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Start a smile movement
A genuine, spontaneous smile can brighten up the day for the paper boy; the woman who collects garbage every morning; the man who serves you at the tea stall in the bus stop…..Even if they are feeling grumpy and they don’t smile back, it would make them feel good. Go on try it. It is FREE!
It’s all about relativity!
I think that when we look at something as the best thing that could have happened even when it is not, we actually try and find something good in it.
Beauty is a smile and silver hair!
All it needs to brighten up an aged, lined face is a smile and a crown of grey/silver.
F(e)asting through festivals
Don’t you fast during Navaratras? my maid asked me. ‘No, we make a feast for the goddess and eat it,’ I replied, much to her disgust.
Neighbourly niceties
A friendly neighbourhood is like a warm joint family, where everyone looks out for and supports each other. Alas, these are fast becoming endangered, thanks to insular apartments with little need for interaction among the neighbours.
Chalees saal baad – a journey back in time
It was a reunion that made us forty years younger as we went back to school and relived the memories, acting out some of them, even as the spouses, children and teachers looked indulgently on…
A date with Twitter
The Sunday Book Club is so informal and the discussions are such fun that to my greatest delight, even I tweet like mad, getting replies and retweets too!
All that (Indi)meets the eye, is wonderful!
Indiblogger meets have been getting faster and too tech-savvy for me. Twitter and FB rule! And everything is quick, quick and quicker please. The old bones do protest, even if the spirit says, ‘Run, fast!’
Should I let Henry Ford define my choices?
I have no choice in the matter,’ is an oft heard statement uttered in various contexts in varied states of helplessness. But contrary to belief, we all have choices, more than we can ever imagine. It is when and if we make them, that determines how we shape our lives.
English phrases that make perfect sense — to Indians
Now that English is a global language, with non-native speakers outnumbering native speakers, it has taken on a life of its own in non-English-speaking countries, and the question of correctness, of who owns English, is taking on a new spin.
Jingles all the way
Radio jingles of nearly half a century ago are still hummable and many have even successfully been adapted for TV.
Why discuss the pros and cons?
In any democratic process the cons are as important as the pros for an idea to gain currency and acceptance.
The Cybernag 
The Blog Bully — Are you a victim?
When the Blog Bully goes calling, even the mightiest bloggers quake in their shoes. Have you been struck — yet?