Posted in Oh so pretty things!, tagged mongrel pup, Pondicherry pup, Puppy on June 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Sat beside me this li’l fellah,
To lick his paw comfortable!
But on my feet he saw a li’l black buckle,
And at it he went all ‘wiggle wiggle’….
I am not exaggerating when I say I left a part of my heart there with him when I returned to Chennai from our trip to Pondicherry. He must be [...]
Posted in Shutter flutter, Uncategorized, tagged blue skies, Chennai, nanny, summer sky in chennai on June 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
‘Madhavi amma’, mispronounced and later christened by the kids as ‘Madhyamma’, died when I was in 10th std. She was the great nanny of the ‘Chengalam’ house, my ancestral home. She took care of my mom and her sisters when they were kids, and then became a nanny to me and my cousin sisters [...]
Posted in Muses Who?, tagged roommate, sleepless, snoring, Summer heat on June 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The day has transformed into the night and the night becomes day! No, this is no magical story, but rather a pathetic sleeping disorder Ive developed over the past two months ever since we stopped worshipping the Sun god and are now left to suffer His wrath. Soporific days and restless nights took over my [...]
Posted in Thoughton's column on June 12, 2009 | 13 Comments »
The moon is encircled by a bunch of hooligan clouds. It’s a silent sky. (Gnaw Gnaw) In the dark of the night, a form stirs. (Gnaw. Gnaw) It slithers from under the blanket and moves gently past the motionless bodies. A door creaks open. (Gnaw. Gnaw) The silhouette of a girl appears against the window, [...]
