Shopping Spree | First Shopping of 2020

  My first shopping of new year… new decade… Gather ’round people, it’s time for: Retail Therapy: Welcoming the New Year, One Purchase at a Time Ah, the thrill of the first shopping spree of the year, and in this case, the new decade. It’s a moment that strikes a curious balance between self-admonishment and…

2019 As a Reader

I didn’t read as much this year. My ranking on Goodreads has dropped, even though I am still part of top 50. I no longer retain the #1 top reviewer. Not that it matters to me. It did, in 2018. I completed my reading challenge of 150 books. That’s a big number but I read…

December 2019 Roundup

This month was chilled, literally and figuratively. I have become lazier and blanket has become my best friend. Laptop and notebooks don’t attract me anymore. Sigh! Posts published: 97 Words written: 20K I am adding more scenes to my NaNoWriMo draft. I don’t count the words I write for my blog posts. Books published: 0…

Fun Facts About Me #13

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami. These are the five tastes and people generally have a strong liking towards one. Mine is crispy. Anything crispy is my weakness. Be it jalebi or chips.

A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w51

I am freaking out these days. As the year nears its end, my to-do list is growing exponentially, even though the plan is to make it shrink to nothing. We had a day off on December 25 (Merry Christmas, everyone!) but that did not help much, except that I slept through the morning. My body…

Favourite YouTube Channels #3: Biswa Kalyan Rath

That smile, ufff! I first saw him on Son of Abish, of course. That’s where I found out about most of these comedians. He has a very sarcastic tone and that resonates with me, a lot. I also like his witty replies in the interviews. His best joke / story, for me, is his joke…

Teritree: A new eatery in Magarpatta

It is that time of the year. The year is drawing to an end and we have to party. Yes, it is a mandate because we get yearly budget for team activities and we haven’t had one all year. Oh, wait. We had one. So, this time, we decided to go to a new eatery…

A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w50

What a dull and boring week it has been. On work front, it was quite exciting as I got to work on the new technology – docker. Other than that, it was quite taxing. Also, I have flu. Yes, again. And, I feel terrible, especially if I keep my eyes open. I haven’t read much…

10 Most Used Apps On My Phone

I realize now that I had started on a wrong foot as I listed the 5 apps I hated first. But, hey, that’s how I got the idea. Better late than never, here are list of 10 apps that I use the most. Not just because I need them, I love them, too. Some of…