Posted by wannabauthor on October 6, 2011 · 10 Comments
Last weekend we drove to the mall for grocery shopping. You complained that I deliberately shut the door of the car too hard. I complained that you deliberately parked near pillars so it was difficult for me to get out. Ryan made heroic attempts to climb into the stroller on his own. You asked me for the tenth … Read more
Posted by wannabauthor on October 4, 2011 · 3 Comments
As I type this, I am munching on a cookie the size of Singapore. Yea, I agree Singapore is a smallish country and all, but it is infinitely larger than your average-sized cookie. So there, this giant man-made cookie which is fast disappearing in a series of huge bites and munches…this one signals my “Gluttonous … Read more
Filed under Have you ever encountered ?, People say I have a dry humour. Perhaps., You, Me and this thing called Marriage · Tagged with cookie, fat, Google, home, husband, marriage, Pirates of the Carribean, Pregnancy, Starbucks, weight
Posted by wannabauthor on September 15, 2011 · 16 Comments
Dear Baby No.2, This is not an “I-love-you” letter, because I am sure even foetuses hate too much emotion (Gimme a break, Mom!) This is a “Let’s-get-acquainted-with-your-family-and-home” letter. First, let me explain the House Rules. You’re lucky you chose this home, cos there’s only one rule here. Which is we all love each other. Simple. … Read more
Posted by wannabauthor on March 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
To read the first part in this series, click here. 4 years of hawker centre dining in Singapore has brought out the food enthusiast in me. I have mastered the art of eating with chopsticks, grown to tolerate tofu in large amounts and have a new-found fondness for soya milk. But there are days when … Read more
Filed under NRI, The 'Burps' and 'Glugs' of my Days · Tagged with Asia, biriyani, bread, calories, chapathi, cooking, food, hawker centre, home, Indian cuisine, Malaysia, murtabak, naan, nasi biryani, Singapore
Posted by wannabauthor on March 4, 2011 · 3 Comments
I have never blogged about food before. Well yeah, there that was offhand entry about my salad nightmares with the family, but other than that nil. So when I was asked to write about my expat life at Singapore, predictably enough the first thing I thought about was the local food. Not much of a surprise … Read more
Filed under NRI, The 'Burps' and 'Glugs' of my Days · Tagged with Asia, cooking, cuisine, curry, dining, dosa, food, food court, gravy, hawker centre, home, ice cream prata, Indian, Local food, Malaysia, Roti, roti john, Roti prata, Singapore, snacks, thosai
Posted by wannabauthor on February 11, 2011 · 7 Comments
Say no to unwanted advice!
Filed under Mommy knows best, People say I have a dry humour. Perhaps., You, Me and this thing called Marriage · Tagged with advice, annoying, baby, BabyCenter, bedtime, Bharat Matrimony, eat, family, fatherhood, Harry Potter, home, Infant, magic, matrimonial, mother, motherhood, Muggles, parent, parenthood, parenting, routine, sleep, Sleep deprivation
Posted by wannabauthor on January 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
One Family. Ten suitcases. And a vacation to remember.
Filed under NRI, People say I have a dry humour. Perhaps. · Tagged with Accessories, Ambassador, bag, Benz, Business and Economy, car, driver, emergency lamp, family, flask, flight, friends, Furniture, gold, home, Home and Garden, House, India, Indian ocean, island, Kerala, Luggage, Mercedes, milk powder, Nido, packing, relatives, Robinson Crusoe, shopping, suitcase, Tang, Travel
Posted by wannabauthor on December 21, 2010 · 13 Comments
It’s called Generation Gap Ten Years. The number of years between kindergarten and high school. The average time that it takes for an apple tree to grow from seed to tree. Ten Years. The age gap between me and my eldest sister. That’s a long time. Guess who is coming? While I was still struggling … Read more
Filed under Stuff I took part in and never won a thing, Stuff which I notice and more often don't, Stuff which made me feel sappy · Tagged with chicken soup, child, close, elder, family, fights, High school, home, love, parent, platform, Pregnancy, quarrels, shopping, Sibling, sister, Television, ten, ten years, time, train, understand, years, younger
Posted by wannabauthor on October 18, 2010 · 15 Comments
If you have never, Then you will now (from a purely autobiographical point of view)
Filed under Mommy knows best · Tagged with baby, dopamine, family, father, home, husband, Life, love, marriage, mirror, mother, motherhood, mum, mummy, night, reflection, sacrifice, wife
Posted by wannabauthor on September 20, 2010 · 3 Comments
All hail the wonder grain – Rice!!!
Filed under NRI · Tagged with Agriculture, Atkins, Bollywood, carbohydrates, carbs, Cereals, cooking, diet, Field Crops, home, India, Rice, Rice-arian
