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  • Reading a book
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    2020 New Year Resolutions

    6th January 2020 /

    “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it” After many weeks, I picked up a non-fiction book and was able to read it only for 15-20 minutes without reaching for my phone or PC to Google / take down a note / check WhatsApp. And, that led me to the following New Year 2020 resolutions: Improve the duration I can be focused on while reading books, watching online courses and movies; Reduce the frequency of social media during the day; the number of TV Shows I watch on Netflix/Prime/Hotstar; Keep reminding myself especially while on Facebook, whatever I wish to “comment” is just noise and Silence is Golden when…

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    Ladies Market at Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    9th December 2019 /

    I wonder what I was doing here? Seen here is the Ladies Market, Netaji Road, Near Law Garden in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. You will find rows of shops selling traditional wears for ladies, in all colours and styles.

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    Tasting Lotus Biscoff

    3rd September 2019 /

    In 1932, a Belgian baker named Jan Boone Sr., creates a caramelised biscuit with nothing but natural ingredients. He names it Lotus, after the flower that symbolises purity. I am tasting for the first time, what is called as the best biscuit in the world – Lotus Speculoos / Biscoff biscuits from the UK. Indeed, true to its fame, it is tasty and you certainly can’t resist with a few! I just noticed it is now available in India from Amazon India for Rs.180 and Big Basket for Rs.149. #biscuits #cookies #belgian #tasty

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    28th March 2021

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    Flat water bottle

    12th July 2019 /

    For a few years now, I have been carrying a men purse with me, when I go outside to an event or a cinema. I can drop inside the bag, my wallet, a mobile phone, hand sanitizer and so on, the bag makes it super convenient. The problem has been with carrying a water bottle inside the bag – most water bottles are cylindrical and make the bag appear bulging and ugly. That’s when a few months ago, I read in a friend’s facebook newsfeed about flat water bottles – I hadn’t seen one before – they resemble the aristocratic whisky flasks. Looking up in Amazon India, I found one…

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    Words of wisdom for every husband from a TV Show

    7th May 2019 /

    This dialogue from the “Man with a Plan” TV Show (Season 3, Episode 1) starring Matt LeBlanc as Adam Burns and Liza Snyder as Andi Burns, sums up what every husband feels like saying to his wife during an argument: “Stop Listening to my words and let me talk” #LifeQuotesFromTV #TVShows #Comedy #HusbandandWife #Amazon #PrimeVideo

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    The best pillow that I found

    2nd May 2019 /

    From teenage days, I have been using big and thick pillows. From what I saw in films I tried two pillows (one over the other) and lying on them. Thanks to my Yoga practise, so far I have not hurt my neck. About two years back, a psychotherapist who I was visiting for a problem in my foot, casually suggested me to use only one pillow and it should not be thick. After trying a few in shops, I bought Portico Memory Foam Pillow with a gel layer on top to keep your head cool (we all need this). Earlier I had tried the contoured cervical pillows, after the first…

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    My new fedora hat

    26th March 2019 /

    For Chennai’s summer, a hat looks better and feels comfortable than a cap. Does it suit me? I bought the hat from Amazon India for Rs.247, called the “Fully Men’s Fedora Hat” it is made out of cotton and jute. My black hair is not happy to be hidden inside the hat, though!

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    6th September 2015

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    Reusable Cloth bags are back in vogue

    19th March 2019 /

    I am not an environment freak like my son. I don’t avoid using plastics, responsible usage I should add. I feel plastics have been unfairly targetted by the millennials, the material has made a tremendous contribution to human life and comfort. The problem has been how we use it, what for, where and how we dispose of safely (still an unsolved problem for the scientists) it. I have been inspired by my mother when it comes to reusing anything good including plastic bags (read this example). I have been trying to use biodegradable garbage bags. I was missing the convenience of plastic bags was when it comes to ad-hoc unplanned…

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