brand New Day!
You know it!
Describe something you learned in high school. “Success is not final, and failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”Winston Churchill I understand from the kids, that high school includes grades, 10, 11, and 12. And these were the lessons I learned in grade 11. My first attempt at grade 11…… Continue reading You know it!
To new beginnings.
Describe one positive change you have made in your life. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” John C Maxwell Change- the first time I consciously thought about this was when the kids were a couple of years old. We were settled in our hometown and had secured admissions in one of the most happening schools…… Continue reading To new beginnings.
Fun in the sun.
What’s the most fun way to exercise? Your body can stand almost anything, it’s your mind that you have to convince.Author Unknown While learning gymnastics, we used to start with a warm-up run of 3x 400m run on the track, followed by a 40-minute warm-up which included detailed stretches and jumps and leaps and splits.…… Continue reading Fun in the sun.
And again.
What book could you read over and over again? “There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it, the other, that you can boast about it.”Bertrand Russell I think I started reading around grade 7 or 8. Because until then, the school did not have a dedicated library and I never…… Continue reading And again.
Practically perfect in every way.
If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? A couple of decades ago, when tiny hobo bags were all the rage I had a mini collection of bags in various shapes sizes, and colors. The sibling spent a mini-fortune selecting and picking up some amazing stuff from…… Continue reading Practically perfect in every way.
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