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Water, Water Everywhere...
I don't know how to swim...No, really I don't (don't you dare laugh! :P) So the thought of spending 24 hours on a boat sent shivers down my spine! The backwaters? Yes, pretty and gorgeous...But oh poor...
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The Grand Sequel to Water Water Everywhere!!!
As promised, here's the next batch of the backwaters pics..Okay all these pics are making me write less! So I want to get done with them asap! So I'll bludgeon you with an overdose of pics and a little...
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Moments of Madness!
Moments of madness are those few moments in our prim n propah lives in which we choose to do things that might seem crazy to others, but hell, IT"S FUN!!!!! ;)Blog Adda has given me a perfect excuse to...
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In Deep Water- the final chapter!
Let's just quickly get done with the backwater pics for good! So I can show off some other place that I visited.. :P So ladies and gentlemen...presenting before you the final edition of the back water...
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Appointment With a Nightmare!
Haircuts are so scary! I mean, it's the easiest way to torture someone like me. By me, I'm referring to those who need to be whacked before they shift their derriere and head to the salon, growl when...
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The Minstrel In Hibernation
The Minstrel is going on an actual hibernation... Hope to be back soon! Thanks for all the support and love.. Take care.. :) P.S.- Don't kill my ranking plz IndiBlogger!!!!
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Dressing Up Delhi
Image source: thecommonwealthgames.orgWhat's the hype all about? Okay, I know I was supposed to be on hibernation but something came up today that I just could not ignore. It's going to be a shift...
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Indian Soaps- Unity In Diversity!
The kiddo and I were talking about Indian soaps today and we realised how integral a part they are of our Indian culture! :P No matter what language, which channel, you can always figure out a few...
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To My Partners In Crime!
I'm a strange person to be friends with! :P I have my eccentricities and my mad moments! Yet there are those few mad freaks who stubbornly stand by me through all that! When I act like a dope, they...
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Page 57
Write page 57 of your300-page autobiography.An excerpt from the upcoming bestseller "The Minstrel's Lair" by the Booker Prize winning author who refuses to reveal her true identity- Minstrel Incognito....
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Wading in the city!
It rained cats and dogs today. I had to almost swim back home. The traffic was a bummer, drains overflowing, it was a sight to see. Makes one wonder about the drainage system of the city... God save...
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My Tribute To Colonel Sanders!
With special thanks to Zooks for lending her right hand to this noble cause (becoming the first vegetarian to be in an "I Love KFC" pic perhaps!)!Here's to a whole lot more of centuries of finger...
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Dearest...
image source: http://browardlawblog.blogspot.com/Dearest Blog,How are you doing? Hope this letter finds you in good health. I know I haven't been too kind to you recently and you have been feeling...
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Come Out And Play?
(Hehe! Yea! Accidents like this do happen sometimes! It made me fall off my chair in disbelief!) Disclaimer: I have nothing against the Commonwealth games! Please do not kill me supporters, I too...
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Once in a BLUE Moon...
I had never thought that I'd live to see this day.. Cows would fly before this happened! But it did!!! And last heard, cows still have their feet planted firmly on the ground! (Thank God for small...
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Washed Away...
The Yamuna is overflowing. And with have been washed away the foundations of many lives. The water has most of the surroundings all submerged... it's a really sad situation..There were families there...
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An Appeal..
Okay here's another shift in gear... With all due respect to all religions, sects and cults, I humbly request all citizens of Delhi, visitors and whoever gets within a 100 m radius of the Yamuna to...
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Lungi Lore..
Image source: http://bollywood-hotshots.blogspot.comStill from' Dance Pe Chance' This is a forward I got in my email and I found it so funny that I had to share it!!! I don't know who wrote it so I...
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I won a prize!!!!! ;):):):)
I got the second runners up prize for a contest!!Yaiyee!!! Yes! Thank you thank you! So I wrote two alternate endings to this particular story. This was the "And Then..." contest was on Ruchi's blog....
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The other one..
So as I had mentioned earlier (go to the previous post and see duh! :P) I had written two entries for this contest called "And then.." on Ruchi's blog. Here's the link to the first half of the story:...
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The Exam Checklist (Minstrel Style!)
image source: news.bbc.co.ukOkay..so exams are slowly approaching and finally you have the jitters wondering what to do..or soon will! No fear! The Minstrel is here to help you with the top 10 things...
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The Last Word
image source: http://scrapetv.comIf I dieIf I mustAnd there is no optionHeed my suggestionLet it be thus.Let me not die of frost or coldOr go to Hades withered and old.Who would care?No disease...
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The Unsung Hero- Ravana
(image source: gorichori.blogspot.com)Ravana is one of the most wronged figures in mythology or literature. He is treated as a demon and Rama celebrated as the maryada purushottam who slew the monster....
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Devil's Advocate
I know it's been a while! But when the creative juices go dry, one fishes out some old ones from the cellar and puts it on the table. :PSo here goes again … another bad boy on the anvil. And this time...
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Wolves and Broken Glass
They weave in and outNameless facesChattering and joking in the courtyardWhile he lies withinCold,Lifeless.Some distant relatives who never met him,And some strangers with them,Like this is a...
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