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Janaki maami was nervous. New neighbours are unpredictable. But it excited her a little nevertheless. There was a whole new household to gossip about. And a whole household to educate. What time the water flow was weak, which uncle in the building was to be avoided and which vegetable vendor was a scoundrel. Maama carefully [...]
Posted on May 31st, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Poetry and Fiction | 15 Comments »
Jagadambal is concerned. Her son is 28 and still single. Her heart sinks at the thought of a grown Iyer man having to make his own meals. Having to sort out his own laundry. He went there at the tender age of 21. Studied, and found a job. Yes, it was time he got married.
She’s [...]
Posted on May 29th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Photographs, Poetry and Fiction | 18 Comments »
I am simply in love with the advert for Skoda Fabia. Every time it airs on the television, I sit and giggle with great joy at the sight of copious amounts of cake. If I had to buy a car today, I’d buy this one. I suspect Sri doesn’t like this advert as much as [...]
Posted on May 29th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Funny, Marketplace and All Things Current, Media | 9 Comments »
She wonders how careful she has to be. Three years in some foreign land isn’t a long time. But some habits change. The body becomes more vulnerable to dust. Though, in her memory, pollen in India never really disturbed her. But more than matters of immunity, she has these sudden panic attacks. What if her [...]
Posted on May 24th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Poetry and Fiction | 24 Comments »
100 points to those who can figure out which movie had this marvelous line. “Nonsense of the Stupid of the Idiot!”
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Posted on May 23rd, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Music, Film and Art | 17 Comments »
I can only speak for myself, but I’ve always felt that there’s nothing called a “writer’s block”. But how do I explain the fact that for the last few days, I don’t really feel like writing.
The only thing that can be blocked is a toilet drain. And I hope my mind isn’t one. Bah.
Posted on May 22nd, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Self | 10 Comments »
Dubai – Ban maids under 30
Because the government likes to play nanny to adult women! “The Indian minister for women and child development has called for a ban on women under 30 to work as domestic help in the Gulf in a bid to curb sex trafficking, it was reported yesterday.”
(tags: wtf governance work [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Random Links | 9 Comments »
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