Blog-A-Prompt, Day 6 : NO

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 6/1/2013 7:14:00 AM

'"NO, T!Please don't do that."These are the usual lines which I say atleast five times a day.And what would T be doing? These can be a range of stuff which happens, from water being poured into toys or food being mashed to pulp or climbing on tables/chairs to get iPads and phones or attempting to open the fridge to get chocolates/cheese or fiddling with the door knobs/keys. Recently I was having a conversation with a friend, S, who has a son, a few months older than T, and we were di(...)'

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Blog - A - prompt, Day 5: Spicy

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 5/31/2013 6:36:00 AM

'Spicy has to be food :) What would be the most spicy dish I would have tried? I have not been to the North east of India, so I have not had the pleasure of trying out the true delicacies in terms of spices. But, nevertheless, the one thing which I love, and it surely is spicy is this particular chilli which my grandmom uses to make the coconut chutney at Trivandrum. She used to have the plant at her place, and when there is a chilli on the plant, then it surely goes into the breakfa(...)'

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Blog- A -Prompt, Day 4 :Disaster

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 5/31/2013 5:10:00 AM

'A day late, but nevertheless!Disasters for me have been just about all the cooking which I have done , especially when I started cooking. In fact I have written something on this in the past. I think that post would be the best fir for this prompt, an obviously that will also ensure I have this post up quick! Beats me why I didn't think of this before!Here goes!'

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Blog-A-Prompt, Day 3 : Monday

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 5/29/2013 9:03:00 AM

'This Monday, I made a plan for today, Wednesday.This plan was made early in the morning on Monday for late night Wednesday. And today, being Wednesday and as the evening approaches, I am happy and thrilled regarding this plan.A friend calls it ' A girl thingi'... well, that is what it is to be, a girls night out!Now, the thrill and the happiness can be explained, I bet. I do not know what is it with girl's night outs.. is it just a western fad? But, I certainly do enjoy them so much(...)'

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Blog - a - Prompt: Thirst

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 5/28/2013 4:30:00 AM

'The fact is that I did not study at all in college. And, I regret it. I was a top student through school, and somehow the freedom and new country changed things up for me to such a great extend that I just did not have it in me to study. This is something which I have seen happening with so many people in IITs that in some convoluted way, I take solace in the fact that I am not the only one who lost it! Having known this for a while, even after I did graduate from IIT, I did not get(...)'

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Blog-a-Prompt: My true colours

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 5/27/2013 4:30:00 AM

'As I sat with my drink yesterday evening, I realized that one of the facts of life is that my true colours are seen only when I am 2 drinks down. I was having a conversation with B earlier in the day that I am a round about sort of person, I find it exceptionally difficult to give a straight forward answer. I might know what the answer is, and what is my opinions, but I invariably try to give it in a diplomatic/ round - about manner. And that changes once those 2 drinks are down.I s(...)'

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A blogger meet - Kufri

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 5/21/2013 4:34:00 PM

'Apart from being away from T for 3 nights, I was meeting bloggers, traveling to Kufri, having a fabulous time and feeling the mommy guilt disappear with the end of day 2. I didn't think the mommy guilt would go away that soon, but then it did! I was just enjoying myself way too much after so long. I guess it is so wonderful to be with your kid, but then it is also a great feeling to be free and experience the freedom once again.So, getting to the meet, thoroughly enjoyed meeting so (...)'

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Short stay at Coorg

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 4/24/2013 9:48:00 AM

'Travelling has always been something which I cherish the most, after family and dogs that is. Even if I am going to the same place to visit again, I still feel the need to find something new there. There are some favourite destinations which I have across India and I know I can always visit these places with a new slew of things jotted down. This time around my mother wanted to visit Coorg, and she was very keen on seeing the place for herself, the place being one which I have alway(...)'

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30 days

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 4/23/2013 5:39:00 AM

'I had hopped on board the marathon bloggers to ensure I do my weekly post and I knew there would be some real interesting posts to read. I have been pretty much only the latter for 30 days now, and it is of extreme importance that I get back into groove.In less than 15 days, I will be going on a 3 day long break away from B, T and everyone at Bangalore, to a place around 2500 kms away. It will be a different world, something I have not ventured into ever. Meeting folks I have mostly(...)'

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Herb Cheese fantails

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 3/20/2013 4:46:00 PM

'They looked real pretty :) '

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Chocochip - Banana Bread

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 3/11/2013 12:21:00 PM

'I am so thrilled that I have a good photo of what I have made. I am terrible at photos especially when I try to get shots of food. This one is an exception... and hence I wanted to post it to the blog asap!'

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Standing here

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 3/7/2013 7:45:00 AM

'Standing here, at this juncture, wanting to move ahead, but not sure how to place the step. That is what I am talking about. It is a difficult climb getting back into the work space, and moreover when you seem lost, as to what would I do, what is it that I can do. Just not easy to not know and feel lost. Am not liking this. And as on such occasions, I feel safe in just stepping into the kitchen and working on something wherein I would know I would be occupied away from these thought(...)'

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Chocolate Ginger Bundt Cake

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 2/22/2013 2:01:00 PM

'I have recently discovered the lovely bundt tin which my mom gave me and baking a cake in that is so wonderful! The slices are so beautiful, perfect for a person to munch on. I felt like a chocolate cake and generally I do NOT like ginger, but when I saw the combination of ginger and chocolate, I thought why not give it a try.And before you ask why not complete cake picture... it was cut even before I could get the camera !Chocolate cinnamon cake with rum drizzleChocolate cinnamon c(...)'

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Whats been cooking?

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 2/18/2013 5:40:00 AM

'Half n Half Pizza: Pesto sauce with tomatoes and tomato sauce with basil leaves!Lemon tart PS: I really need to learn to take better photos. I am so terrible at it. :('

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Book Review: Gray Wolves and White Doves by John D. Balian

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 2/13/2013 7:23:00 AM

'Armenia, Turkey, Germany, Sweeden, France and USA, a story which pans across continents and 10 years in the lives of the Ibelin family.This is a book which is filled with history about countries and eras which one might not know in depth about. This book does not particularly try to prep the reader in history but uses the historic references in weaving a story of great interest. There is also a reference to terrorism and how human beings can turn to be vicious when faced with traged(...)'

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When you hit the gym...

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 2/6/2013 6:20:00 AM

'Last year around this time, I made a pact with myself that I shall be getting fit and I want to make sure that I have a dose of exercise every day teamed with a light nutritious meal for dinner everyday. The gym started and has been in full swing till Nov 2012, but then I just stopped. Now, I have started to get back to my gym routine after close to a three month hiatus. I would not put it that travel and the holiday season was the sole deterrent, but also the schedule which the tra(...)'

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We Knead to Bake: Basil Garlic Pesto Pull-apart bread

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 1/31/2013 6:47:00 AM

'I had seen quite a few blogs about We Knead to Bake, I thought about it and just let it go. But, today when I sat down and thought that I need to bake something, its been so so long, my thoughts were again on this. So I thought with January drawing to a close, lets jump onboard too!I had some Basil Garlic Pesto handy and I thought for dinner, some bread would be perfect and this just seemed so perfect with the pasta veggie salad I had in mind.I made a small loaf so that it is used u(...)'

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Startings...

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 1/29/2013 5:22:00 AM

'I have never been the one for taking risks.I am scared and I worry of what could have been the outcome under extreme circumstances.I am not the optimist, who will always have the other side of the coin to look at.I do not ever know how bad the situation will be and I tend to see things always in the light of, what I could have done.That is just the way I am.I know that it is not the right way, but then changing your self after years of developing into this kind of a person can not b(...)'

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Book Review: Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 1/24/2013 1:15:00 PM

'Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a book which I have been constantly recommended based on my liking for historic fiction. And not just by a software, by many folks too. Eventually I got to reading it and I finished it in pretty much long stretches as the book is quite gripping and how the story narrates through the eyes of a woman who is said to be the cause of one of the biggest wars in India.The book is so beautifully written that at many times I felt that thes(...)'

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Astrology & Palmistry : A science? Really?

Author : Aathira Nair      Blog : Vector Gaming      Date : 1/19/2013 2:30:00 AM

'Astrology is something I am so dicey about believing and lets also include palmistry, when anyways at it. My family believes in the former, not the vehement kind, but they still do. I know they would consult an astrologer to find out whether the day/time is right for a particular act, and as always all marriages have been proceeded with only with an astrologer's approval. When I was dating B, one of the things which I did was use this software called Kundli Pro so that I know whethe(...)'

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