What I have been up to…..
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Henna on October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
A bit of this and that. More details to follow but i thought to share the that with all of you first.
Happy Halloween to all!
Archive for October, 2007
365 and counting…
Posted in About Me, General Stuff on October 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Happy birthday Preet-O!!
Its a full 365 days since i decided to be anonymous no more and unleash upon the world my particular brand of witticism and joie de vivre. Its been a fun journey and one i intend to keep on.
To my faithful few readers….THANK YOU and please keep reading!
The changing face of charity: Please give freely
Posted in General Stuff, societal concerns on October 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Charity begins at home. That’s what we are all taught. However how do you define home?
Many of us are now global citizens in that we may have citizenship ties to more than one country and sunk our roots, however briefly, in a whole host of others. Add to that the very real fact that most [...]
Nemesis slain and loss inherited!
Posted in About Me, Arts & Crafts, books on October 16, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve vanquished an old nemesis…the lap blanket from all the silk yarn I purchased in Hanoi. This blanket has been months in the knitting (because its been so darned hot out here and knitting heavy silk on humid Saturday afternoons is no picnic!) and I’ve finally completed the main pieces and joined them all up.
Normally [...]
If you run out of hands…
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Henna on October 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
When you run out of space on your usual canvas you find alternative resources…Enjoy!
Happy Birthday Baby!
Posted in About Me, General Stuff on October 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Flower Power
Posted in About Me, Arts & Crafts, General Stuff, Henna on October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Its about a month to Diwali and one of the usual accoutrements for the season has to be the henna on the hands. This year instead of leaving it to chance and just winging it before the big day I’ve been trying out different designs. The theme though seems to be flowers…something i’ve not quite [...]
Blood Donors Unite!
Posted in About Me, General Stuff, societal concerns on October 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ok its coming to that time of year…holidays and merry-making are spread over the coming months culminating in the marketing blitz known as Christmas and New Years.
This time of the year also sees a rise in accidents and shortage of blood at the blood banks. My sister and I waited out our mandatory quarantine period [...]
Free Burma
Posted in General Stuff, societal concerns on October 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Folks lets unite in our support of the monks and the people of Burma. We’ve seen their courageous spirit at work and its our turn to step out to the plate. I even busted out my red heels (reserved for rare occassions)!
For more information please head to www.free-burma.org
I’m 4!
Posted in About Me, General Stuff on October 2, 2007 | No Comments »
Well my career is at least.
October 1st marked my 4th year of full-time employment. Its been an interesting ride and unlike many of my peers who would have an equivalent number of employers I’ve been with the same company from the start and like any good relationship, even though it has its ups and downs, [...]
