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by divyapalat
I am a bundle of contradictions. I am stubborn, bull headed , hard nosed and appear very all-together but I cry during every episode of X factor and most episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. I hate mornings,love evenings. I hate the cold but love the snow! I love the beach and sea but have to have a shower before getting in and minutes after … Read More Would you still love me if you knew me?
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alone: being without anyone else, solitary It’s hard to feel alone in a world where we’re so connected. Gone are the days where you waited for a letter from someone you loved, or worried when someone you cared about came home late. A quick email with more emoticons than words can connect people across the globe in milliseconds and a mobile phone call ensures … Read More alone
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This weekend a movie (English Vinglish!) and a conversation with a friend made me think of something very important. We often take family for granted and sometimes the unkindest cut of all comes from those closest to us. They may not aim to be mean. It might be just a thoughtless remark or an angry outburst that they regret later but you are often … Read More Just because they are family doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings!
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Singapore is my quick-break stop. The city with it’s glorious shopping,perfect order and love for tourists always makes me come back again and again and again! Singapore is the only place where an airline executive after checking in with an excess of 32 kgs ( because I just had to shop for an entire room and 20 light fittings) looked at my delighted but … Read More Christmas kisses in Singapore!
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The fairytale romances you grew up listening to is not real love. The romantic comedies almost never happen in real life. Movies and books make love look easy. In reality they spoil us- they make us think that when you meet Mr. or Ms. Right, life just finds a way of working out with perfect background music and violins strumming and white birds … Read More Love is hard-Tips and tricks to keep love alive!
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Rise and shine. It’s a new day. Smile. Walk. Run. Talk. Eat. Laugh. See. Do. Don’t waste time on tears. Don’t waste time on fears. Life will happen regardless. You may win. You will lose. You will love. You will hate. You may achieve but you must always try. Live the truth. There will be days where you don’t want to get up. There … Read More The movie of your life! (Rules to Live By)
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And so I’m becoming a girl again…In the midst of all the illness and constant trips to the hospital, I just stopped. Stopped bothering about the heels and nail polish because it all seemed so silly and frivolous compared to the early morning blood tests, the rushing to the hospital because “I can’t breathe” scenes and the horrible , horrible fevers! And it seemed … Read More Becoming a girl again!
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And tomorrow’s another show and a show we’ve been doing forever ( a year …maybe even more) and I’m terrified! It goes beyond butterflies…I’m a nervous wreck and tomorrow will come and then tomorrow will go and the same drama will start again next weekend for yet another show! And why do we do this drama..because it’s worth it…Not monetarily…but spiritually and emotionally and … Read More I’m still scared….
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So now that your in Edinburgh, what should you do?- apart from catching some of the best theatre, comedy and musical performances at The Fringe Festival! Here are a couple of MUST DO’S! Walk the Royal Mile (several times)! Street theatre, live statues and the most incredible collection of artistes all around you! Get inspired! You must go eat at the Elephant House cafe … Read More The Edinburgh Diaries Continued
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Last night at a friends home, we got to discussing the ‘other’ woman! Another friend (an interior designer) was doing up a client’s house (his home with his wife) and his mistress’ home (his home with her!)! my friend said that it was always so shocking to her to have to keep so many secrets especially since he was often in one home and … Read More The ‘other’ woman!
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Edinburgh is a delightful place to visit but was never on my map of MUST-SEE , MUST-DO places…that was before I discovered the EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL. Edinburgh plays host in August to the Largest Arts Festival in the world with almost 50,000 shows every year. The entire city welcomes the artistes and audiences during August with an array of colors and tons of warmth! … Read More The Edinburgh Fringe
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To the Haters
by divyapalat
The growth of twitter and facebook and social networking in general have spawned a new breed of individuals- the HATERS. They are not experts in a discipline. They are not people wanting to critique or learn or create. They just want to destroy, hurt, hate. The hurtful comments are re-tweeted and commented upon by other haters and before you know it opinions are … Read More To the Haters