And so…

...It doesn’t get any easier or better. It isn’t pain no more but complete numbness. Only if I had ignored the heart, remained arrogant and narcissistic, maybe – just maybe - I’d remain sane. Nothing further to say...

Rapid Progress: Leeds, London to Bangalore and Mumbai

I'm less than 24 hours away from flying out to India only while being back from India less than 3 months.  This is what I call ‘rapid progress’ and why shouldn’t it be, as time is of essence as always.  You may recall, I wrote about change in my life and the reasons why I …

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Round Three: Simren 1 – 2 Me : Chronicles Between Simren and I,

Note - This post was originally written in August (2012) but I never published it and it sat in my draft folder till now - since I last blogged about us much has happened between Simren and I.  I feel, now is the right time to publish this post and continue on sharing the ups …

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Change

The British Asian Blog - Change The combination of ‘change’ and ‘life’ is a weird one.  As life goes on second by second it’s also changing at the same pace.  In fact, if I dwell on this deeper – no two seconds are the same and can never be.  Some changes in life are obvious …

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Simren, Simren, Simren….

Simren...Simren...Simren... Simren...Simren...Simren... Please don't do this to me...Please: Ishq ne humien rula diya, Jis par par marte they usne he humien bhula diya.. hum toh unki yaadon mai he jee leyte mgar, unho ne toh yaadon mai he zeher mila diya..  

Cocktail Party This Weekend…

...and I fly out to India just for the weekend. I go Friday evening 22nd and return Monday 25th June. As crazy as it may sound, I am invited 'specially' for a cocktail party in India.  This Cocktail party is first for me in India, and my schedule has been drawn up and all arrangements …

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Round Two: Simren 1 – 1 Me

If you are up-to-date with the story of Simren and Me, then carry on reading.  If you’re not then I strongly suggest first reading my last post– otherwise you will baffled as to what is going on. Following on from my last encounter with Simren, exactly 10 days ago, my mind has been racing with …

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Me versus Aunty Jee = Simren

One of the weddings I attended was of a distant relative.  It was in Bolton and the weather was miserable.  As you may well have read on my blog on earlier posts that I try my upmost to stay away from Asian social gatherings – and I have my reasons. However, I had a conversation …

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British-Asian Wedding Marathon Finally Over

..and at last, I get a chance to write and have some quality time to myself.  The British Asian Wedding Marathon has been a blast of a time. Over the last two weeks popularly known as Easter period, I have attended 5 weddings in 5 days (7th, 8th, 9th, 14th and 15th April).  Not just …

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