Sid Balachandran's Blog, page 13

Have I told you….

They say that once something is out on the Internet, there’s no taking it back. So amongst all the things I say and do, this is perhaps a note, that I hope, survives my time, however long or short that may be. They say that inspiration comes to us in many forms. Sometimes as the […]

A headset, a mic and a love story

“Sid,” she called out, gently fiddling with the wires of the headphone with mic. I looked up from the training that I was meant to complete and stared like a helpless puppy, into the abyss of her big, black eyes, and flashed her a coy smile.

A speaker or two

“We need this!” I said, my eyes dreamily glazing over the shiny black rectangular contours of the Home Theatre system that wason display. “I don’t think so. Plus we should look online for better deals.” exclaimed my wife, tugging at my hand, trying to steer me away from the electronic wonderlandthat I had stumbled upon. […]

Missing

A slightly different short story on the blog after a brief gap. Written as a guest post for the lovely Jaibala Rao.

Hail-a-cab in Bangalore

There is absolutely no joy in being stranded in a somewhat alien city in the earlyhours of the morning. And it is considerably worse when you’ve been left in the lurchafter a delayedfourteen-hour flight from Europe and you have a… Continue Reading

Together, we can

“Why?”, I asked my mother flashing her the best puppy-eyed look I could muster “Why, me?” Sitting across from me, my mother averted her glance just as the waiter walked up to the table with our drinks – a strong… Continue Reading

A fresh change

Change is often inevitable and surprising. It can gently knock you off-balance and demand that you cope with it. Or it can lift you completely out of your comfort zone and put you in situations where you have to… Continue Reading →

Want a Happy Baby?

No, don’t worry! I’m not selling babies – happy or otherwise People often say a lot of things about parenting. Some say it’s hard, some say it’s emotionally and physically draining, some say that it’s the perfect thing in the… Continue Reading →

A little optimism

I watched him pick up his toys and lazily amble towards the center of sand filled playground. It had not even been five minutes since he had been thrown out by the elder kids, because he was too small to… Continue Reading →

How to Improve your World Cup Gyaan

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’ll come as no surprise that World Cup madness is truly upon us. Whether you love or hate it, you are going to be bombarded with constant status updates, tweets, news flashes, advertisements… Continue Reading →