Kamal Kaur’s weekly column in the Star newspaper
‘Life with a Pinch of Masala’
If you remember that in days gone by on Easter weekend we used to have the Safari Rally, then I can safely say you and I can be friends. You see, that would probably mean that we are also age mates or something! I still fondly recall those days when Easter would be looming and there would be a lot of excitement because of … Continue reading Easter Weekend Nostalgia
I was reading some statistics the other day and came across an article that said that in January and February this year, there have been 400 rape case that were reported in Delhi. Basically that just makes it the Rape Capital of the world and Iโm sitting here thinking what a label to live with. Itโs disgusting that people think itโs ok to rape. Every … Continue reading Delhiโs โRape Cultureโ has me seething
According to me, letters and numbers put together are an instant formula to high blood pressure. Why should I have to stress what the values of x and y are just to reach a conclusion as to how many apples there are on a tree? My concern purely lies in the fact that will there be enough apples for a decent apple crumble or not. … Continue reading For the love of algebra
I have Mummy Duties that need to be fulfilled every morning before I go to work. For some reason, Tuesday night I just couldnโt sleep at all and I lay tossing and turning in bed thinking things over. Not for a minute did my mind wander into the near future, when in a couple of hours after the cocks would crow, Nairobi would come … Continue reading Our city got owned on Wednesday
Having lived in the United Kingdom for a short while, I did get used to a few of the practices there, afternoon high tea being one of them. You didnโt have to travel far to look for a quaint restaurant or cafรฉ to indulge in a pot of Earl Grey tea, served in pretty bone china cups (not commercially produced mugs) accompanied by scones … Continue reading Getting high on teaโฆ
Iโm going to suppress my usual cynical self this year and actually allow this day to be celebrated around me without me sticking my finger down my throat to throw up or my constant need to keep rolling my eyes at mushy sentiment until my eyes get stuck in my forehead. ย No. Iโm going to be nice today and reply back โHappy Valentineโs Dayโ to … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day…
Driving Under Influence is a huge contribution to many deaths and accidents that are caused on our roads. Our previously lenient laws where this was concerned didnโt put the any kind of fear in a person who would think nothing of having a few beers or whiskeys and getting behind the wheel to cause an accident. As soon as you have just one drink, stop … Continue reading DUI charges should be very strict
If youโre a great big fan of Shah Rukh Khanโs and get worked up if the slightest criticism is sent his way, then I strongly suggest you raise your forefinger to your mouth, wet your finger, turn the page and carry on reading the next page. Iโm not a great big fan of SRKโs but I donโt turn my nose up at his work. He … Continue reading What so fair about being fair?
Letโs go a little bit back in time. Letโs say youโre seven years old and your sibling is five. Itโs your birthday and youโre really very happy that itโs your spotlight day. You are loving the attention you so deserve from everyone and for all the beautiful seven years of your life, you are the happiest person in the world on your birthday. Thereโs cake … Continue reading Happy birthday to us? NO WAY!
Iโm not going to be nauseatingly positive and tell you what measures you should take in life to make it better and what not. I think we have many Oprah and Deepak Chopra wannabes around us who love to tell us how life should be led and they are in fact amongst the most dysfunctional people otherwise. Iโm happy with my own brand of dysfunction … Continue reading Hopefully this is a year of looking up…
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