Sa Re Ga Ma Pa followed by a chorus reverberated as my mom and 5-year-old me walked across the street and quickly my mom noted the house number. Little did I know that the next day I would be sitting with the chorus group that repeated Sa re ga ma pa. My mom was waiting… Continue reading Musical (Mis)Adventures
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#ChennaiVaasi
How can I make the biggest Deiva kuttham of not writing a post on Madras day especially when I'm physically present in my ooru aka HOME, Chennai. When I heard the announcement in flight, 'We are now landing. Welcome to Chennai.' my heart did a kutthu dance and the pain of 23 hours of flight… Continue reading #ChennaiVaasi
55-Fictions
55F is 55-Fiction which is nothing but a story in 55 words which mostly has a twist in the end. Here are a couple of 55Fs with which I started this writing challenge and another with which I’m now ending the challenge. Masterpiece White was followed by red. Green, orange and yellow joined the party… Continue reading 55-Fictions
Jalabulajangs
My last post was about food and the title gave away the topic and so one of my friends said she is not going to read it as she will crave for those foods. So this time as a marketing strategy to pull readers I chose a click-bait title that has no connection to what… Continue reading Jalabulajangs
(Comfort) Food lover
I refrain calling myself a ‘foodie’ as once I did in front of my friend who started listing down the ground rules of being a foodie. I declared retired-hurt in the first point itself (1st point -click before you eat). The 2nd point is eat all kinds of food (I stopped listening to the rest).I… Continue reading (Comfort) Food lover
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Yesterday one of my friends reminded me about ‘The recipe book’ that moms used to maintain once upon a time. I remember that diary my mom had very well. We used to wait for the Chef’s programme on TV and note it down. This will be passed to anyone in need. This diary will also… Continue reading Like, share and subscribe
Perfect Timing
One of my friends suggested that we try writing everyday for 1week.So the decision was that we should post something before the end of that day. I was in total confusion, definitely not about the post but about the time. I wasn’t sure what’s end of the day when we have multiple time zones involved.My… Continue reading Perfect Timing
Cab Chronicles
I’ve shared many of my cab incidents in my previous posts…If you are one of those last benchers who missed all these posts or belong to the category of repeat audience(if you exist,please raise your hand for a special prize), then this post is for you. I’m compiling my top 3 cab incidents from the… Continue reading Cab Chronicles
Decoding my Mind
I'm now going to answer the million-dollar question-' what's going on inside your head?' with an exclusive insight into what happens inside Aishu’s brain. Let me rephrase it -' What happens inside Aishu's mind' as some enthupatanis will immediately say, 'We know what's inside a brain... cerebrum, cerebellum, thalamus, Hypothalamus...' 🙄 My brain aka mind… Continue reading Decoding my Mind
An Ode to Pondy Bazaar- Madras Day
Amidst the buzzling crowd, on a typical sunny day,Rumbling and panting, 12B made its way.At a lightening speed, before my legs could obey,'Pondy Pondy Pondy...10 Rubeees' came the final say. In the place of five, sat ten;Making more room to fit in eleven; 'Anna..stop' and 'Edam irukka?' echoed throughout,Of course! Share auto it is without… Continue reading An Ode to Pondy Bazaar- Madras Day