Spicy Rasam

Not a cooking or food blog! I just share what's cooking in my mind.

I witnessed a very candid, wonderful and rare banter in my afternoon local train travels. It was not crowded, and I got a place to sit. Woman 1: “…. And you just decided that you are not going to have a baby?” Woman 2: Yes. Woman 1: “WOW! I have never heard something so idiotic. …

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I feel the pressure to enjoy life has increased multi-fold in the past few years. It was a steady pressure, but it kept accumulating, nevertheless. This is affecting the growing population more than it should. My friend just went on a family weekend when all her family members are suffering from viral fever; “Weekend with …

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I was talking to a friend today for a long time. She’d recently been discharged from the hospital. Told her I started blogging again. She was very supportive. She’s been a friend of mine for 8 years now. She was 64 and I was 35 when we first met. She lives with her daughter in …

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We used to own a teak wood dining table. It was strong. I remember us using it to clean ceiling fans, roofs, just dance around when mom was at work 😊. This dining table was with us for a good 25+ years. My dad had bought it before he got married and it was with …

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Sharon swiped her ID card to enter into the office. The doors remained closed. She tried again. They still remained closed. Sharon sighed and tried again; they still remained closed. She heard the similar “access denied” voice message from her vicinity. She turned towards the direction of the voice message. There was another guy who …

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