June Photo A Day: June 18 – Street

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/17/2013 7:03:03 PM

'There you go.. Today’s theme/word for the June Photo challenge is Street  Filed under: .....On Campus...., 2013, Bigcity, Meme, On Lovely days, on the roads.., Photo Prompts, Pixellated'

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June Photo a Day: June 16 – Centered

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/16/2013 7:04:30 PM

'Since I am obsessed with this view and this photograph since yesterday, it takes centre stage in my life for yet another day, now on the blog as well after Facebook. What’s the story,  you ask, a trio, rain romantics at that, roamed in the rains that threw cats and dogs from high above. A […]'

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#Father’sDay

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/16/2013 9:10:30 AM

'We always celebrated the Mother’s day, on the second Sunday of May, made cards, shhhhhhhhed around about the gifts… and delighted MJ during that Sunday with goodies…   but  almost always forgot the father’s that comes by in June…. Almost … Continue reading →'

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7x7x7x7 Writing Prompt

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/13/2013 6:18:32 AM

'For the Weekly Wednesday prompt today, I decided we’d have a change. I tried this earlier this year on Everyday Gyaan and got a good response. So why not try it on Write Tribe too, I thought. What is the 7x7x7x7 Writing Prompt? Grab the 7th book from your bookshelf. Open it up to page 7. Pinpoint […]'

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A bucket list item …

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/12/2013 4:08:03 AM

'I feel funny writing this, but it sure is crossing out something …  a long time desire developed over these last 2-3 months… And it was to be surrounded by water on all sides, while swimming and so it happened today… . Natural showers from the skies, water in the pool, pairs of goggled eyes […]'

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Why I write….

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/8/2013 7:36:20 PM

'Why I write… because it comes naturally to me like speech, especially in the  days of the laptop… the fingers ache when I hold the pen to scribble something for more than a while… when I was speechless, the writing speaks… the minds speaks and it translates into the writing… for it is the mind […]'

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The Grass is Greener ….

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/7/2013 5:48:05 AM

'Always… Because during the middle of ultra hot 45 degrees summers we yearn for the rains, and during the very heavy rainy showers we look out for a clear day to just walk out without being drenched or splashed at, and during a humid day like today, we just want to get up there to […]'

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…. tasted silk lately …

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 6/5/2013 6:07:55 PM

'Have you tasted Silk lately… I have… In fact I am biting into my big bar of Orange peel right now while I type the post Orange peel though is not my favourite flavour, it still is crunchy for some reason… and the chocolate is yum yum In the room, in hand’s reach sits a […]'

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Awaiting the Monsoons as always :)

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/28/2013 4:09:50 AM

'Something that has always fascinated me, is the rain. I can sit hours watching it, sitting still, sipping my hot chocolate or coffee, a book in hand, listening to its tips and taps…. oblivious to the universe behind me foregoing my work and my sleep. May be in serious conversation in its backdrop… the whiffs […]'

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Film Review: Mumbai Police (2013) | Malayalam | Roshan Andrrews | Prithviraj, Rahman, Jayasurya

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/24/2013 6:45:31 PM

'And I loved Prithviraj all over again, better than Celluloid (2013), just a notch more than Ayallum Njannum Thammil (2012)… Actually, the three of them in lead, ACP Antony Moses (Prithviraj), Farhan Aman, Commissioner of Police (Rahman) and ACP Aaryan John Jacob (Jayasurya) are impressive.  In one word, impressive, good suspense, and most of all, have to say it… […]'

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Film Review: Bombay Talkies (2013) | 100 Years of Indian Cinema | Karan Johar, Zoya Aktar, Dipakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/14/2013 3:39:45 AM

'The stories of Dipakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap stole the show. Kashyap‘s finale was the show stopper Nawaz … that man can steal the show, loving him more and more. Vineet Kumar Singh… when he emoted, he cried we emoted and we cried, we would feel it, goosebumps… Don’t Miss, If you miss it, then […]'

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The Saturday Morning Mix…

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/11/2013 5:59:03 AM

'Friends are lifelines, and good friends who make merry are awesome lifelines. We have this practice of missed calls/calls early in the morning to the group of us who are now serious fitness buffs making our mornings sweaty in various ways on the field, courts and the pool. There is quite a fitness buffy-ness in […]'

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One of the best feelings in the world…

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/9/2013 6:42:32 PM

'is to set an alarm for 5:45 am, but wake up at 5 or even 5:30 am and wait for the alarm to ring… and end it. Yes! I’ve beat itto see the morning today … The body clock is so tuned to wake up at 5 these days so that I can go jump […]'

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If I had a Pug for a Hostel Pet ;)

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/8/2013 3:19:59 PM

'I want a dog for a pet. Even a pug would do in my new room at the hostel. It is the very first time I am allotted a single room in my long hostel life up until now; the perks of it are beautiful, the downs are not that bad either, but now without a roommate [...]'

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The many levels that bind you to someone….

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/6/2013 3:49:41 AM

'Yes, there are many many many levels below the surface up in the head deep in the heart that binds us to another. And most of the time or initially we realize one or two or at the max say 5*similar interests. Let me start with something basic.  How do we start smiling, chatting, talking [...]'

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PacMan, Inkey, Pinky, Blinkey & Clyde

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/2/2013 3:10:38 AM

'While playing Pacman, trying to move around eating the dots and dodging Pinky, Inkey,Blinkey and Clyde, there are times when I get stuck between two of the four or all of them together and suddenly there is no way out. All of a sudden a smooth ride along the maze eating all the smaller and [...]'

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Of Comfy Films… Yodha, Jab We Met, Julie & Julia, You’ve Got Mail, Harry Potter … on a Holiday

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 5/1/2013 5:58:28 AM

'Caveat: Too many asides do spoil the flow of a post, but couldn’t help it today… one it is a holiday, two I just finished watching Yodha yet again, three, I am on the verge of watching another Harry Potter film for the nth time… heights of joblessness or relaxation on a holiday.. take it [...]'

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Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 4/28/2013 4:21:10 PM

'Ah! there you are today I found you at last Between those trees Behind their leaves Slowly rising Over the courts. You look so full today! Swaying in the breeze I feel, a white full circle between the leaves. The lights are out You look brighter Sparkling are you for a change Ticklish, you are [...]'

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One of the lessons swimming taught me…

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 4/28/2013 9:27:00 AM

'I don’t know whether you swim, but if you don’t try it because it’s an experience to be in a space of a pool of just water, so deep that our feet never touches the floor, far away from the walls that our hands don’t reach the railing, all you have is water around, and [...]'

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Film Review: Annayum Rasoolum (2013)| Malayalam | Rajiv Ravi | Fahad Fazil, Andrea, Sunny Wayne

Author : PNA      Blog : Pins N Ashes      Date : 4/27/2013 1:13:07 PM

'I loved the film. Rajiv Ravi Thank you The initial review said that some more editing and the film would have been perfect. What I feel, well that editing was not required at all. The pace is slow because the film requires that pace to narrate the kind of story it narrates. And such an innocent love [...]'

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