The sweet, heady smell of mangoes filled her up with a lazy kind of joy. Droplets of sweat were taking root in the crevices of her body. She lifted her face to gaze at the lithe morning sky, burning with the anticipation of something that she could not quite fathom. She took a sip of … More Summer Slumber
I don’t know why, but I love to put mehndi on my hands. It looks so graceful, and it helps that my mother is extremely talented at making mehndi designs. I went over to my favorite uncle’s house to meet some family, for the occasion of raksha bandhan. Raksha bandhan is a sorta festival where … More Random thoughts: Raksha Bandhan
When will I ever learn not to put photos of my paintings on my blog? They always end up being blurred and shitty-looking. Anyways, I ended up doing this lil’ painting yesterday, and I must say that I have seen way too many people doing the same one. But whatever, because I was gonna do … More i shan’t name this.
The falling leaves drift by my windowThe autumn leaves of red and goldI see your lips, the summer kissesThe sunburned hand I used to hold Since you went away the days grow longAnd soon I’ll hear old winter’s songBut I miss you most of all, my darlingWhen autumn leaves start to fall In my opinion, … More some romantic stuff? not really
Just listen to it, it’s beautiful. Tell me what you think.
You can find the first part of this series here. This post shall be about a song that doesn’t bring too much imagery to mind, but has some very special and very vague memories associated with it (vague, coz I was precisely 3 when I first heard it). The name of the song is Mi … More Random Thoughts: Music (Part II)
Music surrounds me and works its way into my heart. It is a huge part of my life, and I can do almost nothing without having listened to some casual jazz or blues, depending on my mood. I’ll be starting a series in which I’ll describe what certain songs made me feel or think. The … More Random Thoughts: Music (Part I)
Food has always been an important part of my life. Since I’d lived in a cosmopolitan suburb for little over a decade, I’ve always had a multitude of different choices when it came to food. From as far as I can remember, the pungent falafels with smooth tahini, the spicy and full-of-zest pad thai noodles, … More Not-so-random Thoughts: Food
The flowers are in bloom. Everywhere I look, there is a vibrancy of colors! I see a slightly bent over tree, with streamlined, sap-green leaves and flowers of a shade of lavender. The petals have cascaded onto the prickly, viridian grass, and the burnt sienna of the ‘omnipresent’ dirt provides a stark contrast to them. … More Random thoughts: Trees
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