tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263201212024-03-14T01:28:53.768-07:00Random ThoughtsCogito ergo sumRaagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-50643894255203867972011-04-11T23:07:00.000-07:002011-04-11T23:07:53.157-07:00Pease Porridge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></em></strong></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></em></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old;</span></em></strong></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></em></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some like it hot, some like it cold,</span></em></strong></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></em></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some like it in the pot, nine days old.</span></em></strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></em></strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">A few weeks ago, we took Baby A to the doctor at a clinic close to home. A had developed a rash all over his body and also seemed to cry incessantly. We were asked to wait for 45 minutes and we hung around there. Finally, it was our turn to meet the doctor. </span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;"> </span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">We went in and I showed the baby to the doctor. He looked at the rash and seemed puzzled. I had read that most new born babies develop a rash, but I didn't want to rely on just that knowledge. The doctor said, "I think the baby is feeling quite hot, so he has developed this rash. Please keep him in an aircon room always."</span></em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Then I told him that A cried a lot and that I felt it couldn't be colic as he was way too young even for that. The doctor said, "I think he cries because he is feeling cold. Next time he cries, cover him in a blanket and see if that stops the crying."</span></em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">By this time, we had spent less than 3 minutes inside the doctor's room. I then started to ask him if I could give A some gripe water in case he cried a lot and nothing else soothed him (Given his prescriptions for the earlier two problems, I should have known better than to ask him a third question!). To this the doctor said, "I'd love to sit and talk all night you know, but I do have other patients to look at."</span></em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">He's not going to have us to talk to all night... ever!</span></em></div></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-68758940464192598432011-04-06T03:12:00.001-07:002011-04-06T03:22:29.998-07:00Jack and Jill<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Jack and Jill</strong></span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times;"><strong>Went up the hill</strong></span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times;"><strong>To fetch a pail of water</strong></span></em><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">This is a nursery rhyme almost all of us grew up with. And I've been thinking about it a lot in the past few days. And it has little to do with the fact that I have a child now.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">A few weeks ago, I called an agency here and asked them to send me a part time maid for three hours. This lady came and was going about the cleaning. </span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">I needed a bucket for something and asked her to please bring it to me. </span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">She brought me a stool. I then said, "I need a bucket please."</span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">She went to the living area and brought me a folding chair. I didn't know how to explain it to her and so stopped what I was doing and went and brought the bucket. By this time, she had started doing something else and so she didn't see what it was that I really needed.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">About half an hour later, she came to me with a bucket in her hand and said, "Ma'm, I need to use a pail. May I use this one?"</span></em></div></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-4381959237414376672011-03-20T06:13:00.000-07:002011-03-20T06:13:20.245-07:00The Long Road Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have to apologize to all my readers for having ignored this blog for over six months. Life changed for me in more ways than I could have imagined. I now live in a different country and have also been blessed with a little bundle of joy. While this should keep me busy, these changes in life also give me ample things to blog about. </span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">I want to share my experiences in Singapore with all of you along with my experiences as a new mother. Reminiscing about the days gone by with my parents has given me plenty of food for thought and I also plan to resume my series: Strange Encounters of the Arranged Kind.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">I hope to be able to take time out to write again. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and I sure am back on the long road home.</span></em></div></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-48704659092013176882010-07-05T06:17:00.000-07:002010-08-12T02:59:58.751-07:00Bio-diversity<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMjmf5qN9I/AAAAAAAAC88/u4SqltS_nAQ/s800/0f357295-d834-43e8-9eee-da28a702560e.jpg" /><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Part of the Tau Devilal Bio Diversity Park in Gurgaon.</span></em>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-16922350103469230742010-07-04T06:19:00.000-07:002011-04-02T02:51:07.914-07:00Dancing in the Rain<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMtYi3OgKI/AAAAAAAAC90/HUSQsFP5Yg0/s800/IMG_2532.JPG" />Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-29841227884558055902010-07-03T06:15:00.000-07:002011-04-02T02:51:07.920-07:00Colours in the sky<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMjOyg2nnI/AAAAAAAAC84/uaJ78hj8kXI/s800/df212ae4-049c-407c-af7c-855c93cab2b4.jpg" />Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-81509080125929269172010-07-02T06:53:00.000-07:002011-04-02T02:51:07.925-07:00His and Hers<div align="center"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMznrxvlhI/AAAAAAAAC-0/ctfzlUr0eS4/s800/IMG_2540.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The cool lounge chairs at an office complex in Gurgaon.</span></em>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-27663826885602579092010-06-28T06:11:00.000-07:002011-04-02T02:51:07.943-07:00South India in South Delhi<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMk4wKsvjI/AAAAAAAAC9E/JOMdopmATq0/s800/f2f5d5d4-b943-41aa-a7b7-bf2a5428b322.jpg" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The market in Munirka where you can shop for all things South Indian.</span>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-24646870167190513622010-06-27T06:46:00.000-07:002011-04-02T02:51:07.947-07:00Some like it sweet, some like it sovour?<div align="center"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMzbIO6xII/AAAAAAAAC-I/ZWfhbKJW118/s800/IMG_2533.JPG" /></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-32600193191474218522010-06-26T06:10:00.000-07:002011-04-02T02:51:07.952-07:00A Mad Tea Party<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMiCK4PEfI/AAAAAAAAC8k/xnQvULrh7t0/s800/IMG_2524.JPG" />Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-46973390261771057982010-06-25T07:16:00.000-07:002010-07-06T07:16:39.204-07:00Jet Age<div align="center"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDM6jikmRwI/AAAAAAAAC_M/RxuUVmm56So/s800/IMG_2552.JPG" /></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-38313685526260597612010-06-24T07:11:00.000-07:002010-07-06T07:12:23.968-07:00More memoirs<div align="center"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDM5C-NlJrI/AAAAAAAAC_I/P6rj3BgItCc/s800/IMG_2549.JPG" /></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-25248078779981902972010-06-23T07:10:00.000-07:002010-07-06T07:11:22.309-07:00Puppy Love?<div align="center"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDM5CE1eJnI/AAAAAAAAC_E/wPk-aujD_9k/s800/IMG_2547.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">On days when I don't feel like cooking!</span></em></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-79417835579561814442010-06-19T06:08:00.000-07:002011-04-02T02:51:07.959-07:00New Clothes<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMlVPmF9FI/AAAAAAAAC9I/sv0IwLSEqO4/s800/ae867a63-d46d-4c41-a2cb-a3b02217512e.jpg" />Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-90957327502387007382010-06-18T06:59:00.000-07:002010-07-06T06:59:56.450-07:00Kairi<div align="center"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMznCcPVvI/AAAAAAAAC-c/h2x8CKeaVb0/s800/IMG_2539.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">My favourite Indian motif.</span></em></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-33200318553144479442010-06-17T06:56:00.000-07:002010-07-06T06:57:32.999-07:00And the Victims<div align="center"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMzpRLqYWI/AAAAAAAAC-s/ZROlZsv2YOo/s800/IMG_2543.JPG" /></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-9854364841899614052010-06-16T06:55:00.000-07:002010-07-06T06:56:53.274-07:00The Weapon<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMzo4SZKdI/AAAAAAAAC-o/4w1-53Q1k_Y/s800/IMG_2542.JPG" />Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-58582682448654075342010-06-15T06:55:00.000-07:002010-07-06T06:55:43.867-07:00Waiting for better weather<div align="center"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMzoONVl0I/AAAAAAAAC-k/ovNbTjZe32E/s800/IMG_2541.JPG" /></div>Raagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736416344880614248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26320121.post-21427473394374190262010-06-14T06:50:00.000-07:002010-07-06T06:51:37.669-07:00Beady<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1-dXqI0iTE0/TDMzlfqyDiI/AAAAAAAAC-Q/FO_5fo7eLhE/s800/IMG_2536.JPG" /></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Coasters from Dilli Haat.</em></span><br />
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