Tag: #ginialovestowrite

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought, Poetry

Error

I prayed and prayed that it’s an error,Maybe a machine or even a human error,It was so difficult to accept that maybe it’s not an error,But still I prayed, God, please God let it be an error….. I tried everything to console the heart in a constant state of terror,Maybe I can even manifest an […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought, Poetry

Dreams

Dreams are what keeps us going strong,Without them we are like birds without song,Dreams help to keep the inner child alive for long,They provide the energy to play along, Dreams are followed by hope like the other end of a prong,Without hope we can barely sing along,Dreams and hope , side by side , go […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought

Ode to kindred spirits

This post is an ode to the kindred spirits who make the foundation of my tiny circle of trust and love. Being a loner, I have very select friends and acquaintances with whom I can really be myself. All our life events play an important role in shaping our personalities. I realised many things about […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, CauseAchatter, Food for Thought, Mental Health

Glow from the Inside

“Believing in your own worth radiates enough inner light to make you glow”. These are words written by American author Richelle E. Goodrich which rang a bell within me. How many of us are exactly aware of our own worth? Diffidence and Existential Crisis I often find myself engulfed in a sea of diffidence and […]

MyFriendAlexa2021, Skincare

The Right Sunscreen Solution: Skin Care Secret 6

How do I choose the Right Sunscreen for my skin? Choosing the right sunscreen that works for my skin has been an uphill task. I have oily to combination sensitive skin that is prone to hyperpigmentation. In addition, my profession involves prolonged periods of intense sun exposure. So I am now very careful about sunscreen […]

Lifestyle, MyFriendAlexa2021, Travel

Nature Photographs from pre-drone days

Preamble The nature photographs I am about to share with you all have interesting and thrilling stories behind them. These nature photographs were clicked in the pre-drone era from above an abandoned forest watch-tower located in the deep jungle of Satpura Tiger Reserve Forest in Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh has some highly picturesque […]

Drinks and Beverages, MyFriendAlexa

Perfect cup of Milk Tea

I love tea. And by tea I mean chai/ doodh cha. My mornings are incomplete without the fragrant perfect cup of milk tea infused with the flavours of ginger and cardamom. I am swooning just thinking about it. Now dont get me wrong though. I equally enjoy my cups of golden darjeeling, oolong, assam and […]

Health, Mental Health, MyFriendAlexa

Magic Mushroom

One fine morning, I was getting into the car to go to work and a pretty thing caught my eye. I went closer to the base of the mango tree in our apartment compound, and found this wild magic mushroom blooming in its full glory. This is the first time I saw a mushroom growing […]

MyFriendAlexa, Skincare

DIY Tan Removal Tips

I am a geologist by profession. That involves a lot ( I mean really a lot) of sun exposure. That is a real bummer for the skin. Weeks and weeks of fieldwork in the hot sun to work out the inner mysteries of the earth does its bit for the poor skin. And by the […]

MyFriendAlexa, Savoury, Travel

Samosa, a savoury gift to mankind!

The Beginning For me the golden crispy savoury triangles more commonly called samosa( or shingara as my wife calls it) came straight from ‘Heaven’ for the hungry soul. My love tryst with the humble samosa started from my school canteen days. After having our tiffin during lunch hours I used to loiter around the school […]