the blog formerly known as musings from mumbai

It has to be most lame birthday I have had in my 1000 year life on earth. First of all, I bought a bucketload of things earlier in March. L...

The child turned eight earlier this month. For days I went around my eyes all saucer-like, at the wonder of it. Eight years old. Gosh. I ha...

I reached school a little early this afternoon. I was in the area having lunch with a girl-friend and as always I over-estimated traffic et...

The weekend was great. In equal parts it had work, play, and a party. Oh yeah, I took a nap as well. Generally I don't do naps. If you k...

What day is it today? What day is it today? Its Thursday Its Thursday Its Thursday today. This is a most annoying song the monster sings at ...

Years from now when the boys come around, and I turn a hose pipe with high pressure water that I have especially saved up for the purpose, a...

Well that is all I have for you dear page. Five minutes. Thoughts jumble out, words fly out of my ears, my nostrils flare in anticipation, f...

Arian women are a handful. Ask my husband. He has a sister, wife, and a daughter belonging to that category. And all of us are April born. W...

I grew up in a joint family. My paternal grandfather lived till his last day with two of his three sons - my father being one of them. My un...

We generally read and re-read books like there is no tomorrow in our house. By we I mean my mum, sis, daughter, and yours truly. Like Lord o...

to defuse a situation. The best thing is to say sorry and move on. What's diffuse? ah. make it all light and happy. defuse a situation m...

See many of you have been complaining to me off and on-line about calling this one a monster. But I mean it in the nicest way. And just so t...

I was out buying veggies last night. I had a long day. Had a vague headache coming on. Mom has been sick with cold, cough and sneezes for a ...

Yes, this is where I was over the weekend. It is a nice place. Going from Mumbai, any place where the buildings don't loom over you, whe...

Clearly, the knack for hyperbole is well-picked up from me. The past two weeks have been rocking fun. We met friends. I took the child to th...