Whispering Thoughts

I have been working without work these days. I have been home tutoring some kids from round the block. I have been waiting forever to land up a job now. But whiling away the time had become a little difficult of late. There were suggestions coming from all ends and this was the one that seemed logical than all others. It began with one student and it spread to some 6 six students and it came down to 5 again (My teaching is not at fault … the one that left had run out of her vacations and syllabus J ) It began with science for class 10 th and it spread to math and science for 10 th , math for 12 th , math for 7 th standard. My room is full of books … math, science, reference books, sheets, pens, pencils again. It looks like I am sitting for exams once again. My head spins at times with all the equations, algebra and periodic tables. And I cannot go to the “Shivratri Fair” as often as I used to because of time commitments with these students.(The Shivratri Fai...

Punjabis … the fun loving … the brave … the loud … the flamboyant … the gourmets … They are everything they are shown on the celluloid … and they are everything that is not shown on the celluloid. Most of my memories of seeing a Punjabi (read Sikh) person on the television or movies bring up the image of a turbaned Sikh … always taking things lightly … loud cacophonous families … laughing every time and anytime … being a little slow to understand things … and being stupidly brave (pardon the outpour of sentiments). Rare is the sight when I get to see a sensible portrayal of these. Even the much acclaimed Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam and Jab We Met had such superficial, extrovert and jovial families. And I have always wondered why … But this father and son Chevrolet advertisement has me all smiles … I love it … it captures the very essence of relations … it has depth in it and touches the heart … it shows them as a family … just like others … it covers their lives … their no...

It is but one cloud With its grey and cold shroud That blocks the warmth and light From the sun shining bright. It is but one cloud That has the sun bowed And puts up unrelenting fight With all its might For sun is strong without a doubt But so is this one cloud Which braves the scorching heat Still nurtures life upbeat Then at last, a silver line And there it is ... in full splendor and shine Resplendent, aglow and warm, Fresh after enduring a storm. The sun ruling the sky Shining bright and high From and for eons This struggle goes on and on Poem inspired by a photo challenge prompt Sun ... for photographs please visit here .

I occasionally try my hand at cooking. And more often than not, I end up making mess of the dishes. "Salt to taste" is beyond my comprehension. Either it ends up being too salty or too bland. And when it comes to cooking sweet dishes, I score a big fat zero. Disregarding the limitations of my cooking, I decided to cook sweet yellow rice on the day of Basant Panchami ... a family tradition. Mum was visiting relatives and I wanted to make up for her absence too by serving sweet rice to Gran. I searched the net and grabbed an apron and started cooking. And this is what I made This was neither sweet (I added very less sugar for the fear of overdoing the sweetness), nor yellow (saffron was not available and I added the wrong colour : I choose orange red when I should have selected yellow and then again, I added just a pinch). And if this was not sufficient I added far too much water and forgot to drain it, so it ended up being all mushy and sticky. So, today, the...

I am adding a new blog - a photo blog as I call it and I have named it " Fuschia Vision ". I will be uploading my February photo challenge pictures here. Other than the February challenge, I am thinking of hosting other pictures too. ( I am actually planning to put my two cameras to good use. ) I have already made the beginning by adding the two pics for two days of February. A new journey ... a new chapter. Let us see how the story unfolds.

I participated in a “photo a day” challenge. My camera skills – I just know where the click button is. But this challenge had an appeal. I went through the challenge list and it showed me how rich my everyday life is. I have people I love, feet to carry me where I want to go with comfortable shoes, I have warm sunny days to take away the chill, I can afford breakfasts, lunches and sweets, a refrigerator that stands stocked up. So, I made a few collages out of my clicks and am sharing them now. The challenge was for 31 days of January but I have 32 clicks in all. (The original number is more than double because each click needed backups to be able to select the good ones only.) The next few collages take up the a few days together. Day 1 – Day 8 The prompts were:- 1 – You – I am alive, happy and healthy. Touch wood. 2 – Breakfast – I begin my day with sumptuous meals. Touch wood. 3 – Something you adore – I absolutely adore my home and my family. (Pictur...