The Girl who looked for Rainbows

Catchy title, isn't it? Well...I didn't think of it, but someone enticing did. The Girl who looked for Rainbows is Medha Kapoor's blog which I am reviewing as a part of Secret Santa organised by our own girl gang  - IndiBlogeshwaris. So what if I am staying away from family and friends, this group makes me feel completely at home, even if it is only virtually that I interact with the gang! Love you girls..you make the sun shine...

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Brownie learns a lesson!

Brownie!! "Mamma, get me some biscuits", shouted Brownie, the little dog with light brown fur and a small ever-wagging tail. "Why do you always want everyone else to do your job? Why can't you get up and get it for yourself?", yelled his mom. "Mamma, I am sitting and watching my friends play", replied Brownie. His mother brought him some biscuits and said, "Brownie, you should learn to do your work all by yourself. You are growing up fast...

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Crushing candies and the like!

Does it happen to you that you see candies everywhere? Simple plain ones, striped ones, the chocolaty ones and the like? Well, it happens to me, all the time nowadays. Candy Crush is addictive to say the least. But, let me tell you, I wasn't a fan initially. I preferred the candies in the fridge over the candies on my tablet or my phone or my laptop. But, with so much time on hand and so many gadgets to play with, I succumbed, like many...

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Platinum Day Of Love: The day we cut an onion together!

18 days from now, we will be celebrating our first wedding anniversary. When I sit back and think of the year gone by, one quote runs in my mind time and again. It is the content from my wedding invite which had these lines - “I cannot fix on the day, or the time, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. I was in middle of it before I knew I was in love with Abhay...Time to exchange vows and seal the love forever…”. The lines were...

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Tring-tring!

38 missed calls in 10 mins!  He wondered what was going on. Rubbing his eyes with a stifling yawn, He peered outside and saw a beautiful breaking dawn. He dialed the number and called his best-friend Ron, Hoping and praying that nothing was terribly wrong. But, all he heard was a beautiful song, Which said “Happy Birthday, you moron!" This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian...

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Oh yes, I finally did fly!

Up above in the sky, Amidst the clouds that sometimes cry, Like a tiny angel with a sigh, Oh yes, I finally did fly! My heart missed a nervous beat, My mouth let out a very loud bleat, Yet, I soared very high, Oh yes, I finally did fly! Down I came with a smile, Posed for a shot with some filmi style, Loved my first ever tandem sky-dive, Oh yes, I finally did fly! This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend,...

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Be Smart, Stay Safe with Smart Suraksha!

I still remember the day very clearly. It was around 7:30 in the morning when I left home for college. I was pursuing my Masters back then. Bangalore weather was at its best - a foggy morning with a slight breeze. As I started from home that morning, I didn’t have the slightest idea that what was about to happen would leave me so emotionally distraught for a long time. As I left home, I saw the sun coming out of its horizon and the beautiful...

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A Corny Meal !!!

What do you do when you have been out the whole evening and return home at 11:00 in the night all hungry? You search for your favourite restaurant or a to-go place, isn't it? Well, that is what we decided to do that fateful day. But, here in Beaverton, almost all Indian restaurants close by 10:00 PM and we didn't want to eat "phoren ka khana" that night. :(  We returned home hoping to eat some junk food and sleep. Alas, there was no junk...

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Season Of Fall...

I see the red coloured leaves fall, From the trees that stand really tall. I wonder why they have to wither, When they can happily quiver. But, life is about letting go, The past that makes us a little woe. Green leaves will be born, It is life that goes on. ...

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Alone but not lonely!

I  stand in the midst of nowhere and yet I stand amidst beauty. ~ Wizard Island This is the beautiful Crater Lake (Southern Oregon) in black and white, with Wizard Island in the centre. P.S. This post is written for That Tuesday Thingy, an *IndiBlogeshwaris* initiative.  ...

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Flashback...

Digging through my memories, A little bitter and a little sweet. I find my worn-out diaries, A little yellow and a little neat. I run my hand over the pages, A little bump and a little sleek. To find my life through passages, A little strong  and a little weak. P.S. This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda. ...

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Life: Under Construction!

When “Mr. I Heard You” aka “Abhishek Singhal” aka “Chhotu” asked me to write a guest post for his blog, I readily agreed. I had to, I had no choice. Even if I paid someone and asked them to post my article on their blogs, I am sure they would have turned me down with a smirk and this guy here was jumping into the well readily, without me having to push him into it. :D With a huge smile on my face, I did say a yes, but, I now faced a bigger problem....

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Hurray!!

Finally, done with the Ultimate Blog Challenge. It has been good since I have tried to bring variety in my posts which, though, hasn't got me much audience, it has helped me learn more about myself. There was a surprise waiting for me when I visited SuKu's Sukupedia today. She had an award for me. :):) Love you SuKu! ...

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BowTie :) - Balloon !

*As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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BowTie :) - Confusions

More choices bring with them more confusions. *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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Rediscovering Oregon - Part VII

Today, I have no place to talk about.  There are other places that we have visited in Oregon, but, they will again be a repetition of the landscapes we have seen.  ...

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Rediscovering Oregon - Part VI

As I was thinking of the post to write for today, I realized it is Saturday today and hence decided to write about Portland. Portland is the city we landed in when we reached the state of Oregon. I was misled initially that Portland is the capital city of Oregon due to its popularity, but, I now know that Salem is the capital city of Oregon. Street of Saturday Market ...

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Rediscovering Oregon - Part V

Today is my hubby's birthday (India Time), ie, 27th of July, and I am thinking what to post. I was busy baking a cake for him, so didn't have much time in the morning. Now, sitting and thinking what to write, I decided I should talk about the "Tulip Fest" that happens in Woodburn every year.  Let me tell you upfront that I hate flowers. I absolutely hate flowers, the normal ones, even more than the weird ones. But, I like flowers that are misshapen or wild. So, when we decided to go to the Tulip Fest, I was all agitated. But, my photographyphilic...

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Rediscovering Oregon - Part IV

If you ask me the definition of skiing, I definitely will tell you that it is a sport where you pay money to fall and hurt yourself on slippery snow. Well, atleast that is what happened with me.  So, today I will talk about our skiing experience here in Oregon. I am not a big fan of adventure sports. I cringe when someone even mentions it. But, my dear husband was born to be just opposite of what I am. He loves his adventure sports....

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Rediscovering Oregon - Part III

Oregon has a lot of hiking trails. We have been to quite a few places for hiking. One Saturday, as we were thinking of places where we could go hiking, we decided to check a few places closer home. And eureka, we had a hiking trail considerably close by - Tryon Creek State Park which is the only state park in Oregon within the metropolitan area, being only a few minutes from Portland downtown....

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Royalty Redefined - Chhotu Pooju :p

Yes, this is the royal "me" :) When I was born, I had a demure look on my face that had "royalty" written all over. I had chubby cheeks and gorgeous silky hair that made me the perfect princess . I kept my tryst with "royalty" intact by never wailing beyond the recommended decibels. I never made any noise when I was being breastfed; there was always an absolute silence in the room. I maintained utmost decency during my bathing routine and...

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Rediscovering Oregon - Part II

We usually wake up very late on Sundays. On one of the Sundays this June, as usual, we got up very late and as we finished our brunch, we sat down thinking what we ought to do for the rest of the day. We fiddled with our options and then settled on the option that we should, probably, go berry picking. Beaverton has a lot of "U-pick" berry farms. I was excited as usual because picking berries with my own hands was something I hadn't done before. I got ready in minutes and by then, Abhay had settled on Hoffman Farm for our first time "Berry...

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The Perfect Road Trip: Our not-so-perfect yet perfect honeymoon!

Abhay and I got married on November 29th, 2012. Before marriage, like all couples very much in love, we also discussed our honeymoon plans. But, nothing materialized because sweet-nothings would always cloud the so called serious “honeymoon” discussions. So, even on the day of our marriage, we hadn’t decided where we ought to head for our honeymoon. Like in case of most marriages, our marriage was also followed by a series of functions that continued till December first week with a few breaks here and there. During this time, we had to...

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Rediscovering Oregon - Part I

It was in March this year that my husband, Abhay and I moved to Beaverton from Bangalore. For all of you who haven’t heard about Beaverton, here is a quick dossier: Beaverton is a city in Washington County in Oregon, USA. Oregon is a beautiful state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon boasts of a diverse landscape. It has deserts, lakes, mountains, rivers, beaches, hot springs, forests, waterfalls, volcanoes and everything else you can think of. A long weekend (25th May-27th May) is what we were waiting for – a...

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Road less travelled...

The road less travelled is the one that is filled with beauty! *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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Food gyaan...

Food teaches us one thing - we can be sweet, salty, spicy, sour and bitter. But, only when these are in the right proportion, we appear more appealing. *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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Stand tall !

Sometimes, you need to stand tall even if there is a mountain in front of you! *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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Blinded...

Sometimes, it is there right in front of our eyes and we cannot see it. Can you see the sleeping elephant here? *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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Distance...

You are closer to a few things than I am. But, I get to see much more than you can.  *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ...

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The sun and the black clouds...

The golden sun blends well with the black clouds to give a magnificent view. That is how life is - a mix of happiness and sorrow blended well to give us a worthy living. *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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Now you see me and now you don't !

The mountain may appear green to you and the same might appear brown to me. What I see might not be the same as what you see, because, we might be viewing it from different angles, and sometimes that makes a hell lot of difference. In such cases, there is nothing right nor is there anything wrong. It is all about perception, my friend, it is all about perception. P.S. They say "A picture is worth a thousand words". So, this...

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ಉತ್ತರವಿಲ್ಲದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು(Unanswered questions)...

ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವು ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು, ಇವು ಉತ್ತರವಿಲ್ಲದ  ಬಿರುಸಿನ ಅಲೆಗಳು. Translation: A number of questions in mind, Which are nothing but unanswered stormy tides. *As a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge ! ...

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