a memoir of etchings and wanderings
I had once heard and I repeat, given the aptness of the situation;Sometimes what one needs to realise is that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. In times where so much seems to be in doubt, each day becomes more trying than the other, … Continue reading “Stoicism” →
Almost every time that one turns to any social networking forum, marriage is on the block! Friends from school, college, work are all getting hitched! One ceremony that grabbed my eye recently was a work colleague who got married at The Taj, Kovalam. I wasn’t able to attend but from the pictures, I was blown away by how beautiful the sea can look as a background and wondered why I … Continue reading “Bound by waves” →
It was just about when I had reached the pinnacle of boredom with the regular routine and had complained aloud several times about how my passport hadn’t seen an international check in stamp apart from Oman in years. Along came an email from the hub of British Airways – my currently most active client, inviting us to an annual induction at the head office. Thus began my suppressed excitement towards … Continue reading “LHR ♥” →
No matter what the world thinks, to me Kolkata will always be one of the most beautiful and soulful places on the planet – maybe this connection has got to do something with being born on the soil. Parents’ annual India trip gave me the opportunity to visit early this year for a family reunion of sorts. # Had the most dramatic airport pick up in my life, yet! # … Continue reading “Kolkataaa – You Sexy” →
Whatever makes us think that there is possibly any such place where there is no gray. Although we attempt to increasingly live in colour, what we tend to forget is that the blacks and whites come together quite often to help us remember what reality is. There is no such person that will never let you down. No such thing that you will never tire of. No such place where … Continue reading “No such thing” →
Three days at home at I feel as though nothing was ever wrong with my life! A few familiar faces, the smell of fresh laundry drying crisp in the sun, the sound of the typical Calcutta cycle-rickshaws honking as they glide past, almost everybody knows you around the lane you live in, mishti and lots of it – makes for such a refreshing change. In Bengal, it is customary to … Continue reading “Yellow!” →
There are new songs on my playlist. It’s Friday. I am going home next week. My hair finally feels a little longer. I arranged for a birthday surprise and extracted a hug from an otherwise awkward-with-physical-contact person! There is close to zero visibilty due to fog from the window at work. I drafted a proposal at work – it was appreciated. More than once. This has been a good week, … Continue reading “The Good Life!” →
Today was one of those days when I feel happy that I am the way I am. Sometimes it doesn’t feel all that stupid to do silly things just because my heart thinks its right. These times, I don’t listen to any other voices and just do what feels right at that moment. A quick cab ride away was a special birthday boy and for once, I didn’t think it … Continue reading “Stupid is good.” →
It was only last week that I was introduced to a television show which had been first aired in the UK in the summer of 2010; Sherlock – a modern take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic British detective, Sherlock Holmes. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss (Who also plays Mr Holmes, the older – Mycroft), starring my newest ‘crush’ Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor … Continue reading “Sher-locked” →
It is one of those things you put so much thought into. Years of contemplation. Umpteen number of searches. But from what I’ve seen, heard and experienced – it mostly happens on impulse. Yes, what I’m rambling about is a tattoo! In 2010, one fine morning Ankita walked out of the PG while we were asleep – and came back with a tribal pattern on her nape. Last year, on … Continue reading “Glyph of Ink!” →