Friday Fill-Ins #6

1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was barbecued vegetables, cottage cheese, parathas, dal makhani, pasta choc cake and butterscotch pastry. (We went for a team lunch at office :-) )

2. Performing social obligations is something I intensely dislike.

3. The full moon is cool and glorious and reminds me of those wonderful nights of star gazing.

4. Appadiya (Is that so!) is one of my favorite local expressions.

5. Sometimes it's best to turn deaf and dumb and avoid arguments.

6. Subramanyapuram is the best movie I've seen so far this year!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to travelling safe with my family, tomorrow my plans include visiting my brother-in-law for offering our condolences and Sunday, I want to do the return trip back home and have a restful sleep!

Friday Fill-Ins #5

1. You know you're old when the neighbourhood children call you "Aunty!"

2. My heart is divided between a job that satiates my creative yearnings and a job that meets my financial commitments.

3.Quiet and peace to do my work is what I need RIGHT NOW! (My kids are talking nineteen to the dozen right now.)

4. I have felt the pang of being helpless, I have known the depths of love, assurance and support from loved ones.

5. Gah, won't these people ever stop hiking land prices and house rents.

6. Do whatever you like best as soon as you can!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to finish my writing assignment, tomorrow my plans include attending the community women's meet and Sunday, I want to picnic with my family and relatives!

Haiku

Have been wanting to try my hand at Haiku for a long time. Don't know whether this fulfills the rules and grammar of Haiku...!

Crowds throng canteen
No lunch for caterer
He’s all smiles



Raindrops on leaves
Dripping pearl strings
Thirsty earth



Juicy guavas
Squirrels race
A snarled pole reaches first



Green henna leaves
Black mortar
Reddened hands



Silken thread
Gossamer fabric
Eight legs clambering down

I’d Rather Hate

Heated words
Spray forth pent up anger
Smouldering lava from a live volcano

Anger over…
What?
Whom?
The action or the person?

Prickly words
Like spiky barbed thorn wires that fence arid lands
Blazing coals
That singes and scorches tender skins
Piercing and burning up the compassionate heart

What I get in return is all love and affection
No hatred, no abhorrence, no disgust
I wince at this ever-flowing abundance of love
That covers the dry thorns with tender foliage and smiling blossoms
That drenches and puts out the burning coals

I cringe and cower
Ashamed of myself
Restless and mortified
Only to return more vengeful

I pray that I may continue to hate
Blazing and raging all over again
Hate the living presence…
Rather than only love the departed soul.

(In memory of my deceased mother...)

Meme of Five

My dear friend Ananya had tagged me to this meme...

“The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.”

1) What were you doing 5 years ago?
Five years ago, exactly on this date, my daughter C was barely 3 weeks old. I was coming to terms with handling a 5 year old and the 3 week old baby, running a household, and taking care of my C-sectioned tummy single-handedly. Phew! I'm glad it's all over now and just a memory of the past.

2) What are 5 things on your to-do list for today?
To complete the storyboards for my current lesson (at office), not to feel lazy and manage to go the gym, buy veggies and fruits, read a few pages in that Paulo Coelho (introduced by Ananya & Me) book lying untouched for almost a week, and find out a good hotel to stay at Hyderabad on my oncoming trip.

3) What are 5 snacks you enjoy?
Choclate chip biscuits, mixture (traditional Indian fried snack), sweets made of milk, murukku (traditional Indian fried snack) and chips (potato and raw banana).

4) What are five things you would do if you were a billionaire?
Buy a house by the river or sea, buy a car, invest a sizable money for future needs, spend on charity and buy lovely dresses for the entire family.

5) What are five jobs you’ve had?
Teacher, storyteller, businesswoman, content writer & translator, and voice over artiste. I'm currently an Instructional Designer.

I'm tagging Nomad's wife, Bangaloremom, and Michelle so that they would enjoy doing this meme as much as I did.