I should probably preface this story by saying that I’m not a princess. You can use a lot of other choice words to describe me, but “princess” would hardly be accurate. I rarely flinch at the sight of a cockroach or moldy fruit, and if the only “bathroom” in sight is two pieces of cinderblock [...]
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Horn OK Please: Possibly my worst ever night’s sleep
Posted in Humor, tagged Humor, India, Personal, Transport, Travel on June 16, 2010 | 10 Comments »
How Michael Jackson made me become vegetarian
Posted in Humor, tagged Humor, Michael Jackson, Personal, Vegetarian on June 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
“Oh right, you’re vegetarian.” People always seem to forget this about me. “Wait, that means you don’t eat chicken either? How about fish?” “Nope. Nothing that ever had a brain,” has become my standard reply. “Eggs are cool, though. And milk products. Can someone please pass the salt?” Wait for it, wait for it. “So [...]
I may not be fair, but I can be lovely on demand: My memorable arrival into Mumbai
Posted in Humor, tagged Beauty, Fair and lovely, Humor, India, Personal on May 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
When I arrived at Mumbai’s international airport in July 2006, I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Wait, scratch the “bright-eyed” bit. Before leaving home, I somehow decided that half of my books were “too precious” for check-in luggage, leaving me to run through the airport with the weight of a baby camel on my back (don’t [...]
Cash for Clunkers, meet the Bansals
Posted in Consumerism, Environment, Humor, tagged Cash for Clunkers, Consumerism, Family on September 4, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Anyone who’s met my family knows we’re all a bit cracked. My sister, for instance, can sleep for 16 hours at a stretch, can talk/text for nearly as long, and can recite the lyrics to every Biggie Smalls song ever written. My father creates minute-by-minute vacation itineraries (which include designated 30-minute slots to “relax at [...]
Breaking News: Obama Going Gray
Posted in Humor, Politics, tagged Humor, New York Times, Obama, Satire, The Onion on March 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For those of you who haven’t discovered the sheer comic brilliance of The Onion, please check out “America’s Finest News Source” now. Wait, not now. First finish reading! So this week’s top story, titled “Obama outfitted with 238 motion capture sensors for 3-D record of presidency,” chronicles the excitement felt by area historians on how [...]
