Monthly Archives: October 2015

Laugh with the QSM Magazine – The Second Issue is now on Stands!

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Anand

Phew! This morning I packed Anandhotep’s bags and dropped him off at the airport. The guy was driving me nuts. The moment I’d finish my day’s work, he’d pounce upon me, pry open my mouth, jump into my throat, and … Continue reading →

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Plan, Schedule, and Organize; then Fate trundles in!

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Anand

It’s uncanny how fate flushes all our careful planning down the drain. I see it happen all the time. My recent experience is an excellent case in point. The Careful Planner: I am an extremely careful person, you see. A … Continue reading →

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If my Life was a Bollywood Movie…

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Anand

it would be a multi-starrer! Dad would be the hero, and I, his sidekick. He, I am sure, would not allow anyone other than Amitabh Bachchan to play his character. Mom would start as the god-fearing, caring and (s)mothering Nirupa Roy. … Continue reading →

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Anandhotep Demands New Bandages as he Returns to work on The QSM Magazine!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Anand

I’m back to being the buggy-eyed, stubble-chined Anandhotep that you love and wifey despises. I haven’t shaved nor bathed in the last two days, and the dog is beginning to make faces when she’s around me. The geyser in the … Continue reading →

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“Express Yourself”, she said; but when I did, she Gagged me!

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Anand

When I was little and when I wasn’t the mummified and bandaged Anandhotep, Mom would bring me crayons and drawing sheets and say, “Express yourself!” Now when I draw, paint, and express myself, Mom rolls her eyes and says, “time na khoti kar, puttar!” (Don’t … Continue reading →

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I am a Pressure-cooker!

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Anand

The dazzlingly obvious fact that I am a Pressure-cooker, a fact I was totally oblivious to, has just made itself known to me through a blogger friend Kelly.  “I can imagine, Anand, that if you didn’t write, you might explode … Continue reading →

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Wifey, I, and the Dog – Out on Bail Until December.

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Anand

Mom and Dad went back three days ago. Before Leaving Noida We went to the station to see them off. Just wifey and I. The dog refused to go. All the time they were here she felt like a second-grade member … Continue reading →

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