Violence and rage are on the rise. Is it because of the rising stress in our lives due to a bad boss, lousy work schedule, or the really bad traffic?  Two high-profile incidents in the news recently were of a school teacher stabbed to death by a 9th standard student in Chennai because she was … Read More →

My elder son loves to play TT and Badminton. He has picked up the basics of Table Tennis quite well from us but requires to learn more in badminton. He is a beginner. Now, he often wants mom and dad to play with him, and we can’t always find the time except weekends and even … Read More →

My son and I were out to the market one day. We passed by a butcher’s shop where we heard the bleating of the chicken being slaughtered. There was also this chap on a bicycle ready to lug his cargo of alive chicken. There must be at least 50 of them tied in two batches in the … Read More →

Pic: Clare Bloomfield / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Though I think of myself as a positive and optimistic person, I do realize that I am quite judgmental and critical in many ways. The only saving grace is that I am not in your face with my criticism; I generally am pretty courteous even with people I openly dislike. … Read More →

Thank you Blogadda for finding this post Spicy enough to feature as Spicy Saturday Pick “Oh no, it has been too long. I need to work again. I did not do my Masters to be sitting at home and babysitting. Besides, our daughter is now almost 2. I think we can put her in a … Read More →

Many of us are aware of the difference between generic drugs and branded drugs. For those who are not, generic is the chemical ingredient of the drug and brand name is the particular name by which the drug is sold by individual pharma companies. Just like other branded goods, branded drugs are expensive, sometimes manifold. … Read More →

Yesterday, I was watching this lively debate on TV about whether marriages are sacrosanct anymore? The topic is loaded to say the least :). Were marriages ever sacrosanct, it lead me to think? Yes, they were much more in the past than now. With 6% divorce rates in India, marriage still seems to hold a … Read More →

Happy New Year all! Have been away for a while and was busy with other things. I have not been reading your posts so give me some time to catch up.  Some random questions that I have been thinking about Why do kids fall sick one after another no matter how many precautions one takes? … Read More →

Yes, you heard right! Please don’t have kids if you have no time for them.  It saddens me when A little child is sent unescorted to catch a bus at the bus stop where the child indulges in all kinds of pranks including running in front of moving cars or dangling from dangerous places. A … Read More →