Posted by wannabauthor on January 11, 2012 · 3 Comments
For those of you have missed the first part of this epic tale, please read it here before you proceed. When your world comes crashing down, you automatically assume that the same applies to life around you. Sadly it doesn’t. I go back to work on Monday after my tear-filled sabbatical and realise that the … Read more
Posted by wannabauthor on March 1, 2011 · 5 Comments
From ‘Happily Ever After’ to ‘Once upon a Time’. Your favourite Hindi movie plots played backwards
Filed under If you haven't seen the movie, then atleast read about it!, NRI, People say I have a dry humour. Perhaps. · Tagged with Asia, Bollywood, Chandramukhi, DDLJ, Devdas, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Film, Hindi, India, Jab We Met, JWM, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, love, movie, Paro, Prince Charming, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, SRK
Posted by wannabauthor on January 27, 2011 · 2 Comments
What exactly is sindoor : Ramesh Babu’s questions answered.
Filed under NRI, People say I have a dry humour. Perhaps. · Tagged with Bollywood, culture, DIl, Hume Dil De chuke sanam, India, love, marriage, NRI, Om Shanti Om, Ramesh Babu, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Sindoor, tradition
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 December 8, 2010 · 12 Comments
Dearest Ryan, You turned One today. I swear Mommy tried to hold that hourglass horizontal so that time wouldn’t go by. But the months managed to slip past anyway. And the day is here. So I wrote a little celebratory post. Mommy’s way of showing you how special you are (In case, the countless kisses … Read more
Filed under Mommy knows best, Stuff which I notice and more often don't · Tagged with baby, Bahasa, birthday, child, emotions, English, Indonesian, Language, love, maid, Malayalam, mommy, mother, motherhood, NRI, one, parent, son, year
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 14, 2010 · 14 Comments
Today my baby stood on his own without holding onto anything for the first time. For a few seconds, mind you.Then he raised one chubby foot and stepped forward. One small step, then another before he smiled at me and toppled. Two feelings went through my mind. Pride at his short lived ‘walk’, if you can … Read more
Filed under Mommy knows best, Mommyhood Chronicles, Stuff which made me feel sappy · Tagged with baby, boy, crawling, love, milestone, mother, motherhood, mum, mummy, panic, pride, smile, step.heart, walking
Posted by wannabauthor on July 13, 2010 · 28 Comments
This post is a first in a new series called ‘Bizarre Connections’. Puzzled? Well to solve the mystery, finish reading the passage below and then click and drag your mouse over the Explanation box to uncover the real secret behind the words. The clicking and dragging wont work with IPhone currently. Our team is still trying to fix … Read more
Filed under Bizzare Connections · Tagged with admiration, colour, discrimination, egg, fight, Greek, love, love story, myth, omelette, People say I have a dry humour. Perhaps., pepper, racism, ramblings, salt, shakers, sun, sunflower, unfair, waiting
Posted by wannabauthor on June 29, 2010 · 28 Comments
A Man. A Woman. A Shop. And an infatuation.
Posted by wannabauthor on June 4, 2010 · 39 Comments
Love comes after the bill and before the receipt…
