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Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Fishy Chronicles 3: The Dream

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Fish at the window (Illustration by A. Peter) Last night I dreamt of Fish. I thought I saw them peering at me through the window. ...
Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Fishy Chronicles 2: A Quiet Day With My Book

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One of those days when you want quiet, a mug of tea and a book to read. (Illustration by A. Peter)
Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Fishy Chronicles 1: Fish Call

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So Fish and I missed each other by a set of fins in blue, blue freaky San Francisco. I shacked up with an ancient boyfriend, becaus...
Monday, 6 March 2017

Death

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6 March 2016 Death is everywhere You are prepared, you say It sneaks in and  steals your father and your mother and your brother...

Do you really want to call?

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You write to say you'll call But you don't didn't  haven't The words  crept into my mind and whispered  "We wo...
Thursday, 19 January 2017

An obituary: A lived life

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Arwa Penna, the author, poet, traveler, blogger and serial nut, has died aged 90. According to one of her few surviving friends, her last w...
Thursday, 28 May 2015

Eggs galore

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Photo: A. Peter  Saw this yesterday, on my way back from my walk.  Yesterday was another light day where I was able to dash home a tad ea...
Friday, 22 May 2015

Saturday, Piku, Bombay Velvet, a surprise birthday party

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After  a drought of good movies, some good ones came to Mumbai in a rush. I was lucky to catch one. The first was Piku. Nicely done. Th...
Thursday, 21 May 2015

Biker babe

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Saw my rickshaw driver staring at this lady getting on to her bike.... and I was hooked too. It's an Enfield Bullet. It is a big, hea...

Pictures that speak

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In the last few days I have been tidying my cupboard, looking through old photos, trying to take pictures of old ones of my mom and her fri...
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Friday, 24 April 2015

Break at Kihim

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Early this month some friends of ours, their families and we caught the ferry and went to my sister-in-law's beach house in Kihim, just...

Kerala

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A strike in Kerala, a 'samaram' (November 2014). I think that's a church in the background. 

A movie theatre in TVM

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A single screen movie theatre in Thiruvananthapuram (November 2014). I was charmed by the building and surprised a single screen theatre ...

Street views

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On my way to work one day in 2014. Near Jogeshwari, Mumbai. There are some pictures crying to be taken. This was taken during the rains. ...

The aroma of onions

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This was written at end 2013. .................................................................................. I'm sitting at my w...

My obituary

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I got this idea after reading Veena V's obit. I enjoyed readin her's and writing mine. An Obituary Arwa Penna, the author, poet...
Thursday, 3 October 2013

A manner of hell

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I want to tell you about a lady I know. She meets me everyday and has a one-sided conversation most days. I think she just wants to be he...
Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Speaking of pregnancies

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At our friend's place, we noticed the discus (a breed of ornamental fish) were laying eggs. At first we thought they were unwell. Three...

Ona sadya

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On Sunday we were invited to a friend's home for onam. It's late for several reasons.   The immediate family were tired this year...

Three movies

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I saw The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel today. I'd wanted to see the movie for a very long time, but even i was surprised that i had somet...

Mom

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I don't remember when i last wrote. I know it was before my mother died. There i said it. On my own. The year has divided itself in...
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Thursday, 9 May 2013

Onwards to heaven

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Yesterday we woke up to find some men from the next building standing in a corner and talking quietly.  After about an hour, the maid ask...
Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Candy so dandy

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  This is my entry for The Fifty-2 Weeks of 2013   Chocolates. Sweets, desserts, etc etc. In my childhood, it was a forbidden treat....
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To pee or not

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Do fish pee in water? I thought i'd ask the fish, but have been holding myself back. The chances of getting a false answer are very h...
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Mud reviewed

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I was curious. What did everyone else think of Mud? Apparently, much more than me. http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/05/05/matt...

Mud

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Unlike my slow self these days, I bathed quick, ate my medicines, food be damned and ran out of the house. Managed to reach the theatre w...
Monday, 6 May 2013

New fish on the block

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So there are new fish in our tank. Rather another oldish, smallish tank, with semi-new fish and two shrimps, sharing my mother-in-la...
Sunday, 5 May 2013

A chauffered fisherwoman

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Last week I was waiting for a bus (yes, I travel by public transport J especially after rickshaw fares became unaffordable) and saw an i...

Resolutions

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10 Jan 2013 S o today, after a week of working from home, I decided I had to make it more professional by wearing my watch and gold ban...

A pound of flesh

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16 Jan 2013 A pound of flesh? I have an inkling of how birds take theirs. In the first year of my Masters at Mumbai University, I ...
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Fifty Shades of Grey

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So I went to the mall a few days ago and bought some books. Mostly for kids, who likely won't read them. Yesterday I started readin...

Visitors. Change

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Had visitors in Mumbai over the weekend. Things have changed. For me too. I tried to take some days off from work and was told that I c...
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Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Performance anxiety

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The title get you? Well i've been thinking about it for a while. I sent my friends and family the blog's link and then i stoppe...
Thursday, 25 April 2013

Wine and carrots

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Thinking of squeezing wine-making between the end of work and start of sleep. Roughly an hour. That gives me time to eat, chat with the oth...
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