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#4 Rainy days & Thursdays - The skies were cloudy, clouds growing blacker from their lighter whites and greys tones, yesterday. But it began to rain early this morning, still continue...

Cajun Chicken Pasta

halloumi and fall vegetable roast

Rangpur Lime Scones

Beauty lies in the eyes of the diner.

It's Time

Health Benefits of Thai Food

Paneer Burger

Paper Boat Drinks- Flavoured Buttermilk

Chuẩn bị ăn đồ nướng cần những gì Ngon, Bổ, Rẻ và Không Sợ Béo

Nankhatai - Indian shortbread cookies

Mushroom and Chicken Quiche

Baby Eggplants: The Cute Factor

We Moved!!!

Once upon a time……..

Fruit & Veggie Salad.. with Sweet and Sour dressing

War Magic of Wild Tantra - In the east, Diwali is linked to the worship of ghosts, ancestors and the goddess Kali. This has its roots in Tantra, which in many ways a counterpoint t...

Leave USA? - Before the 2024 election a few celebrities, especially in Hollywood, said they would leave USA for good if Trump was elected because they cannot stand him....

The Shaktimaan, Salman Khan, and Delhi Air Pollution Conundrum - The Internet is fascinating. The news, gossip, and controversies it presents are as inseparable as the infotainment it provides, or the benefits it is mean...

Our funny Diwali - *We are not your conventional family. Somehow I am lucky to be paired with a weird person like K who loves keeping to himself playing his computer games. W...

Armenia - From Tbilisi to Yerevan via… I think this was the first time we crossed a border by road. On a relative scale, the two rounds of checks – one out of Georgi...

What is the mantra for good health? - Good health is our greatest treasure. We realised the importance of good health in the last few years, especially when the pandemic paralysed the world. Wh...

The curious case of Whatsapp forwards - This post has been brewing for a long time within my mind. Now that my close relatives are retired, I find that my post has gotten lot of inputs to add ...

The Precious Threshold - There is that precious moment between wakefulness and sleep. It’s like walking through a gate, and your feet are on either side of the threshold. One foot ...

What is it about today? - I don’t know what it is about “02 May” that I keep coming back to pen down my thoughts on this day. Although. this time it took me 4 years to come back. I ...

Introducing my newsletter - I’ll keep this brief: I’ve been thinking for a while now about starting a newsletter on Substack. But like the gent in the image above pictured reading a n...

Valentine Day post – II - From a year ago, 14Feb2023 We head home today, from Blantyre, a city in Malawi 🇲🇼 and what are the top things on my mind, what am I looking forward to, I...

Ajanta Ellora - Last week we made a trip to Aurangabad. We had a direct flight from here.we stayed in Lemon tree hotel and liked it. It’s totally value for m...

Global Madrasi Back in Action - Hi guys, Missed you all—really! After two decades in Splendid Sharjah, it’s time to unravel Chennai and beyond. Prepare for a deep dive into the city's s...

Book Review: The Secret Songster - *Title:* The Secret Songster *Author:* Shyama Panikkar *Publisher: *Self-Published *Type:* Children's Fiction *Price:* INR 399 *Available on:* The Secr...

Australian Indigenous Voice referendum: Why we are here. - A couple of weeks ago, as I was coming out of Hornsby’s (a Sydney suburb, 25 kms north of the central district) shopping centre, I saw a group of volunteer...

I am alive! -

Old Target, New Methods - This feels like a different life. So much changed over these years and yet everything is familiar. People have gone far by becoming easily accessible. Thin...

The Underground Ghosts of Edinburgh - n our Indian philosophy, salvation is the key to liberation from being a ghost or shadows of a past. Whether it is liberation from illusion or from the tru...

The eternally peaceful land of lores and legends - Baby Krishna sat on his mother Yashoda's lap, his chubby fist clutching her silky soft sari. The mild aroma of freshly churned butter wrapped the mothe...

Episode 2045 Scott Adams: Silicon Valley Bank Prediction, Trump Dominance, & Race Relations Reframed - Content: Bill Maher reframes DeSantis out of 2024 SVB, Silicon Valley Bank situation Mark Cuban on FDIC 250,000 protection limit USA Today compares Maine...

Learning New Things!! - There was a time when my bio would have started with "An Avid Reader" but as I was thinking today I realized that reading is constant in my life but I ha...

Brain Power & IQ talks - Some people are just wired wrongly and there is nothing they can do about it. S has high intelligence. He hails from one of those infamous Marwari famili...

This is gonna hurt a little - *Me:* Hey Doc, my tooth’s been hurting. Can you take a look? *Dentist: *Sure. But first, let me take a tooth-pic *chuckles and takes X-ray* *Dentist(looki...

Diabetes – Normal Range for Blood Sugar - Now that we have covered the basic understanding of Diabetes in the previous post, let us now understand the numbers that define normal or impaired diabeti...

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who’s the funniest of them all? - This is an ode to one of the funniest human beings. A doyen of Carnatic music and a member of the erstwhile royal family (or should I say despite bein...

Aaiye Meharbaan Baithiye Jaane Jaan Song Translation , Meaning Lyrics - Aaiye Meharbaan Baithiye Jaane Jaan Song Translation , Meaning Lyrics Saturday November 13, 2021

Of half a century of togetherness - (Note: I started writing this on the actual anniversary day of my parents..when I was feeling extremely sad to be so far away from them. But I never inte...

My Fossilized Meal - This is a short story. My attempt at a bit of sci-fi. ------ It is rare for me to have three burners going when I'm cooking just for myself. But I was ...

Do you want more wisdom? Here is an idea - This is a post from 2009. I have been reading the book of Proverbs lately and I thought of reposting this story. Thanks for reading. Of course comments a...

Our anchors - How do you grieve the loss of a loved one? Of your first hero? Of the man who laid the foundation of the family you loved and grew up in? How do you grieve...

Corona Diaries: The Evolution of Education - [image: Image Courtesy: Here] When my nine year old attends online classes, my spouse and I are also participants of the class, albeit not by choice. He ...

Song of the Dodo, Resident of the Moon - So I just finished David Quammen’s *The Song of the Dodo*. An intricate, fascinating, sweeping book on many different levels that I highly recommend. My...

How to Stop Worrying About Your Website - In 2018 I launched my website WP-Tweaks.com. At the time, I had just lost a major client and was worried about my future income. In the past few years, h...

Blog-a-Ton 59 Results - Nineteen entries and from them, twelve returned to vote for their favorites. Fifteen entries garnered at least one vote. I, Sarav, Blog-a-Ton Marshal, than...

Unfinished work left in our bags - This post garnered second most number of votes in Blog-a-Ton 59 and won me the Silver Blog-a-Tonic of the Month aka SILVER BATOM award. Click here to see...

Kerala: God’s own Country is truly Human by Nature. Here’s why! - An eerie silence enveloped the forest, despite the roar of a waterfall gushing down the steep slope on which I sat feeling both exhilarated and anxious, as...

मेरे बापू बस एक तू - *मेरे बापू बस एक तू * बापू तू मेरा है, सिर्फ मेरा ही, तूने मेरी हर इच्छा की है पूरी, मुझसे कभी न रखी एक पल के लिए भी दूरी , पर मैं क्यों नहीं सुन पाती ह...

East Godavari – a traveller’s paradise - The December of 2015 saw us driving along East Godavari, undoubtedly one of the most culturally rich, picturesque locations in the country. A very close f...

Konark Sun Temple : Odisha : India - Konark Sun Temple: Odisha , India Konark Sun Temple is a 13th century temple at Konark ,Odisha. It is a UNESCO world heritage site. Check more on Sun Te...

New Trend Setting Wedding Venues - It is always beautiful when you hear stories of two people finding each other and deciding to spend their life together as a couple. Be it love or arranged...

Breathtaking blooms - Since I posted a 'bird' post after a long time, I thought let me go ahead and show off my garden a bit too. I doubt there are followers of this blog who ar...

PM Modi - First term report card - My bad run with regular writing cannot be more evident than this. Writing exactly after 5 years with my previous post talking about Modi's 2014 win. Now, I...

Love in the O.T. - I am lying on a narrow table wearing a skimpy hospital gown. I have a tube fitted into my bladder and that makes me uncomfortable. On one hand I am being...

How Email Marketing Can Supplement Your SEO Efforts - One thing that you need to keep in mind about digital marketing is that its every aspect is connected to the others in one way or another. It means that...

- IN IDLI WE TRUST " Why do we have to eat idli everyday ? We had it yesterday and today again ?" My 11 year old makes a face as she plonks in front of her...

Never judge a book by its cover - At the rickshaw stand this morning, I approached a free rickshaw for hire. He readily agreed to the place I mentioned. This is shocking because they have s...

Hello my friends - It is exactly 8 years since I wrote on this blog. I don’t know how many of you are still subscribed to it. I don’t even know how many of you are still blog...

- I moved this blog to https://thefilesofagentgreenglass.wordpress.com/ And I hope to see some of you there.

Why Modern Relationships Are Falling Apart So Easily Today - This article is collected from menxp.com Why are relationships so hard today? Why do we fail at love every time, despite trying so hard? Why have humans su...

Practical Ways to Love Grieving Parents at Christmas - Originally posted on thelifeididntchoose: Bereaved parents feel increasing pressure as the days count down toward December 25th. Everywhere we look familie...

Everyday English for ESL — Lesson Eight — Restaurant Meal - This is the video for lesson eight of my Everyday English for ESL course, which is available on Udemy. In this lesson a couple order a meal at a restaurant...

Madras 23 - Last day at School - Dear Reet Today is your last day at the Chettinad school. Yesterday at the dinner you shared with me that you will give a tight hug and kiss to everyone...

Japan’s 155-year heritage brand Tsujiri comes to Indonesia at Ayana Resort and Spa - For the uninitiated Tsujiri is a 155 year old heritage tea brand established way back in 1860. Their matcha (green tea) has a cult status amongst the tea...

Sleep. Dream. Wonder. Repeat. - They say you are never too old to dream. And while one continues to dream, of course completely ignoring the fact most of the dreams never get realized ...

Norwegian quotes - Even though I often feel the Norwegian language is sadly limited when it comes to expressions, especially in literature, I also find certain Norwegian phra...

Living through yesterday... TOMORROW - When the past calls out to to you Do you return Or wait For that moment When all will be past and the past Will be future radiant and moving forward Will be...

Dress Code for Women in Indonesia - I often try to do a quick web search about the dress code for women if I am heading to a country for the first time. But I could not do it for Indonesia....

Yet to be titled - अकेले ही निकले थे अपने मंजिल को तलाशते हुये ज़माने की तालिम से मिली इल्म ने कारवाँ में शामील कर लिया अब तो ना अपने आप को जानते ना इस भीड़ को पेहचानते बास चल...

Cherish if you're living...You never know tomorrow you may be living a dead #Life !!! - In search of tomorrow many have missed yesterday and skipped tomorrow. At some point of our journey of life we come across reality. Accepting this is never...

baya weavers nesting - It is nesting season for the baya weavers! Baya weaver birds are small, sparrow-size birds which resemble the sparrows during the non-breeding season. Duri...

The Unraveling - Don't you just hate tags? No? i do. i am supposedly a vegan. Yep that's supposedly what i am due to my diet. i am no vegan. i stopped eating meat becaus...

The Model Student - Teen Blunt was in Class 10. For the uniformed, the Class 10 exams are a major milestone in the Indian student life. One is expected to score good marks the...

Self-realization happened. And it wasn't pretty. - Living, vicariously, through stories, people...life that surrounds you, is what inspires the storyteller bone in me. Or should I say, that it used to, at l...

Too Bad Its Monday Humor + KATZ - Sometimes Saintly Nick hasn't been feeling well recently. He spent most of today at hospital having test run. As you know, he has cancer and the tests ar...

Never again - Yesterday was my first and last time attending triathlon. Never again. I wasn’t even participating. Just watching and trying to cheer up for Konstantin. I...

Fashionable Site - This site is About all Fashion Styles

Life support - It is so easy to not think about something, and then neglect any action on it for months, years together! And then it is doubly hard to get back into the t...

Thank You and Good Bye - It has been a wonderful 8 years of blogging. Yes, Eight! Am going to continue to record important milestones and Anushims and Adittys for their reference ...

"I'm yet to decide if I love art enough to be poor." - A truth so naked, I had to look away. The sentence is scribbled along the margins of my notebook. Truth. Naked. Naked truth. Is our truth our only legacy? ...

Yes - Yes. It has been a long time. I think it's time to let off some mental steam. It's time to regroup with my various passing thoughts. I think I need y...

Hello - Thank you for all the caring/enquiring/helpful/threatening/wonderful mails and comments that you all wrote to me. I know I’m a terrible, horrible person to...

Fifty Funniest Tweets - Here are 50 of my humour tweets that I posted on Twitter in recent days. Now in a blogpost. Married man’s idea of foreplay: half an hour of applying balm o...

You are reaching for my Gun! - (US Trip Chapter 1). 22nd July, 2013. The best thing about the Etihad flight from Mumbai to Chicago is that it is very cost effective. The worst thing? Tak...

On the beach , with my girls…. - I was holding the small tender hands of Sera and started walking through the shore of beach .Sera was visibly getting irritated at the stinking smell and t...

Art Expo - When we moved here more than a year ago, I didn't find a job as easily as I assumed I would. In the meantime, I merely concentrated on spending my time do...

Hi!! - Hi all, (is anybody listening!!) “2010/10/02”,last post date…Its been long,really long…. Hope all of you are doing great. Good day!! &nbsp

The Siddiqui Inheritance. - I used to tutor kids for pocket money during my university days. Once, as fate would have it, my student's exams and my own mid terms fell on the same date...

Voted - Voted for the first time in US. It was a smooth process and took about 20 mins for the entire process to complete, including the walk to / from local schoo...

The unexpected visitor - "Oh yes, you see the mice set up the whole Earth business, as an epic experiment in behavioural psychology; a ten-million year program That's a famous ...

Top five business ventures in India - The nineties have ushered in a new era in the history of the Indian business market. The new economic policies, introduced in the year July 1991 completely...

- I am changing to Wordpress and will now blog in my own name. The new blog is http://arunnm.wordpress.com/. All my readers are welcome there.

Children - *Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.They come through you but not from ...

Ah! - You know you’ve grown when you don’t know where to hide your face while going through some old diary entries and posts! Oh well, but that's life!

The Social Agenda -

Father of the Bride - I havent explicitly said here on my site that I take up wedding/events/portrait photography assignments. But, I do. I have been updating my Facebook photog...

Suddenly, One Day. - At the Pragati Maidan Metro Station, two people waited.. One was a young woman not more than twenty, dressed in black like most of the people her age. Ev...

AN ODE TO MODERN POETRY - “MY COLORLESS SOLITUDE” As my skeptical mind wonders How many out there can really write poetry Versus how many think they can And make you and me believe ...

She will live forever in our hearts… - Rest in Peace, Tejaswee Rao, the daughter of one of this blog founder members, Indian Homemaker. Below is a re-post from Indian Homemaker’s sharing of the ...

People I love the most. - My Wife and daughter. They are priceless and I can do away my life for them. I do fight with my wife but it takes only ten minutes to make up( counted ...

Enlightenment - Strange are the ways of men.They spend the first many years of their lives looking ahead, to a bright, glittering future, unaware of the fetters that the m...

A long haiku - caress inanimate objects kick the landine the instrument of my affection

Good Night! - The woods are no more dark or deep… I’ve no more promises to keep… And now it’s time I went to sleep… And now it’s time I went to sleep!

Neanderthal woman can beat Arnold Schwarzenegger in arm wrestling match - Oh no! - Neanderthal woman can beat Arnold Schwarzenegger in arm wrestling! This and even more such enlightening claims are detailed in a book by Australian anthr...

Journal: High School - Blog of the Day Awards for Tuesday July 28, 2009 A Blog of the Day Award goes to Journal: High School Technorati Tags Blog Award Blog Awards winner Blogg...

- The other day when I was driving back from the grocery store, I saw one of those little cars for children (the kind where they actually sit in it and drive...

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