This is a post on something rather private. But as I realise that there a lot out there who might now be in the little dark hole I was sometime ago, I get a strong compulsion to share this. After Baby was born, I was diagnosed with post partum depression. I was weepy, crying at the drop of a hat, ...
Shady title eh? I've been reading so many romance novels lately I think it's becoming difficult for me to speak normally. Exactly how many romance novels have I read in the past two weeks? err.. let me see.. I'm too embarrassed to count.While they are juicy, steamy, sometimes very very embarrassing to read (and I continue to do so) I ...
Nangi sent me this, which I think is awesome.So as lame as the next phrase is going to sound, I have also decided to take up the mantle and write a blog post everyday for 366 days. Is that weird? Does that make me a copycat? Will people read what I write? I'm full of doubts.But maybe this is a ...
I was told by the kind doctor whom I visited that I was overweight. He was of the opinion that it would be greatly beneficial to my health if I was to reduce my weight to the lower mark of my ideal weight spectrum. But it has been so hard.It’s so hard for many reasons. I hate working out I ...
This is yesterday's post. What happened to me yesterday? Let me tell you. First I went to a wedding. Then I went to a funeral.Darling's cousin got married yesterday. While we were trying to get them settled into their honeymoon suite we must have passed a million new couples. There were so many weddings yesterday.And while we are on the ...
Just like me to write about a book. Don't you think? And to write about a book by Neil Gaiman, again. I can't seem to help it. Remember when I wrote about American Gods? This time it's Anansi boys.Anansi Boys is a wonderful read. It's witty. Funny. Gripping. and sometimes a little sad. It's a story about family ties and ...
Before you get the wrong idea, this is about food.I've decided to go vegan. Twice in the past I have tried being vegetarian, each spell lasting about an year before I relapsed into my carnivore habits. This time, I'm more serious than ever, and want to make a life long commitment to not consuming anything of animal produce.I'm alright with ...
I will be thirty years old in about another half an hour. If I were living in Australia or China I would be thirty already. A few years ago, thirty seemed so old. Practically ancient. And I thought that I would have my act together by then. Turns out, not so much. When I was young(er), I wanted to be ...
I drive. Everyday. Back and forth. Except for those annoying and irritating moments when fellow drivers on the road are maniacal and makes me wish for the wagon-carts, I'm a cheerful driver. It is my resolution that I don't let myself be bothered by the indiscipline of others. I follow road rules. Keep to my lanes. And am courteous to ...
Meena was only fourteen when her mother left. One morning she woke up to the wails of her one year old brother crying and found out that her mother had left sometime in the dead of the night. Her father sat in a corner, not knowing what to do or how to console a crying one year old. As cries ...
Who doesn't like tea right? For us Sri Lankans, tea is the ultimate beverage. Rain or shine, when someone visits us we give them a cup of tea. To show that we are not at all stingy and very very hospitable, the tea given to guests is always over sugared. And the guests, to show that they are courteous to ...
So I was at the hospital waiting for the doctor to come.You know how most hospitals have gigantic fish tanks everywhere? There was one right next to me and a little boy about three years old and his father were looking at the fish.Suddenly the kid goes " Thaththi.. What do fish eat? Don't they get hungry?"Dad says " People ...
I sometimes want to do selfish things and say selfish things.I sometimes want to say things like "No one loves you more than I do, no one else would let you go like I did"Sometimes I want to say "Don't hang out with your friends, stay with me instead".But then I remember that if no one loves him as much ...
Those who are not the eldest have no idea how hard it is to be one. The constant weight of being the first born on your shoulder or head (depending on where you choose to carry it). The heartaches, the burns, the tears that you never shed. It is not ...
She watched him do the dishes, Her heart was breaking and she wished she was the one doing the dishes."Do you think the potatoes are done darling?" he asked."Let me see" she said. "Prick them with a fork and see""Ah, they're done" he said, drained the potatoes and turned to the sink to wash the pot.It was heart breaking for ...
You, with the devious eyesSpare me a glance. You, with the devious eyes, Looking everywhere but at me. You, with the sincere smile,You, with the mischievous grin,Merry making with your friends.Moving like a hurricane,Around me,Wrecking havoc in my heart.You, with the devious eyesSpare me a glance.This treacherous heart Yearns for but one simple glance.You, with the devious eyes,Spare me a glance.
Everytime I put my baby to sleep I sing him a lullaby. I keep on singing it until he dozes off and then I just hum it in an undertone. But every single time, up until he finally falls asleep, even with his eyes closed, Baby protests having to go to sleep ( at least I thought so). He always ...
So I got into a lift from the third floor of my dad's office today. Here's how the conversation went.Professional Sounding Lady Voice (PSLV) : " Going down"Me : mhhh....A few seconds pass in utter silence.PSLV : "Ground floor"I said "Thank you" and got out rather hurriedly.On a side note, if you've read Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy, remember ...
