Bhargavi Balachandran's Blog, page 5

Different planets,eh?

Me: "Don't you dare wake her up! I have some work to finish before she gets up." 
Chap: "But I need to talk to her before I go to office." 
Me : "NO! Cooking is still not over. I still need to send a few mails. NO, please don't wake her up!" 
Chap nods, but I know he is upto no good by the way he agrees tamely. A strange calmness envelops the house and I know that this is the calm before a storm.
A bawling sound is heard. I rush in to check on the offspring. 
Just in time to se...

So here's blurb of the book...

Yay! Here's the blurb that will be on the back cover of the book.. 

"Meet Sri Anuprabha, aka Anu, a twenty-nine year-old banker who is terrified of entering her thirties. She dreams of quitting her job at the bank, sporting yoga pants and traipsing around the world. Her world turns upside down when things go awry and she is faced with the prospect of spending her days watching Tamil serials. She comes up with a five-point plan for reclaiming her life back before she hits the big 30. But t...

And the novel is coming out.. soon !

If you liked Seven across , you might like this one. Actually, this one's not at all like Seven Across at all , so I'll take back the statement . I had a great time writing it and wanted it to be irreverent . Hence it is a border-line spoof on chick-lits. Well, other than that I don't think I am supposed to divulge anything else. The publisher is going to be running loads of contests.. so do drop by their page to follow all the fun..Here's the first teaser .. What do you think the book is goi...

The big fat Indian wedding..

My cousin got hitched  couple of days back , and I am back home with an acute case of food poisoning (because of which I had to miss the Muhurtam ). But I did have enough opportunities to participate in a lot of other ceremonies filled with bling.. The bride and groom , though resplendent in their marriage finery, looked harassed and tired most of the time. I remember my own wedding bleakly (yeah , it happened so many years ago!) , and wonder why our weddings have to be so jam-packed wit...

Beanie on Dexter mode

Beanie seems to have a fascination for beheaded dolls, especially if she is the one doing the grisly act! Exhibiting Dexter-like tendencies, this girl is :)

First, these two lover birds got butchered  and went on to become the inspiration for my last post. I feel a little bad for Juliet .. but the bald pate somehow makes her blue eyes comes alive, no? Even Romeo looks sad without his eyes and eyebrows. What do you think?


Then .. Cinderella.The poor little girl..Notice the pink highlights...