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On the segmentation of a life – by Michael W. Jones

Posted in Guest Posts, Many Lives, life, tagged , , on April 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Each of us lives a number of lives, regardless of our specific experiences. We are each helpless babes, then growing children, then young adults, adults, and senior citizens. Moreover, an interesting and active life will insure the further subdivision of our existence into other phases, by career, relationship, challenges faced, places lived, and so on. [...]

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Secret of Happiness

Posted in Random Musings, life, tagged , , , , on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

There are as many secrets to happiness as there are people. Each one of us has our own path to it. Someone might find happiness in blue skies, yet another in chocolate, someone in a lover and even a smile from a stranger.
Shared below are some of the secrets that I found:
“The [...]

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How to make ~masala chai~….

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , on April 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Wikipedia describes Masala chai (Spiced Tea) as :
“A beverage from the Indian subcontinent made by brewing tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs. By itself, chai is merely the generic word for tea in much of the world, but for many English speakers outside those regions, “chai” is always construed as “masala [...]

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How to “Get a Life”

Posted in Diary, tagged , , , , , on April 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Sometime back on one of the soc-nets I was told to “Get a Life”, so I decided to get me one. While I was on the “Get a Life” project I went through various articles online and a few books and here’s my take on

HOW TO GET A LIFE……

1) Decide that you [...]

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How do I write a poem for a poet?

Posted in Poetry, tagged , , on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

How do I write a poem for a poet?
Words fail me and verses are lost,
Aroused feelings, thoughts confused!
How do I write a poem for a poet?

Fond remembrances of ignited passions;
midnight encounters yet to be,
Look into my eyes and you may see,
Rising smoke from kindled desires,
Hold my hand and you shall feel,
the quickening of my pulse [...]

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Shrikhand- Dessert made from yoghurt

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , on April 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Ingredients
1 cup Plain thick yogurt (the thicker the yoghurt the better shrikhand is)
Powdered sugar- to taste
1 teaspoon Cardamom powder1/4th teaspoon Nutmeg powder5-6 coarsely crushed Almonds
5-6  coarsely crushed Pistachios
7-8 [...]

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Pocket notebook

Posted in Art & Craft, tagged , , , , on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Pocket notebook Click on the link to download.
Print, fold and use. For directions on how to fold visit this. Please share this with anyone you feel might appreciate it.

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How to make Pyaaz (onion) Pakoras….

Posted in Random Musings, Recipes, tagged , , , , on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Now I am no cooking expert but I didn’t find a suitable recipe for this online. So here’s how we make it at home. Keep in mind that this recipe works for onion pakoras and may need to be modified for other vegetable pakoras.

Ingredients:
Onions: 2-3 small onions peeled and coarsely chopped.
Gramflour/chickpea flour: just enough to [...]

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Indian Textile- Hand woven shawl from Kashmir Valley

Posted in Art & Craft, Random Musings, tagged , , , , on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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The end of the beginning of a romance…

Posted in Fiction, tagged , , on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There from the balcony you could see a zillion stars glittering up in the sky and the darkness below. It was a pretty romantic sight, midnight, stars, mountains and just the two of us.

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