Though I don’t fall into the “wifey” category as of yet …..  I soon will. This is something a friend’s wife sent her and I said …. well …. lets share it for what its worth

He didn’t like the curry

And he didn’t like my cake.

He said the biscuits I made were too hard ….

Not like his mother used to make.

I didn’t prepare the coffee right

He didn’t like my stew,

I didn’t mend his socks

The was his mother used to do.

I pondered for an answer

I was looking for a clue

Isn’t there anything I could do

To match his mother’s shoe!

Then I smiled as I saw light

One thing I could definitely do

I turned around

and slapped him tight….

Like his mother used to!!!!!!

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These are pictures taken on a family trip to Nagaon – Alibag. The credit goes to Ruth and Dad.

They come from an album called “At the water’s edge”.

When a colleague suggested that we try to catch “Chaos Theory” at the NCPA I jumped at the opportunity. A round about taxi ride and a cup of (terrible tasting) coffee at the NCPA snack counter later we were seated in the plush seats of the hallowed National Center for Performing Arts. Boy it sure was an experience! While it was not my first play, it was my first time at the NCPA (yeah … yeah I’m the movie person) and I was suitably impressed.

We were laughing our hearts out at the dialogues that were crafted so beautifully and delivered to perfection to elicit the very responses from the audience that the writer intended.

The play was brilliant and a definite must watch.

This has been loooong overdue but I had to let you know that Directi featured in an article in the online edition of the Outlook Business.

Yours truly featured in the article You can read the article here.

This morning I got up and ran the Half Marathon at the Standard Charterd Mumbai Marathon 2010.

This has been my first participation in the event and it was an awesome experience While you can read all about the marathon at a variety of places. Here you will read my story.

Directi was signing up its employees for the various marathon races and I promptly put my name down for the half marathon mentally making up my mind to practice hard.

Well all my “practice sessions” didn’t happen but my love for a good long walk propelled me to the finish line clocking 2:45:00.  Not bad I think for someone who had no practice at all!

So what did  my numbers look like?

Number of kilometers ran/brisk walked: 21.097 officially plus the walk to my means of transport home

Number of bottles of water consumed: 10 minis

Amount of food in my system: 2 bananas, a glass of milk and a sweet

Number of camera crew who stopped me along the way ( u know to ask how I’m enjoying myself and if this was my first race) : 2

Number of people who paced with me: 1 (all the way from Worli Seaface to the finish line)

Number of bones in my body that hurt: At least 20!!!

Number of people who met me at the finish line: 1

Number of SMSes sent to mark each 5 km achievement:  28

Number of hugs I got after the race: 10

While I had no NGOs or causes that I ran for printed on my Tshirt. These are the special people in my life I ran for -

Your the bestest sister in the whole wide world no matter what – I ran for you

You work so hard so that we can have a better life -I ran for you

You always encourage me to try new things,  willingly support me to  those ends and never laugh at my dreams. You were the only one who said “I’m proud of you” after I completed the race - I ran for you

You continue your relentless battle against cancer – I ran for you

You quit smoking 10 years ago and have never smoked again – I ran for you

You won your battle with cancer – I ran for you

You always tell me to do my best and don’t worry about the results – I ran for you

You brought me up when my parents were away – I ran for you

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.   Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.

Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.

We should’ve known… ONLY women would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.

My friends have been worrying me for years to go commercial with my handmade cards and all the while I had been putting it off never really believing that I was cut out for the business aspect of it.

So when KJD cajoled and encouraged (and pushed) me to give it a shot this Christmas and also agreed to help ….  I finally decided to take the plunge. And with some marketing volunteers who promised to help with the promotion and business aspect I can happily stick to making the cards.

I have called the venture Little Piggy Design (we are still working out the logistics of the website) which is currently featuring Christmas Cards and Gift Tags for the festive season.  We are also offering handmade paper bags and  packaging services to suit your style

Below is a showcase of the cards I have made so far. Some are original ideas and others have been inspired by the work of other card crafters. I will keep adding to these

Christmas Cards

Christmas Gift Tags

All these cards have been made with a lot of love. If you would like to order the cards or know anyone who is interested drop me an email at littlepiggydesign@gmail.com

My sister’s friend has been looking after 2 kittens who now need a home. If anyone would like to have them please drop me an email at marise.lobo@gmail.com. I’ve included a few pictures so that you can go ga – ga over them

Here is Ginger aka Adraki

Presenting Pepper aka Mojo

The kitties

Hindustan Times(Delhi Edition) ran an article titled ‘When Work Rocks’ in which Directi was one of the companies that featured.  Have a look

“The article has a bunch of photos of Directians in it and it talks about the various work-life balance measures like dance lessons and yoga classes at Directi. Bhavin has been quoted as saying that it is natural for us to ensure a healthy work-life balance as the individual is at the core of our business.” - Directi Announce

My cousin Michelle married her best friend Jordan in a lovely wedding in Toronto, Canada. Here are some pictures from the wedding.

Hope along here for some more