Monthly Archives: September 2006

Fall Flora in Redmond

This is the best part of Seattle. Fall is around the corner after the burning heat of summer. Trees and plans turn their leaves from green to yellow and then red. It is such a beautiful sight. People say mid … Continue reading

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Bidding Farewell is so difficult.

One of my intimate friends Ramya, left to India for good. She was in US for last few years, my room mate and one of my very intimate friends. I really don’t know when I will meet her.   It … Continue reading

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Navrathri celebrations…

Navarathri means nine days. The "Dassera" or "Vijayadasami" is the last and tenth day festival. The term "Dassera" is derived from the word for number ten i.e. Dasha (in Sanskrit). This is the time of year when goddess Durga and … Continue reading

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Are you stressed.. spend some time with kids..

Of late, I am feeling homesick, getting irritated and angry and things weren’t just smooth. Today after a long time, I went out with Ramya to her cousin Chitras place. Chitra has two twins – Aishwarya and Karishma. They are … Continue reading

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Wishes from miles across with a personal touch

I had written about the tradition of writing letters sometime back, right. Today was one such day when I received one of such hand written letter and from my most precious person – my mom. Yes, my mom had sent … Continue reading

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The daily horoscope predictions..

‘Long long ago, I was a big time fan of astrology, numerology and sun signs. Before starting to my school I used to check the daily horoscope that comes in the newspaper “Indian Express”. That’s makes my day. Even if … Continue reading

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Change is the most impermanent thing. We need to learn to accept it

I was having a chat with Sundar when the topic suddenly got diverted to how well we can adapt our self to a change. When one of our intimate friends leaves the city, we will all upset by the very … Continue reading

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The art of writing letters

In olden days, communication between two kingdoms happened through hand written messages sent either through pigeons or messenger men. People used to live as joint families than nuclear families like we have today. If anyone is living far off, written … Continue reading

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Loneliness in crowd

Even when we have the most intimate friends near us; even when we have our close family members next to us.. we still feel lonely. Everyone in the world is sitting next to you, but only you know the pain … Continue reading

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Mondays are getting horrible these days.

Today morning I had a meeting at 8.30am and I had my alarm at 6.30am. The cell phone gave the alarm at the right time, but I easily dismissed it. I continued my sleep to 7am and then again excused … Continue reading

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