Chupke Chupke...Shhhh..

 Once upon a time in the busy city of Bumpleville, there lived a special superhero named SuperH. Now, SuperH wasn't your ordinary hero. His amazing superpower was making rough things smooth, which might not sound exciting at first, but wait until you hear what happened! In Bumpleville, everything was perfectly fine until one day, a mischievous villain named Dr. Gravel arrived. Dr. Gravel had the terrible power to make everything rough and bumpy. He turned smooth sidewalks into gravel paths, made soft pillows feel like sandpaper, and even made ice cream filled with crunchy bits! "Soon all of Bumpleville will be rough and uncomfortable!" Dr. Gravel cackled. "Everyone will be too irritated to sleep!" Children couldn't sleep on their now-rough beds. Parents couldn't drive on the bumpy roads. Everyone was grumpy from lack of sleep. That's when SuperH swooped into action! With a gentle wave of his hand, he smoothed out the rough sidewalks so people could w...

  April, this year, my better half took me to a car showroom and we just ended up booking a car for myself on my birthday. Best gift ever! Though I made the transactions, him making the decision on the car and taking me there was very special. I had not pursued driving at all since I received my DL in 2004! Close to 20 years later, I have suddenly found confidence and the enthusiasm to drive. I learned in Chennai and often would take Appa's car, but it was his office car, so was always scared of any potential damage. Then my husband's car. His parents always used to worry about the tiniest damage on the car and that was excuse enough to not gain confidence in driving his car. So, a year back, I had decided I had to buy one for myself to gain confidence. I am now wondering why I didnt do it any sooner!  I am loving my new wheels and I love how I managed to drive 35 kilometers in just a day yesterday! It's a month since I got my new car and my confidence is high! This was als...

  Last week, this song "The Man" by Taylor Swift, played as I walked into office. It felt like a great way to start my work as I marched into my floor and inside my cabin. Pumped, I start my daily routine at work and as I get through the day, I realize I enjoy my work and that I am good at it. Would I be at a different level if I were a man? Maybe. But I would rather go through my journey my way because we cannot keep regretting what we cannot change. However, I do lend that hand to a younger woman and guide her so she learns from my mistakes too and can work smarter. I make sure I am the person representing my girl-tribe in moments where their skills are sought for.  This also reminds me of Cher's interview where she says that instead of marrying a rich man, she was the Rich Man !  I'm so sick of running as fast as I can Wondering if I'd get there quicker If I was a man And I'm so sick of them coming at me again 'Cause if I was a man Then I'd be the m...

Some days when you don't want to start on some new show and you don't want to watch something without knowing the ending, you'd go back to shows or movies that you have loved as a child. Yesterday was one such day. I went on to watch Jim Carrey's "The Truman Show". When I watched it as a younger person, I liked it for Jim's acting and the entire storyline seemed outrageous and yet heartbreaking. How can one person's life be in front of camera all the time and how can one be living a lie !  Present age, in 2024, when I watched this, I saw it in a different light. With social media being rampant, with everyone having access to cameras on their phone to instantly capture a video, no one can escape being a "Truman". Any instance of your life can be captured by someone and you could end up being ridiculed or hailed a superstar overnight. The superstardom can fall overnight too, but the ridicule remains long after it subsides too. We also live a li...

                                            Opened up my blog yesterday which hardly has anyone peeping in, not even me! I love writing. It is my channel to express myself, let things flow out of my head into a more concrete medium - whether it makes sense or not, I don't really care. The last post before I resumed yesterday was a year ago. It almost feels like trauma triggered writing instead of the good stuff. So trying to get into a habit of writing atleast a small write-up every single day(almost).  Life is sometimes overwhelming, I feel like giving up and hibernating and then I am suddenly charged with energy, I see my purpose and I am super delighted to work a lot ! It is a rollercoaster of emotions and I am getting used to it now. No self-doubt. Only self-motivation. I am the best at what I do. I add value no matter where I go and I sometimes know when to hang my coa...

 June 12th 2014, I went for a regular scan to my Gynec - 37 weeks into my pregnancy and was asked to go for an immediate scan, that followed a suggestion to get admitted right away, and then surgery was scheduled the next day. 28 years on earth and I had never been admitted at a hospital for anything, not even typhoid or chicken pox! And here I was hospitalized for 11 days, 1 pre-surgery, 10 post until my son recovered from jaundice ! And that's the end, I thought !  June 4th, 2022, I was out shopping with my son. My previous blog posts detail the ordeal and how i was again hospitalized for a week for concussion and surgery to my face for bruises. A plastic surgery that didn't change my "beauty".  Cut to June 16th 2023, a couple of days ago, woke up with a sharp, shooting pain, like contractions non-stop and ended up getting admitted, drips and pain killers not being effective, to rushing to a scan that helped find the root cause - Hemorrhage of cyst in ovary. Sounds ...