In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 127
Revisiting a hospital room after 2 decades. It was a moment of nostalgia to revisit a hospital room where I stayed for weeks when my mother in law was admitted in 1998. The whole wing was at present non-operational, and only echoed the memories of me talking to the nun in the other room, or […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 113
Enjoying the mangoes of a tree planted 72 ago by my father himself. We have always been encouraged to keep planting more trees on this planet though we may not be really present to understand their beneficial results. My 84 year old father is lucky to see the fruits of his labour be manifested into […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 111
Having the guts to give critical feedback to a film director in front of his team. It was a unique experience to watch four movies back to back in a theatre in one day, that too of different languages at a recent film festival. And the best part was the interaction with the film maker […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 109
Driving precariously to avoid the edge of an icy precipice One of the highlights of our trip to the untouched Spiti valley, which opened up to the mainstream public with minimal roads just 30 years ago, was our road trip through the rugged terrain. As our two vehicles manouevered their way through narrow, uneven, pebble […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life. Day 71
Jumping off a terrace for the thrill of Ziplining There is something about being strapped in tight ropes that forces you to trust the stability of your harness. As you climb up to the terrace of a building, you wonder how you can jump off it. Even though I had done zip lining from taller […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life. Day 70
Pipe corn on all five fingers. As kids one of the rare delicacies for us was the pop corn and the pipe corn… We would cover our five fingers in five yellow coloured pipe corn (those days we got only yellow coloured ones), and our imagination would run riot. As we would pretend to be […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life.Day 54
Feeling high when up on a swing like a child There is something about a swing that beckons me to come over! Most adults think that such pleasures are mostly for children, but we too must take out some moments, to pamper the inner child within us. So I just had to sit in the […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life.Day 53
Dancing with a college friend after 30+ years It is such a pleasure to meet old college friends who have settled all around the world. And if you get a chance to dance again with a dear old friend it is almost as if we have relived those college times with smiles again. So do […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 46
In 2018, do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 46 Admiring the agility and balance of young skaters. There is something about skating that brings out the free flowing spirit that is within each one of us.. You may fall and get up again and again in the process, but the important […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life. Day 32
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life. Day 32 The pleasure of wearing a big ‘Bindi’ when not attending function. Do look around you and see how many Hindu ladies actually wear their bindi in daily life along with their Indian clothes. Even I usually wear my bindi only if I […]