Ikigai is the first book that I read in February and the fifth book that I read in 2019 after Poonachi, The Girl on the Train, Norwegian Woods and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. Ikigai is a book that talks about the Japanese secret to a Long and Happy life. This is a self-help motivational … Continue reading Review of Ikigai #ReadBravely #ReadingChallenge
I fell in love with Italy when I was a student of class VII. My geography teacher Mrs. Banerjee was a beautiful lady who had visited Italy. During her class, she used to narrate us stories from her visit. She narrated the story so beautifully that I could almost visualize the lanes and canals of … Continue reading Pisa- The First Glimpse of Tuscany
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows is the fourth book that I read in January 2019. The first three books are Poonachi, The Girl on the Train and Norwegian Woods respectively. The title of this book intrigued me. I had also read a few reviews and most readers had praised it. This book was also picked … Continue reading Review of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows #ReadBravely #ReadingChallenge2019
Midnight Faluda: The year 2019 began with midnight faluda. Once upon a time, we used to welcome the new year while dancing to Bailamos at New Year's party, but now we have grown old and our knee hurts to dance therefore this year we had no plans of partying. I was planning to fall asleep … Continue reading Gratitude List January 2019
Ahead of my Europe trip, I downloaded a language learning app called Duolingo and started learning Italian and French. In Europe, I observed from my previous trips that it becomes extremely difficult without knowing the local dialect, I was especially worried about France because the French are well known for their aversion to speaking English. … Continue reading How Bengali helped me in Europe
I once read a review of Norwegian Wood where the reviewer wrote: “It’s like travelling up a mountainside on a dark gray day. Yes, the beauty is still there, but you have to look for it. You don't even notice the beauty before you because of the overcast skies. The higher up you go, the … Continue reading Review of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami #ReadingChallenge2019
"How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”- John Burroughs Last weekend I was in Ahmedabad. I spotted this tree in the premise of the Adalaj Stepwell. The tree with the autumn leaves caught my fancy and I had to click it for Parul's #ThursdayTreeLove. If you … Continue reading The Autumn Tree #ThursdayTreeLove
The other day, my son had his annual sports day in school. He had won the heat and was selected for the final race. However, he was unable to secure any position and stood fourth (or maybe fifth, sixth, seventh) in the final tally. Obviously, he couldn’t step up on the victory stand and wear … Continue reading Winning or Ubuntu?
I clicked this tree in Paris, France. The tree is so huge that my camera was not able to capture it entirely. This lonely tree was next to a bridge and cars were parked beneath. I somehow found the tree lonely even though it was right there on a busy street. Linking with Parul for … Continue reading Parisian Tree- #ThursdayTreeLove
