Kamal Kaur’s weekly column in the Star newspaper
‘Life with a Pinch of Masala’
*This was written in August 2014. A repost. ~ Kamal Earlier this week we heard of the sad demise of one of Hollywoodโs finest โ Robin Williams. A lot of tributes started pouring in for him on social media networks, there were reposts of links to his videos, his finest moments, within hours people had put together short videos of his best moments, his … Continue reading Depression or just sadness? Get help.
Iโve had esteem issues in life. Hopefully Iโve overcome most of them, some still linger and rear their ugly heads once in a while. Sometimes Iโm strong enough to fight them off and other times Iโm enveloped in this horrible feeling that takes a very long time to shake off. I read an article that said reading other peopleโs happy status updates on social media … Continue reading Nobody is perfect. Hi. My name is Nobody.
Going through a tedious security has become the norm in our country these days. Unfortunately, we have to accept it all as itโs being done for our own good. I went to a very popular hospital for an emergency earlier this week and luckily for me, I went with a driver so I didnโt have to stress about where to park. To start with, this … Continue reading Hospital parking fees
Iโm almost always the last one to jump onto any bandwagon that involves health. Not because Iโm dragging my feet but because I donโt get to find out the benefits of something until itโs late in the day. Well, better late than never, I always say and so I jumped on with great aplomb as of last week onto this culture that allows you to … Continue reading Juicing Culture and Smoothie Mania
โAnd thatโs the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.โ – K. Hosseini Often people get upset with each other because they get upset with what they THINK was said. They read between the lines and start putting two and two together and come up with five, totally misreading everything and creating a huge problem for themselves and … Continue reading Saying what you mean and meaning what you say
When Paul Simon crooned this song back in 1975, I donโt think he ever thought people would take his advice seriously. You Just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don’t need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free Hop on the bus, Gus You don’t need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free … Continue reading Fifty ways to leave your lover
Itโs not uncommon that when we get aches and pains we reach out for some paracetamol or other โover the counter; available medication to ease our discomfort. The same will go for heartburn, nausea, food poisoning, dehydration, allergies, irritation in eyes and so many other things. We are quick to self-medicate our minor problems and try and fix them ourselves. Most of the times this … Continue reading Self-medicate or medical attention?
In my opinion there are two types of people when it comes to dressing up; the ones who are confident and donโt give a thought to what threads they wear and then the ones who fret over everything they wear and arenโt very confident in the way they carry themselves. Then come along people who feel they are an authority on what people should wear … Continue reading Criticizing appearances:
Women are often criticized for the way they dress or the way they carry themselves. Just about everyone seems to have an opinion on hemlines, women in trousers, heck, people even complain and want to ban the hijab in some countries. Today itโs not about women โ I feel my species gets enough flak day in day out for what we wear and how … Continue reading For the sake of fashion…?
This is not about substance abuse but some other kind of abuse. This is probably going to turn into a massive rant so bear with me because whenever I see this happening it drives me nuts. I went to a dance recital last Sunday. My nieces were participating and being the proud aunt that I am, I went with the family to show support and … Continue reading Kids addicted to tablets
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