random musings
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Moon in my Attic Window “The Diary of An Expat – 3”
I love my attic window. Last night, the moon peeped while I was trying to sleep. The clouds kept playing hide and seek with the moon. I enjoyed watching the scene unfolding and all this made sleep all more difficult. These days, I see the Moon everywhere. Sometimes, I see it from my office window… Continue reading
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The Diary of an Expat – 2
Snow is such a magical thing. When the trees are all devoid of leaves and flowers, its cold all around, a blanket of white fluffy snow covers the trees, the bushes and the ground. It snowed this week. I would have wished that it snows on a weekend, when you can enjoy the view from… Continue reading
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Diary of an expat – 1
Why do people leave the comforts of their home and move abroad? Having left my house for doing MBBS at the age of 17, I would have never imagined this journey would take me far away. I still remember the counselling and seat allotment, where seats were chosen more on the distance, rather than anything… Continue reading
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Safety Net
Have you ever seen a toddler or a small child being hailed into air by his father? The child enjoys the rush and the thrill and laughs all the way, until his father catches him and the little one demands this to be done again and again. The child knows that his father would catch… Continue reading
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New Beginnings!
1 January, 2024 is finally here. Another year has gone by leaving us with memories, learnings and longings. For the past few years, I have always taken a break at the year end, slowing down and just spending time with family and reset myself for the life once again. The new year fireworks no longer… Continue reading
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The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy… Continue reading
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An Ideal Day Off!
Ever since I completed Post graduation, and started working, It was always a single day off. Usually that day would be spent getting up a bit late, getting weekly groceries etc. My husbands schedule usually wouldn’t match, and when once in a while it would match, we ended up visiting family or eating out at… Continue reading
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Colours of Life.
It was a beautiful sunny day yesterday. Finally it’s summers, and it’s good to have those days where I don’t need layers and thick puffy jackets. It’s green everywhere and I have seen flowers in almost every colour. For the first time, I have seen nature in so many colours over the past months. White… Continue reading
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Where is the Trust ? #MondayMusings
The other day Hubby gets a call in the middle of night. One of the patients has just been shifted from ER to ICU.. the patient, an elderly male is in shock, needs to be intubated ASAP. Hubby changes and rushes back to hospital. The patient has been intubated and access to IV lines secured… Continue reading
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The cycle saga
Yesterday evening while cycling my mind went back to the time I had learnt cycling. I was 9 yrs old I guess. It was my brother’s cycle and he felt it was kind of girls cycle with a low central bar, so he wanted a brand new Hero Ranger. So I took that cycle for… Continue reading
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40 things I am grateful for !!#MondayMusings
This year, I turned 40. Luckily, my birthday is in early march and covid had not yet gripped our part of world. It was only a mere 10 days later, we had a covid patient in our hospital. Well, so I was able to enjoy a nice dinner out with my family at my son’s… Continue reading
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IWSG December 2020 – Do seasons inspire you to write?
It’s December 2020, the last month of the dreadful year of covid A few months back at the peak of covid, I felt disillusioned by everything including blogging. Thats when I saw Insecure Writer’s Support Group, spearheaded by the wonderful Alex J. Cavanugh. I was introduced to this group by my friend Sonia Dogra whose writings always… Continue reading
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I am my biggest critic!
These days I spend more time in the balcony of our new house. Even if I’m with my books medicine or leisure reading, I will take everything there and sit for hours. Sometimes it gets very windy and cold, yet that has not stopped me. I have permanently put a blanket so that I can… Continue reading
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The New Year Eve !
We are in the last week of November and soon it will be December and the year end we always look forward to. Ever since we moved to Dubai, we would either travel out or go for a staycation. Year end would be family time. December 2019 we had travelled back to India to be… Continue reading
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Life is a Roller-coaster
Before covid engulfed our world, visiting themeparks would be one of our favourite outings during the holidays. Dubai gets very hot during summers, that’s why there are large number of Indoor theme parks throughout UAE and we have been to almost every. While my husband enjoys all those scary rides, me and my son are… Continue reading
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The Sweetness of doing Nothing !!
The weekend was spent shifting house and settling into the new one. Last 3 days just went in a frenzy, packing, unpacking and discarding the stuff I no longer required. We had been in our last home for almost a little less than 6 years. We thought about moving many a times over the past… Continue reading
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My closet full of clothes
I am a spendthrift. Do you know what I like spending most on. Of course, clothes. Like a typical girl, my closet is full of all the variety. Being Indian, I can’t get away with the love for bright reds, pinks and purples. Everytime, I have to go to India, and ever since e-commerce has… Continue reading
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“Hakuna Matata” The Problem free philosophy.
“Lion king” I remember seeing this wonderful movie last year. Ever since, I had downloaded this song to my playlist. “Hakuna Matata.. it means No worries for the rest of your days. It is our problem free philosophy.” For those who have not seen this movie, the story revolves around this young lion cub Simba,… Continue reading
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Different contexts! Divergent views !
I woke up today morning in an unusually creative mood. Having missed my writing schedule early during the week, the thought weighing heavily on my mind, I wondered about the conflicting opinions. The world is in turmoil, 2020 is laying havoc each day. As if Novel- corona virus was not enough to sabotage the lives… Continue reading
About Me.
I am a histopathologist based in UK. I find solace in my work, nature and books. My musings are my own personal beliefs.