Fiction is the truth inside the lie

After being bombarded with  countless articles on age and such on the net & newspapers alike.\, out of sheer lack-of-interesting-topics , I decided to try writing one too! I did some serious thinking & came up with the y ou know your in  your thirties when... *Creative eh?*   Be my guest, I am ready for all bricks and bats *duck* 1. You blatantly refuse to acknowledge your age!  how original 2 .You  relate to the agony of those who are 40 plus,  more now  than ever,  actually feeling sorry that you once referred to  them as the oldies .!! Empathize with them, knowing your destined to same sooner or later. Duh 3.When you across articles such as  How to fight 7 signs of ageing, rather than turning the page over, you sit up and read, making mental notes of what to try back at home! Sharing little home secrets on how to fight those soon-to-be-visible wrinkles with your friends and family alike. Grow up 4.  O...

Change is good, its inevitable and I was bored of randomness :), so here we are , Welcome to my space! If you still wish to read up my old posts, you can find them   here !  

S and V were already out and heading for the stairs.   I rushed out of my 18th floor apartment, not before grabbing the keys  and an old sweater that was lying around   thank god for common sense. It was the fire alarm,it had been  on for good 5 minutes. The first reaction ,was that of  dismissal, Could be a false one. Ever since V's birth,we are conscious of safety rules, so when the alarm refused to stop, we rushed out without giving it another thought. An hour later, 18 floors below out in the open,  we all waited for the security to assess the situation. Tada...It turned out to be a false alarm, from what little I remember, there was this theory that one of rat had chewed on to the fire alarm wire, that had set the alarm off! Oh Come on! For once in my life, I followed the safety protocol to the T & It turns out to be false alarm!! What happened when I reached down will definitely make it to my top five "Most Embarrassing Moment"  in yo...

The Buddy List, five types of friends a woman must have, an article  that was featured in Bangalore Times couple of years ago, to be precise in 2010. Sifting through the drafts folder of my older  blog , this particular post caught my eye. I decided to rework on it, I have met some amazing people since then and there are those I have lost in touch with, Its only fair that I  post my new updated list here. So I did, I worked on it earnestly, giving some serious thought on who would fit where?  A day working on it ,I gave up.  How do I slot my (few yet dear) friends into these categories. My friend circle has shrunk to include only those I can call for anything anytime and not worry about perceptions, just be myself. They all find their place in this 'buddy list' , it would be unfair to even attempt at dissecting what I share with each one of them individually. In  your 20's , you are excited about everything, you make friends at the drop of a ...

In last 3 weeks I must have used OLA  at least 10 times, so convenient so easy. B ook with just One click  and zoom away to your destination. No sweating out trying to hail a rick, or haggling with the driver, free from dust and pollution , all this at unbelievable price. Initially when the word got out about these affordable taxi's, I was  very apprehensive r eally a taxi service that frees you from daily kich kich of auto waals. Honestly it has been such a boon, specially when S was out of country for a week ,  With a 2 year old in a new city, it's not easy driving down to places, Ola was my weekend saviour.  After hearing about the horrific incident that took place in Delhi earlier last week, my confidence has taken a beating. I was gloating in front of S, telling him how I wasn't worried about moving around the city of Hyderabad anymore, with these super taxi's around. I am not sure of anything now.  These apps have been dream come...

Two days ago I happen to watch  The fault in our stars  , one of S's rare recommendation!  Oh, what a lovely movie! You end up wanting to be utterly hopelessly in love, just like  one of my all time fav   you've got mail.  Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, you just want to fall in love  over and over again Omg!! oming back to Fault in our stars,Hazel Grace, the  protagonist played by Shailene Woodley is also the narrator, walking us through her story  & Oh,what a lovely sexy deep voice she has .There is so much depth yet softness in her voice that I instantly fell in love it.  S creenplay is the star here, simple story beautifully woven through the eyes of two teenagers, such brilliant effortless acting , that you are just drawn into their lives from the very first scene.    It's not the end , it's the chemistry, innocence, pain of the characters that really makes your heart go all warm and fuzzy. I am sucker for quotes   '...

It's my first month here in the city of Hyderabad and surprisingly the weather has been kind to us!  Yes, I had to start with the weather..well that's what scared me the most, not the fact that we are moving away from Bangalore, or the fact I won't have any friends/family/acquaintances , but "Its going to bloody hot"!!  Guess, I'll just  have to wait for the dreaded summer to feel the real heat,until then, loving the nip in the air. We have settled in fine, S's busy with new work, V's started with her play school, daily routine is set. I would have liked to have made some friends here by now but I guess that's going to take time. Evenings are the only time I can try and connect with adults, and it has to be in the park lol! I am not complaining , not yet :)! Lets see what I discovered in my  very first month in the city of Nizam's 1. Neighbors are sweet.  We were welcomed  with sweets and greets on our floor the day we moved in, now,...