Ah, what a lovely birthday I had! All my friends called. Hundreds of Facebook messages! Even my favorite uncle who insists that my birthday is on a different date called on the right day! In fact, my day started with a phone call at 5.30 am from one of my favorite…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
As I turn seven times seven, I sit back and reflect (yes, I do that a lot!), experiencing nostalgia and great memories of past birthdays, (yes, it is my birthday on Sept 27. And I share it with none other than (gasp!) Google! Did you know?) I am thinking of one…
See – I was so eager to take photos of the “Ganeshas” in my area – but alas! it was not to be. Without going into the boring reasons I struck upon a brilliant idea. Okay, brilliant in my mind – you decide whether you think so too! I thought, hey,…
And that’s what the deity Ganesha is all about. He is the remover of obstacles, which is why all prayer beings with an invocation to him. Yesterday we celebrated “Ganesh Chaturthi” where we wished the Lord Ganesha a very happy birthday. Personally, this is a festival very close to my heart…
It has been a pleasant week with family visiting as house guests. And though it has been hectic, it has been happy hectic! I feel blessed. I enjoyed the pressure of having too much to do and tackling it fairly successfully. You know I enjoy a happy relationship with my neighborhood…
“Don’t give up” is a mantra I grew up with and over the years, have reaped the benefits. Oh, I’ve certainly felt like quitting sometimes, but something within me would always tell me to go on. My Mom always inspired me to hope. Even when none was apparent. And when, in…
Yes, folks. I’ve been reading a lot about Google’s Panda and Penguin shenanigans. Without going into the gory details, these animals are Google algorithm updates that are basically advising websites and blogs to produce good original content. So long as we do that, we’re all good. Concentrate on engaging your readers,…