You DON’T have to be happy every single moment
Someone asked me the other day if I’m excited about the new baby. I said yeah sure. And then I (being myself) felt the self-destructive need to joke and added — excited about the baby, but NOT about the sleepless nights and explosive diapers…Haha! The Someone in question who till now had bestowed on me the … Read more
Going Ballistic in Bali
New Years has passed and we’re all back to our yawn-worthy lives. Been a fortnight since I have updated anything on the blog. Auspicious beginning to the year. And if you think I was lounging about doing nothing over the long weekend and deliberately avoiding the blog, then YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. The below short … Read more
Two is a big number….relatively speaking
Below post has also appeared in “The South Reports” TSR column. I think I am finally beginning to understand Einstein’s ‘Theory of Relativity’. “Almost 12 years too late for that now, isn’t it Maria?” my Physics teacher would have asked. But hey, I got there. Quoting Albert Einstein, scientist extraordinaire – “Put your hand on … Read more
If You’re happy and You know it.
How do you usually behave when you’re over-the-moon happy about something? Smiling? Yes that’s a start. Being nicer to people around? Absolutely. Treating friends for drinks or food? Hmmm…not advisable but not uncommon either. Apparently, we have been doing it wrong or so Ryan teaches me last week. It’s an interactive activity, this thing that … Read more



