tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47832974696846406232024-02-21T08:24:46.412+05:30WHIMS AND WISHESA medley of emotions, an assortment of thoughts, a collage of happenings .... just about anything that I wish to jot down into this tiny corner of cyberspace and make it my own...Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-45173706859958570342013-04-26T11:24:00.003+05:302013-04-26T11:31:30.807+05:30It's been a L..O..N..G time ...
A travel post by a fellow blogger reminded me of my forgotten blog.....the blog I'd started on a whim and discontinued with a strange feeling vacillating between wanting to write and an inertia of a prolonged non-writing phase. I peeped into my post on my visit to the same place....relived the memories ...and it triggered a need to jot down something on this 'old' blog of mine.....
Many of Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-49776669780963317902009-07-08T23:55:00.004+05:302009-07-09T02:33:14.457+05:30TAGETTY TAGETTY TAG!!!Tagetty Tagetty Tag!!Two more I have in my bag.Groaning and moaning,though thought of postponing....Knuckled my head, told myself to go ahead.As has been said, long ago in the past...."The wise does at once what the fool does at last"Wise I am not; but as a fool to be slot!!!Oh what a shame.....I dont wish to be defamedSo here i am, trying hard to rhyme....Off on a jig, grunting like a pig...."Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-34315919655769525082009-07-06T07:24:00.000+05:302009-07-06T09:16:52.654+05:30Budget Buzz.......Just a few hours and the suspense will be over!The countdown had begun weeks ago....The hows, the whos, the markets, the wallets, the masses, the classes....the talk is ON !!Well, with the kind brouhaha created over the budget over the past few weeks, with any and every news channel airing something or anything and predicting, speculating, analysing with the different or same sets of experts, theSharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-32441206563055214822009-06-29T08:02:00.006+05:302009-07-09T15:56:18.180+05:30Procrastination, Amnesia & then procrastination again....This is a Tag I had received ages and ages ago from Naperville Mom of Ponderings of a Porcupine. Kept pushing it to the back of the cybershelf and then conveniently forgot all about it!A fews days ago, a blogpost by a co-blogger regarding the same tag restored my amnesiac memory. Well, the chronic procrastinator that I am, again considerable time was spent dilly-dallying ..and now finally, here ISharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-22529608802963715862009-06-21T22:11:00.006+05:302009-06-21T22:53:58.987+05:30There are three kinds of lies.....Just back from my weekly vegetable and grocery shopping with heavy bulging bags and a much lighter wallet.I have this habit of keeping a note of my daily expenditure in a diary. While turning the pages of the diary to make today's entry, the diary opened to the date 12th May 2007, when I'd bought, amongst other things, 10kgs rice for Rs.150 (@Rs.15/kg) and the week's vegetables for Rs.163. Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-86690162179154059212009-06-15T00:14:00.003+05:302013-04-26T11:27:09.928+05:30'Far from the Madding Crowd'
(This is not a travelogue...it's just glimpses of a wonderful experience from which I havent yet recovered)
Coinciding leaves and holidays of two and a half individuals is always a headache….the half is a teeny weeny three and a half-going on thirteen opinionated young lady!
Well, we finally managed to squeeze in a weekend and a bit more of free together time! A quick planning, hurried Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-31151695171912749112009-06-14T18:38:00.004+05:302009-06-14T19:12:55.674+05:30Back to my cyberhome !When some friends I'd never met in my life knocked on my (cyber) door and my mailbox to enquire about my absence and well-being, my heart swelled with joy! Man is a social animal and loves being loved and missed. The cause of my absence? A few hectic days in office, followed by an almost impromptu but much needed short break where we consciously decided to stay away from the cyberworld (be it Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-52320432689122424232009-05-22T19:28:00.000+05:302009-05-22T19:37:44.835+05:30Mommification - Part II"The world is full of women blindsided bythe unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and tortuous. " - Anna Quindlen Motherhood...the most wonderful yet difficult of all responsibilities taken up by a woman.....the creation and nurturing of life, the shaping of a personality and the grooming of an individual.Joy, ecstasy, anticipation, trepidation and Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-8530024018626848652009-05-16T09:54:00.009+05:302009-05-17T13:16:58.688+05:30Saturday Morning RantsSince morning the television is blaring and SD is glued to the set, devouring the statistics of wins and losses, as the presenters, commentators scream and holler into their microphones! Television in the morning is something I just am not fond of! I like my mornings peaceful and serene...maybe a raga or soulful music playing in the backdrop while I sip my tea and glance through the crisp fresh Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-30791923346485796232009-05-16T01:52:00.000+05:302009-05-16T01:50:38.692+05:30Off to a new start, with a prayer on my lips....The D-day is almost round the corner!With the arrival of the new uniforms, new books, crispy brown paper rolls, my excitement knows no bounds!!I can finally take a long breath and state that the raving, ranting and tension of the past few months (here and here) are officially over. There was some confusion, nail biting sessions in between when we had to choose between the two schools into which Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-6805415117420923802009-05-07T00:55:00.003+05:302009-05-07T01:08:19.245+05:30Interior Decor!Lately I've been awestruck and impressed [and a wee bit envious too!!! ;))] of the latest blog templates being flaunted by my blogger friends (here, here and here). They are arty, fancy and creative and oh-so-much better than BLOGGERS' boring and limited options. But when I go to the same sites, nothing seem to impress me enough. All the good ones have already been taken!! **sob sob sob**But I Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-76302427755057164302009-05-04T01:17:00.007+05:302009-05-05T12:52:45.164+05:30Marriage, Misery or Mockery!As the phone screamed out, shattering the afternoon stillness, I had no choice but to receive it. At least to stop its deafening cacophony. The sleep induced dazed mind was brought to consciousness by the high pitched voice on the other end. It suited a heady teenager more than a mom of a preteen. It was my friend R. I responded groggily, my Sunday slumberous intonation clearly giving away my Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-84421221293649401222009-04-27T19:55:00.000+05:302020-04-27T19:57:08.071+05:30Ramblings of a whimsical mind
I started writing this almost a week back....but never got down to completing it! So here goes my week old post...
What started out as a comment on a blogpost, has now found place in my blog as the topic kept nagging me since I read the post.
As I've mentioned earlier, the human psychology intrigues me no end. Though I am not audacious enough to claim even the slightest knowledge of the Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-5363921840868781262009-04-23T15:42:00.009+05:302009-04-23T22:37:07.360+05:30Calendared MoodswingsHate is a strong word. I don’t use it often. But in this context I am using it … or rather my heart compels me to do so….No, not a person nor an object nor any food. I hate something abstract.. I hate a certain period of time. I hate three months in a year….for their bleakness, for their uneventfulness, for their all-work-and-no-play nature. I hate the months of May, June, July! And my hatred hasSharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-59276985203753612632009-04-16T12:12:00.009+05:302009-04-17T00:31:11.837+05:30Democratic Rights....The world's largest democary goes to the polls today onwards ...to renew its tryst with destiny, to reinculcate its faith in the power of its people, to shape its destiny, to give it leaders who will dare to think, to implement and empower a nation where its intrinsic diversity shapes its unity!When an astounding 750 million voters are eligible to exercise this right of democracy, an evolved Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-28371153674931852032009-04-15T13:00:00.003+05:302009-04-15T13:24:01.619+05:30Shubho Naboborsho!Shubho Naboborshe shokolke janai priti o shubhechha!Today being Bengali New Year's Day, I wish you all A VERY HAPPY BANGLA NEW YEAR!!Picture : greeteasy.comSharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-31271701516986059332009-04-13T06:42:00.006+05:302009-04-13T17:28:27.371+05:30Weekend Woes & Midweek EcstacyEvery Saturday morning I am in a horrendous mood to put it very mildly!While I wake up in the normal ungodly hour and drag myself into the drudgery of everyday existence, SD and AD are blissfully asleep. Believe me, all kinds of nasty thoughts flit through my mind ... thoughts of how to shake from their slumberous stupor into complete wakefulness!! But the honourable wife and mother that I am (orSharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-31474478059163938692009-04-09T18:06:00.015+05:302009-07-09T15:59:10.126+05:30Summer Holidays"Everybody has a summer holiday Doing things they always wanted to"..... crooned Cliff Richard half a century ago.And I couldnt agree more.....Summer Holidays or Goromer Chhuti were indeed the favourite and longest of all vacations during our growing up years. An almost two month long break from school, studies and schedule. Cousins coming over from different parts of the country. Lazy afternoonsSharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-86549422521078977792009-03-27T00:26:00.002+05:302009-04-07T14:55:40.867+05:30Morning Cheer!Putting her to bed and making her sleep is a perennial fight! Various strategies, carrot dangling, and more often than not a whack succeed in making her succumb. Yesterday night the tussle was on in full swing, and AD was at her crankiest best, throwing a tantrum so that she be allowed to watch Jungle Book. I tried to calm myself and instead of the light whack strategy, decided to 'talk' to her. Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-23271814566788391392009-03-26T01:27:00.008+05:302009-03-26T02:42:36.532+05:30Einstein @ 5 or Tagore @ 4? Make a choice and make it FAST!!!AD’s playschool cum Daycare Centre has been recently acquired by a franchisee run company. In its previous avatar, it was a Mom and Pop establishment ..an informal setup with excellent infrastructure, lot of space, warm and friendly teachers and care givers and a high standard of hygiene. In its present and more glamorous avatar, it has assumed a pseudo corporate getup! Amidst the various Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-6199125792461705022009-03-22T16:21:00.013+05:302009-03-22T23:01:44.072+05:30A Final Goodbye!Death is a full stop. An end of a lifetime, an end of dreams, aspirations.What stays back are memories, slices of life....of moments shared, of funny times and sad.In a lifespan of three decades and a little more, not that I have spent a lot of time with him. A short holiday now and then during childhood, another few days scattered througout my growing up and grown up years were all that I spent Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-20854640972501241152009-03-16T21:29:00.006+05:302009-03-16T22:08:07.953+05:30Hyderabad on the Rocks!Millions of years in the making....smoothened and polished to perfection by the ravages of the elements. Cradling the cycle of life on a miniature scale in its nooks and crannies. And a mute witness to the birth of a city, its growth, its political turmoil, and again fast paced heady rediscovery and growth of the modern times! And then the silent bystanders were blasted away..silenced forever Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-41155357077504299932009-03-09T12:27:00.009+05:302009-03-09T15:08:14.368+05:30Say, I Care - With BooksReproducing a mail I received from a friend JHUMPA GHOSH mailto:jhumpa.ghoshray@gmail.com), closely associated with NGOs working to promote sustainable livelihoods in communities in and around rural and semi-rural West Bengal and upliftment and improvement of their life in general.They have taken up a cause to come to the aid of children who due to various circumstances have to put a halt in Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-86167526072086186522009-03-08T02:20:00.001+05:302009-03-09T14:27:00.374+05:30Of a Woman by a WomanI was reading an article on Women in Workplace and how glass ceilings are being shattered here-there-everywhere. During the past few days, the media has done its bit to woo the fairer (?) sex. Advertisements on Billboards, television channels, print media and so forth... On women, their progress, their achievements and also the flipside of it all....their backward subjugated role in a major Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-6544739039557820442009-03-02T00:50:00.003+05:302009-03-02T01:14:27.271+05:30FunnyMen aka PoliceMenJust couldnt not write about the traffic police of the city after sharing roadspace with them for almost 2 long years! They are a strange lot. Almost docile, followers of Gandhian principle of non-aggression and non-violence, Policemen here (in most cases) are caricatures of their profession! They dare not fine a lady driver, despite her violating many a sundry traffic rules for which her male Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.com13