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Gang Rapes in Delhi: A growing curse
The rise of rapes in India is as much of a politicized topic as it is controversial and tabooed. We do not want to accept that the plight of women in general in India is at best: second class. Yes, you see a handful of bright young women climbing the corporate ladder, joining the army […]
Read MoreYear’s end
Red Doors are closing in on parched leaves, studding the sidewalks. We have crossed out yet another season on our kitty calendar and dressed the meager backyard in ghoulish rags. The procession of witches and ghouls too shall pass and not much else will happen. Some birds will be washed down with wine and “thank […]
Read More(Extra)ordinary
There is so much beauty in the ordinary and so much ordinary in the Beautiful. Beauty lies in the perception of the beholder. But finding the “extra” in ordinary is what makes life beautiful!
Read MoreGrandma’s face…
Faces are like complex metaphors to life, Happy like a child’s first solo bicycle ride, Or grim like Patty the parrot buried in the backyard, Treacherous like frozen ice on your doorstep, or innocent like a ticklish cackle. Faces are like dreams altering reality, and reality altering dreams. Playing my life in reverse I see a fanfare […]
Read MoreProse Poetry: Under my Skin
Prose poetry at a glance: A prose poem is any piece of verse written using the normal typography of prose, while maintaining elements of poetry, like rhythm, imagery, metaphors etc. Here is my contribution. Under my skin: She has a tendency to get under my skin. I try to shroud myself under the cloak of […]
Read MoreAn Imperfect Limerick: Stay
You lick me with your foul breath every morning, You greet me with such adulatory fawning, Yet once in a while I wish you would just leave me alone, Be without your furry tail, dewy nose and your doggie bone, Oh but “Stay”. Without you my friend life would be barkless and boring. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/discover-challenges/animal/
Read MorePalos Verdes Chronicles
Inspired by Weekly Photo Challenge
Read MorePhoto Challenge: Natural Boundaries
Man has set so many boundaries; be it the barbed wire protecting one’s private property or the well patrolled country borders. Even the houses we build are meant to set boundaries from our neighbors. No matter how strong these human boundaries maybe, the boundaries that nature sets are insurmountable.
Read MoreSelf Help: How to overcome depression forever
Life is a mixed bag of both sweet and rotten fruits for everyone. But sometimes it can feel like you were given a bigger share of the rotten. The challenges and ordeals life throws can leave you feeling spent and hopeless. After all, in the face of incessant hardships it is only human to feel […]
Read MoreLife is too short…
Photographer: Viraj Thakur
Read MoreIt was a beautiful day today!
OMG! WTF! Don’t LOL …but Social Media speak is like killing me!
IMHO (In my humble opinion) all this social media speak like “OMG”, “WTF”, “LOL”, “ROFL” is really gone way out of hand. DAE (Does anyone else) feel that way, or is it just me? It feels like people don’t talk to each other F2F (face to face) anymore. People only text. And when they text […]
Read MoreHome is where the Homies are…
I have a curious case of Homebody-ness. I love my Home above all things. When everybody is dressing up to go for a night out, I chose to stay at home and “just chill”. Interestingly enough I have moved so many times in the past 15 years, that I have even lost count of how many homes […]
Read MoreSchön macher, Schnell macher
I was only six years old when my parents moved to Frankfurt, Germany. We spent three wonderful years there and to this day I harbor memories of beautiful Germany and the friends we made. Frankfurt was a beautiful, scenic and most of all a kid friendly place. There were government funded youth clubs for children […]
Read MoreStreet Art: Murals and More
Charming Rural
Green fields – Goa
An old pond outside a Temple
Pigeon
An old Church in Goa
Side view of an old Church – Goa
Photo Challenge: Connected
“Try, Try, Try again…” Mantra for success or bottomless failure?
As a child I was extremely fond of reading proverbs and popular sayings. They are perfect fodder for inspiration and self-fulfillment. But sayings have an inherent weakness; they often suffer from oversimplification. Maybe they should come with a list of exception clauses like “If…Else” Statements that computer programmers embed in their code to account for […]
Read MorePhoto Challenge: From Every Angle
7 reasons why poets suck; are you one of them?
Are you a fledgling poet and an extremely “good” one at that but wondering why you are unable to keep the circle of friends you once enjoyed? Do well-meaning friends always have an excuse to avoid your lunch invitation? Are more and more members of your family enacting the Cheshire cat on the dinner table […]
Read MorePhoto Challenge: Today was a good day
Photo Challenge: Creepy
New Orleans is famous for its Cemeteries so much so that it was nicknamed as the “City of the Dead“. The Cemeteries are unique in that they are built above the ground, since the City is built on swamp land. As a child I used to find visiting Cemeteries spooky and creepy even. Today, I visit […]
Read MoreOOPS!: The Laws of Creation
I love Found Poetry. The concept of Found poetry is similar to borrowing your grandma’s old tatters and stitching them into a glorious summer gown. Here is my contribution to the world of found poetry. I wrote this poem a long time ago when I was in school learning Object Oriented Programming. I should add I was not very good […]
Read MoreDaily Prompt: But No Cigar
Originally posted on U Be Cute:
Tell us about a time things came this close to working out… but didn’t. What happened next? Would you like the chance to try again, or are you happy with how things eventually worked out? Photographers, artists, poets: show us CLOSE. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/category/daily-prompts/ ________ Angels are recruited just like plumbers, craftsmen,…
Are Toilet scenes trending up?
I love movies. But I rarely sit and watch an entire movie in one sitting (never enough time). I often switch the Television on while working in the kitchen or having dinner. Yes, I know it is a bad idea to watch TV while having dinner. But I do it anyways! So here is my problem. […]
Read MoreROY G. BIV: The colors of rainbow
Top 10 feel good flicks
Do you have a ritual that always works to get you out of your blues? Is there a book, movie or a spa treatment that will get you to turn your frown upside down in no time? I wanted to start a list of my favorite feel-good flicks. Here are my top 10 fav’s. Can […]
Read MoreNOLA – The Big Easy…
New Orleans had been on the top of my bucket list for so long that I almost did not believe my ears when my husband suggested visiting New Orleans for his Birthday in May 2015. We stayed at a hotel which was walking distance to the French quarters. The first thing we wanted to do […]
Read MoreReview on Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis
Sometime early this year, I decided to start a completely new exercise routine that I had been hearing raving reviews for; Tracy Anderson Method. It all started with an innocent if at all a bit vain google search that read like “Body Metamorphosis”. As you can expect Tracy Anderson’s Metamorphosis popped up in the top […]
Read MorePut your best face forward
To me beauty is not just about being attractive or following the latest trends in fashion. Beauty comes from feeling good and being confident and that happens when you are comfortable with who you are and how you look. It may be a cliche but beauty starts with beautiful skin and having a beautiful skin […]
Read MoreRoom in a blur
You can count the perfect patterns of her expression in the creased symmetry of her blue-green curtains. Measure the dimensions of shadows or flashes of smile that rise and fall on the contours of her face. You can trace the magic inside the creases of her bed. Even capture her colored energy in the pale […]
Read MoreIntricate
India is famous for its ancient monuments and their unrivalled architecture. Here are some pictures of old temples some of which are well preserved and others in ruins. Yet even the ruins are a great testimony to how incredible these monuments must have been in their day. It makes me proud to see the mettle […]
Read MoreMotion
Weekly Challenge: Motion
Read MoreAfloat
Yachts, Marina and more
Beauty can be blurred
Blurred Beauty
Read MoreFresh as life
Inspired by Weekly Photo Challenge
Read MoreHello Spring!
True … Spring is not officially here until March 20th this year, but these specious blossoms are a welcome reminder that she is ready to wake out of her slumber any moment and stretch out fully revived into her majestic splendor. Happy Spring Everyone!
Read MoreWalls can talk
I loved this week’s Photo Challenge posted by Cheri Lucas. I must admit I never before gave a thought to how we are intrinsically attuned to decorating our walls with the best life has offered us; be it scenic paintings, pictures of friends and family or decorative items that we have collected over the years. […]
Read MoreTrue Blue Baby…
No Orange here…just shimmering blue!!!
Read MoreOut of focus
Inspired by Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds
Read MorePhoto Challenge: Depth
Photo Challenge: Depth
Read MoreDon’t be a pigeon
When a pigeon sees a cat it closes its eyes. The pigeon thinks that if it cannot see danger, then danger cannot see the pigeon. That’s a fallacy that causes the pigeon to lose its life. Don’t be a pigeon.
Read MoreSerene Goa
Goa’s 63 mile long coastline offers a long expanse of exotic beaches. The water is always lukewarm and the sand is soft to touch. The beach is studded with tiny sea shells and starfish. I found it best to enjoy the beaches early in the morning at dawn or around sunset because during the day time […]
Read MoreSomething New
Photo Challenge: New
Read MoreDaily Prompt: Be the change
The concept of change and evolution has always resonated with me. Life, in its most basic form is nothing but evolution. The ability to adapt with the changing environment and times is therefore key to growth and success. But the vision to rise above one’s humdrum life and envision change for the betterment of humanity […]
Read MoreDaily Prompts: Ice, water and steam
When you think of versatile elements, water is probably one of the most versatile elements that come to mind. Not only does it have completely different temperatures and behaviors in each of the three different forms; ice, water and steam but water takes the shape and color of any container it is contained in. What’s […]
Read MoreHappy New Year!
We are at the very threshold of entering the year 2015. So Congratulations to fellow bloggers for yet another successful year of Blogging! Ubecute completed its first year of blogging and for that it is extremely grateful to all the followers and supporters of Ubecute for the constant feedback and comments. Writing is a labor […]
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