It is a truth universally acknowledged in India, that young lasses in their late twenties are just crying out to elderly aunties (known and unknown) for help to get married. “Find me a man, any man - it doesn’t matter; if he’s male, he’ll do”. This knowledge firmly in place, many an aunty has set [...]
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Based on whether you love Bombay or not, the words you’d chose to describe the city would be - crowded, filthy, noisy, spirited, alive, fun!
Whether positive or negative though, you’d probably never describe Bombay with these words - Vast, Green, Old World Charm!
And yet, that’s exactly what St. Pius X College (commonly referred to as [...]
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Is that even possible?! - one brilliant soul is experimenting to see if it is.
I’ve just spent the better half of the morning going through every single post of
After the chilliest winter that Mumbai’s faced in the longest time, it was bound to happen - Summer is not only fast descending but it is going to be hot, hot, hot.
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this on the blog before, but I don’t have a sense of smell - in a city as [...]
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Here’s the back story for those who aren’t yet aware of the “facts” as we know them at this point:
Pretty, blonde, 15 year old Scarlett Keeling, a Britisher from Bideford, Devon was with her mother, her mother’s boyfriend and six other siblings on a six month vacation in India. At some point the mother [...]
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… and in pictures too
Have been busy helping organize, praying for & finally, ushering (!) at a 4 day Church Lenten Program which got over on Sunday past. Crowd ranged from 2000 about 3500 people each day, and trust me, ushering is no joke!
In between stuff, have also managed to attend the premier of [...]
My sides are still hurting from all the laughter. Also, my thumb is jammed (door accident before I left) *and* it’s past 1 in the morning, but still thought I should type this out with one finger, one letter at a time (darnsd this is annoying).
And oh, I nearly threw up.
Seriously.
That is how ridiculously funny [...]
Just about two months ago now, on New Years day, a mob of 70-80 men
Continue reading about The only way to dispel darkness, is to light a light:
This month’s cover of Vogue (India) scares me. Not only because Kareena Kapoor is looking sickly thin - but because her weight loss “spree” is being heralded as a good thing -
“Kareena is on a major weight loss spree again, and must say, she has never looked so gorgeous and sexy” cf
Continue reading about Now importing: A Rejected Perception of Beauty?
I really really wanted to see this movie - the whole idea of teleporting is something I’ve fancied for a long time (’Beam me up Scotty’ long!).
The whole teleporting thing is dealt with really well. I loved the way the special effects were done, barring the drive through Japan in the Mercedes (talk about product [...]
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