Zestful - Go For It With Zeal

Today’s the last day of the AtoZ Challenge. Come Monday I’ll be back to regular posting on the blog. The challenge has been fun but I’m looking forward to getting back to regular mundane blogging again. :DTrying to choose...

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Young-at-Heart - The Child Within

Being young-at-heart is something I didn’t understand or appreciate when I was younger. Now as I get older I notice the inner child a lot more and enjoy it too.As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten more serious, more busy and...

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Xenial - Hello Stranger!

It’s almost the end of the A to Z Challenge but now in the last few days it gets the most difficult, with X, Y and Z throwing up the big challenges.Try finding words with X! That's tough as it is, add to that the twist of...

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Wisdom - What’s Wise All About

I’ve been unable to decided between ‘wholehearted’ and ‘wisdom’ all of today but now at the end of the day, wisdom it shall be for I haven’t told you much about Buddha until now and this is the word for him.Buddha or #BuddhaTheWise...

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Movie Review: O Kadhal Kanmani or OK Kanmani

Release: April 17, 2015 (India)Language: TamilDirector: Mani RatnamActors: Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen, Leela Samson, Prakash RajMusic composer: A. R. RahmanCinematography: P. C. SreeramAfter Mani Ratnam’s last movie Kadal...

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Vice - There Should Be At Least One

Yesterday, when I realised that today’s letter was ‘V’ I started to shortlist words. There weren’t too many to choose from and none seemed satisfactory. 'Vice’ though kept cropping up.There isn’t much to write about vice...

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Unique - As We All Are

 I'm unique... just like everyone else.- Unknown The desire to be unique drove me for a large part of my life and it still does. Looking back a lot of things I did were rebellion but they also were fuelled by the...

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Tolerance - Understand and Accept

I used to be a judgemental person some years ago. Ready to assess and dismiss people easily, not giving them a chance most of the time. Over the years though, this has changed, I’m less judgemental now, or so I think. I...

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When the Clocks Stopped by Marion Eaton: Mystical Mystery Bundle Giveaway

Discover a touch of the mystical and an innovative take on mystery from an international trio of authors. Australian Virginia King, American Amber Foxx and British Marion Eaton – all B.R.A.G. Medallion winners – have teamed...

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Sensitivity - Unto Others and Yourself

When it comes to sensitivity we have both ends of the spectrum in our house. We have both - be sensitive unto yourself and be sensitive unto others. I sensitivity as two types, one in which you are sensitive to what others...

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The Calling by Amber Foxx: Mystical Mystery Bundle Giveaway

Discover a touch of the mystical and an innovative take on mystery from an international trio of authors. Australian Virginia King, American Amber Foxx and British Marion Eaton – all B.R.A.G. Medallion winners – have teamed...

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Resilient - Bounce Back, Slowly but Surely

William and Max came to Bangalore about three years ago. Bringing them here was a decision we made in a split second and we have never looked back since.On a routine call with Che’s parents we heard about how they had found...

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The First Lie by Virginia King: Mystical Mystery Bundle Giveaway

Discover a touch of the mystical and an innovative take on mystery from an international trio of authors. Australian Virginia King, American Amber Foxx and British Marion Eaton – all B.R.A.G. Medallion winners – have teamed...

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Quality and Quantity - The Eternal Battle

We’ve been taught repeatedly that it’s quality over quantity. That quality is more important than quantity and I agree, it’s true. However does it have to be more important?Having a labrador in the house has forced me to...

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Book Review: Warrior by Olivier Lafont

 Title: WarriorAuthor: Olivier LafontPaperback: 384 pagesPublisher: Penguin Books India(November 24th 2014)Genre: Mythological FantasyRead: eBookStars: ****/5Buy On: Amazon | FlipKart Summary: (Goodreads)In Mumbai,...

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Play - It’s Not Just for the Young

I got Cuckoo and Senti when they were puppies but the years have rolled by unnoticed and they are now 6 years old. That’s middle age in a dogs life!They used to play a lot when they were younger but over time the playing...

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Opportunity - Grab It

The one lesson from the dogs that is always in my face is grabbing opportunities. They don’t miss any when they come by and sometimes even create the opportunity.It doesn’t matter whether it is food, toys, a good scratch,...

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