It is November, folks. November is about sweaters, and shawls, and blankets, and hats, and socks. November is about mug-fuls of tea, and coffee, and hot chocolate. This November is not sweet, it’s confused, and confusing. The temperature started to drop a bit since first week of October. It sort of remained constant for first…
Getting my identity
The tag line “Mera aadhar, Meri Pehchaan” literally translates to “My right, My identity”. Well I do have an identity. An official identity. I am a tax paying citizen. I have my records with the income tax department. I still do not have an identity. An identity that the government has suddenly mandated. There have…
Date night
A cold November evening I was asked out for dinner It was not the first time Felt special, how does it differ? It ain’t about food ’bout spending quality time together The food was nice The ambience was romantic So was my companion With personality so charismatic Ah how good times fly by. It has…
Human honkers
In this city, one cannot drive without honking. This is not a metro city. It is one of IT hubs in country. It attracts a lot of new and lateral talent, intra-state as well as inter-state. That means there is an ever-increasing stream of people who now call this place home. Some choose to buy…
Getting Lacy
Enough with the crochet cardigans and shawls and beanies. Now is the time to create something delicate. I wanted to make some jewellery using crochet art. but the only thread I had, was too delicate. The thread crochet hook was smallest size and it is difficult to work with that hook and that yarn. The…
An epiphany
Yesterday, my sister cooked a winter special leafy vegetable. I did NOT like it, it was bland. It was bland to the point that it enraged me. How can something taste so plain? It was bland to the point that it was not edible. I blamed her recipe / preparation. It was only chopped leafs…
A week in hell
The beginning: It starts on a Friday morning. I had one of those special nights when I just can’t sleep. I fell asleep when dawn was nearing. I slept through both the alarms and woke up by the call from transportation coordinator. He was asking me if I would be taking the second pickup. Got…
A new species
These days, I frequently observe in youngsters and elders alike, that everybody has become a show-off. Everything they wear, and everything they do is to seek attention, to try to impress. I wait for my office pick-up near a bus stop. I am punctual, and the bus is generally not (thanks to the traffic). It…
Is the Universe conspiring against me?
I’m nobody. But that doesn’t stop my mind from wandering and imagining things. A little bit of schizophrenia there. to make it worse, if there are things happening repeatedly which are not so desirable and not so frequent otherwise, I inadvertently think about a conspiracy. Of late, our team is asked to do on-call support,…
Pooled variegated cardigan
My current project is sort of best of both worlds – a combination of top down and bottom up crocheting. While it is a little bit more effort than usual, I feel more confident about the “finishing” of the project. I had 4 hanks of 56g each in my stash. The yarn is 3 ply…