Double trouble
When your husband has spent most of his life in tailored suits, moving discreetly between boardrooms across 10 different countries, his persona is not associated with birthday fireworks. None at
The No-Factor
Let me begin with a confession: I have the assertiveness of a mildly apologetic Buddhist monk when it comes to saying “no”. No, really! Ask me to water your 56
Faux pas
No sooner had I grasped the dictionary meaning of faux pas, I started making them. Umm, and in generous measures. If you are wondering how socially outrageous I can be,
Gentle guidance
Last night I bid goodbye to our daughter at the airport. Both of us hid our tearful eyes from each other as her much-cherished, two-week vacation came to an end,
Lost and found
I must admit that I love everything that is mutually contradictory. Like oxymorons. What do I mean by that? Well, if two things completely negate each other so that if
Bem Vindo: Intellectual mistakes
“Coming back to Perfect Health, the book that I was perusing, it claimed that ‘aging is a mistake’” Any mention of Deepak Chopra – the physician, writer, public speaker, alternate
Form filling
Unlike other people who shy away from it, I simply love filling forms. You can hand me any application – visa, immigration, customs, bank account opening, money transfer, feedback, airline
My experiments with truth
I have been trying out a new experiment today and I am determined to make a success of it. I am going to speak the truth and nothing but the
Nice spice
People who are not familiar with Indian food tend to club all the aromatic and exotic-looking fragrant dishes under one broad nomenclature and call it ‘curry’. However, any self-respecting chef
Sixty shades of grey
I must confess that, in the last decade, a lot of changes happened in my personal life. These included moving from one continent to another, selling my favourite sports car,