Ring the bell …

How funny is life.. Those that you wish you never met in life you meet everyday and slap on a smile and get along and those that you wish you meet every minute just never get time !! Our best friends stay far away and phones, Facebook, BBM, email and all other means of connection work, but sometimes you just … Read more

Giant fist of time

Unfounded fears, irrational beliefs Confound and confuse me Is it a phase in life Or life is phasing away Many new experiences Many new people The expectations from another To live the way You think is the way Forgetting that each of us Have our own special way ! What we choose to do When … Read more

Leela of life !

Krishnan found this poster on pinterest and I have read it almost everyday since he found it. I feel like adding more things to this – we are an amazing species… we complicate everything ! We first create plastic and then kill the earth with “plasticfills”, we then find ways to reuse plastic and then … Read more

The Secret

Krishnan worked out of Bangalore for two years and I would go over every weekend .. Ofcourse my benevolent organisation allowed me to work from the Bangalore office for a week in the month. I always booked the window seat on Jet Airways and carried a book to read. On one trip an elegant gentleman … Read more

Happy Birthday Love !

For many of us, on our birthdays just our friends, parents, brothers, co-workers and relatives would wish.. But there are some of us for whom God sends special wishes. Tirupati Venkatachalapati specially sent his Laddu twice through two different friends just before Krishnan’s birthday !! Hmm even God is biased towards this man – but … Read more

Thank you AB

We are so quick to dismiss any good gesture from a celebrity as a publicity stunt !!! The latest is this news about Amitabh paying off the debts of 100+ farmers in the Wardha district. Am a fan of Amitabh, I grew up watching his films. I know he is probably not the right role … Read more

Zero Coupon Debt

I finally learnt the fancy name for the “Marwari” loan that we took for Avoda…. Its a concept that I won’t forget. Zero coupon is a promise to pay a higher amount after a period and receive the discounted value as loan now. When we were desperate to get cash, that’s the way we got … Read more

Adi…

I always wanted to be on the other end of the phone if he was troubleshooting my computer ! He was so good on the phone. We met 11 years ago as team member and manager and today he is the first sponsor for ShikshaDaan 🙂 The word Adi means the first and Adi is … Read more

Let dogs remain dogs

I love dogs – the deal that I have with Krishnan is we will get six dogs when we get to live in a ground floor house that has some open space for the dogs to roam around. Our current apartment does not provide the right environment for a dog. But this blog isn’t about … Read more