Category: Thoroughly Mundane

  • the doll

    I wish I had never thrown my doll Malini away. I was just 5yrs. Old when papa went to UK for his FRCS. For me it was like Papa was going to Alladin’s cave. My brother and I were left in the care of my maternal grandparents by mom, who was recuperating from typhoid. She…

  • Art the craft of the mind

    my favorite artist, is an active mind Plinky wants to know about my favourite artist. I wonder what actually Plinky means a person who paints or a person who is into arts of any kind. Talking of artists I know I do not like M.F.Hussain. I rather like the stray drawings created by various people,…

  • 2011 Goals and Achievements

    Every Decision Made for Us By the Government Is One Less Decision We Can Make for Ourselves 2010 was a year retrospection and I made a few decisions, one was to believe in my potential We had some guests’ end of January and the past almost 14yrs, I used to dread these visits because everyone…

  • tough cookie eh!

    how I like my cookie depends on what I mean by cookie.:) Cookie Monster What’s my favourite cookie asks Plinky and how do I like it? Well cookie was what we called our hostel cook.  Informally speaking a cookie means a dear and a sweetheart, irrespective of our romantic status the cook got the…

  • Ouch the grouch

    “Hi grouch” Have we all not had a grouchy day, hey but do you know the mission of every grouch is to be as miserable as possible. At least that’s what the grouches of sesame street Muppet gang say. Wonder if Oscar the green coloured grouch who will be celebrating his 44/45 birthday have a…

  • speak in full sentences

    Other than Memorial Day and national Macaroon day in Uncle Sam’s land today is also speak in full sentences day! “Duh!” “What?” “Why?” “Hmm”  Why speak full sentences? Can you imagine the confusion that could be caused by incomplete ones? We had an entire play that said, “People will interrupt” How many times have…