Tag Archives: humor

Goa Room Fiasco

Posted on November 30, 2013 by

Have you ever tried to be suave and sophisticated and failed at it? When my husband and I went on a trip to Goa we had our one-year-old daughter with us. The resort where we were to stay was one … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Activity.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

Being a kindergarten teacher is not easy. But I love my job and would not trade it for any other. I am a teacher at a Kindergarten School where the kids are all aged between three and four years. The kids … Continue reading →

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Two Cute Stories – Ready Wit

Posted on July 5, 2013 by

A grandchild is a women’s delight. More so if the imp had the gift of the gab. My grandson though only four years old was quick with his retorts and repartees. Some of his instant replies have filled me with surprise … Continue reading →

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Newly Married Indian – Bride’s House

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

A delightful story of a shy bridegroom who is ragged by his sisters-in-law. In India, that is how a groom is welcomed into the family! My mother’s cousins and sisters were a boisterous lot. When my mother and father got … Continue reading →

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Lovey Dovey

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

What is the first gift your fiancé gave you? Was it as unique as this? This is an old tale and took place in the 1970s. The setting is rural and the protagonist are my cousin and her then fiancé and now husband … Continue reading →

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The Bee In Spring

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

What happens when you give your professors nicknames and completely forget their original ones? What if you  remember them by just their appellations? When we were in college we had this habit of giving tag names or nicknames to our … Continue reading →

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Newly Married Indian – After Marriage

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Two amusing stories about Newly Married Indians Story 1: My daughter got married to an engineer working in the US. We lived in a small town in Tamil Nadu. A few days after the wedding we took my son-in-law and … Continue reading →

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At Work – April Fool

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose? No, not on April Fools’ Day! I was working as a junior doctor at the Government Hospital at Chennai, in the Nephrology Unit. My chief was a dynamic person whom we all … Continue reading →

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All Ears

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

  Children have unique thought processing. Sometimes, the things they say really astonishes us. My two and half-year old daughter recently said something and every time I think of it, it puts the biggest smile on my face.  She is … Continue reading →

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English – Vinglish

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Our warden spoke English Vinglish . The result?  Gender Bender! In Bangalore close to the hospital where I did my post graduation there is  a youth hostel, kind of like a supervised lodging. Most of the student doctors, both girls … Continue reading →

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