The Pensive

Whatever we talk about often gets absorbed by our kids’ sponge-like brains. I’m most of times unknowingly chatting about weight, diet, exercise, or some neck or foot sprain and naturally, that’s what my daughter catches on to. She knows that’s one of my frequent topics. Today morning, feeling a bit displeased with myself, I asked her, “Zaara, do you think I’ve gained weight in the last couple of weeks?” She gave me a slow scan tip to toe and went, “Hmmmm…”😅😂 With my best sad puppy face, I sighed, “Okay, okay! I know, I know! Holidays and all that festive eating didn’t help me.” Without missing a beat, she said, “It’s okay, Ma. In science we learned about animal adaptations, right? This little bit of fat you gained is just like a polar bear’s blubber. Even I gained some!” Amused and curious, I asked, “Really? What do you mean?” She grinned, “It’s a protective layer of fat that  keeps you warm in the cold winter ❄️😂 and gives warmth to your young one - that’s me!” Then she wrapped...

An yet another dining table conversation... Me in all my brooding avatar after discussing some events... Me : "Zaara don't be so attached to teachers or fella classmates. Years change and your sections also change. You must go with the flow!" Z : "But why should I not get attached. At times I may find a favorite person in the process, with whom I would love to talk more..." Me little surprised: "Ya, you will find such, but is there any recent favorite person!" Z: "Ya , my grade 3 teacher . I meet her in every snacks period!" Me : Really?! Z: Ya , I still meet her. We talk. One day she asked me , how's your grade 4 Zaara. I said , "Mam!Busy, suffocating mammm!" Me: wow, then?!😅 Z: She laughed and said, tell me about it Zaara and we chatted away. Me: So you guys talk like friends now then!? Z: Ya. She is not my class teacher, so we talk more now. Me: So you feel good then!? Z: Not just good maa! It feels fresh, a new feeling....l...

Off we go - I thought finally and was super excited even for our super short trip to Kerala ( Gods Own country it is called in India due to its divine locations, general calmness and the beauty). Due to some repeated health issues and other obstacles our different kinds of trips planned to Thailand, then to Bali etc did not get implemented. Cancelling all the foreign trip plans - we rounded on somewhere near - udupi ( TamilNadu) or Kerala in June - even they all got postponed or cancelled and so on... This summer threw me a curveball - some health issues turned chronic and demanded long treatment sessions. I ended up spending weeks indoors, barely touching my usual hobbies or even picking up the phone. Also I believe there is NONE to call to coz all are in their soup! I don't feel like calling friends when there is really no plan or nothing exciting happening. Just to mope, it doesn't feel right! Every one nowadays prefers to mope like a mop in a corner😜 Doing otherwise is a b...

My daughter utters so many wise words at the age of 7-8 , it almost feels like she is some 18+ and in all - sage avatar is preaching me. From today I am trying to be active on blog and would try capturing some of the random wisdom nuggets and wise-cracks, my daughter has up her sleeve :-) ------------------------------------Read on--------------------------- My wisdom tooth is a unique pain giving companion from more than a decade 🤕. A nerve exactly is passing in between the tooth  and to operate it's tough, if it's bone we can still surgically extract...if nerve little tough - at times u may lose sensation of the jaw, but mostly u won't - I was told .. I thought, feeling the pain is better than feeling nothing, so nearly from 12 years I suffer on and off immense pain episodes, sometimes I get fever and so on .... Today some food got stuck in that tooth. I was cleaning and then pressing my jaw in pain, holding it...and so on, seeing my trials ,  my daughter : "what...

I am happy to say on my blog that I am in the process of getting published, a collection of my poems. While aimlessly scrolling through my final manuscript on a dull rainy gloomy Sunday (as I didn't have much zeal to sit or look at it due to some events in my life),  I remembered this movie recommendation from my intermediate friend Poornima - who now is a Gastro surgeon in Hyderabad! What started as a casual time pass watch became a much needed brooding piece for me! I finished watching it and I wondered why no one is talking about it! We’re quick to troll Tollywood for mindless content, but when rare gems like this quietly shine, they somehow go unnoticed, so I felt a need to write. Even I thought maybe it's originally a Tamil or Malayalam movie - that's how the brains got wired 😀 but felt happy to see that it's a true blue Telugu movie!  What can I say about the movie? It felt like chicken soup for the soul. It’s been ages since something so pure, so soulful, and de...

And that is the magic of the city  There is no time to laugh loud, cry ,or even show pity! You see something or someone where you want to stop by The turn on the road doesn't allow that, and the numerous fly overs would still not give you wings to fly! :-) City of your dreams, your love, your childhood ambition! Who knew, the same city would make you long for a magic potion! A potion which could make you go back in time and live in slow motion Alas! We are only muggles and we have more problems than solutions! The city gave you wads of money, a luxury to live, a fire and a passion to strive for more But the cost at which it comes - it almost squeezes your soul till you may not have much to pour! The skyline is often invisible and the sun hides behind the tall towers and sky scrappers! The rain is enjoyed more through a glass pane, there is no space to stand, watch, get drenched, or to float those boats made of papers! The love, that ephemeral love - the city has to offer! The roman...