Amruta's Writing Block!

Trying to find a balance between my need to communicate, to be in control, and to get over my writer's block – all to fulfill my dream of being the new kid (or old lady) on the "writing block"… Yeah, yeah, I do sarcastic comedy on the side! :D

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Amruta

  • In the world of melodies………..Part One

    My favourite music, or my favourite songs cannot be encompassed in a single article/post….so thought of breaking them up into many. And since currently I need some inspiration desperately, lemme begin this chain by listing out my favourite inspiring songs! So here I go….. 1) Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhaata Chala Gaya………….. Very soulful, meaningful and melodious!… Read more

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  • The life of an IT pro!!!!

    A recent observation made by me and a few others, underlined the fact that more than 50% of the applicants to an HR specialty B-School were IT pros…. Software??? HR??? What’s the connection man??? Just shows that we guys want to get out of our field, in any way we can!! lol!!! Read more

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  • U, ME AUR HUMari misdirected love story!!!

    Whoever said that all other intense actors could direct a movie as well as Mr. Perfect Aamir Khan?? Whoever said that the power-packed performances of Kajol and Ajay Devgan could carry off a movie with a badly written script and pathetic dialogues?? And last but not the least, whoever said that if you give a movie a… Read more

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  • Cycling away, to health and wealth!! :-)

    Last saturday, Krunal, Hemanth and the other enthusiastic and enterprising members of the Green Brigade of my office organized a cycling expedition from our Mangaldas office to TRDDC office at Hadapsar. The purpose was promoting cycling as a pollution-free and healthy way of commutation. And although I had been working till 2:30 pm the nite… Read more

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  • Bamboozled!!!!!!

    That’s describing in one word, me n my life over the past few weeks! Read more

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  • Wise and otherwise!

    I just started reading the book ‘Wise and Otherwise’ by one of my favourite authors, Sudha Moorthy, and although I have just been able to feast on 3 of the stories, I have almost fallen in love with the book! Ms. Moorthy’s stories are always simply written and yet heart-wrenching; and this book adds further… Read more

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  • Happy new year everyone!!!

    Hi all, Here’s wishing you a very happy new year!!! May all your dreams come true!! 🙂 Love, Amruta   P.S.: Am slogging at office as I write this….isn’t it ironical?? Read more

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  • Ten Thousand!!!! :-)

    So finally, my blog has been able to register 10000 hits!! 🙂 Whoa!!! Aren’t I glad! It’s been quite some time since I started it, so this event is very special to me! 🙂 So this is a big ‘Thank You’ note to all my readers, and a promise to myself to write more substantial… Read more

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  • The world’s a small place!!

    I had been to Denmark sometime back (I know, I know, a blog about that is long overdue….but alas!! Let’s take that up some other time and continue this story for the time being…), and bought a T-shirt for my father with Copenhagen and Denmark written on it, along with a cute print of a… Read more

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  • Bollywood movie dialogues are getting crispier!!

    That Bollywood movie dialogues are all about ‘inspired’ (read as copied) lines,is a popular notion amongst most of us, and not without a reason! There was a time, and a long one, wher bollywod dialogue never recovered from the shackles of typical romance and typical comedy and typical action and typical revenge dialogues!! But no longer!! Of… Read more

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  • Today’s random quote(but oh so effective!!)

    Was browsing igoogle today, and noticed today’s Einstein Quote of the Day. It said, Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!! What a line!!! and so relevant for me today!!! 🙂 Read more

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  • What is Success?

    Another poem I came across and really liked!! Enjoy!   What is Success? To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the… Read more

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  • Valentine’s Day is cominggggg!!!!

    Yeah, so it’s the 13th of February, just a day to go for the Valentine’s Day!!! “So why are you bothered??”, quips my colleague at office, “Aren’t you single, and happily so????” Goddd!! colleagues at work!!!! relatives!! friends’ mummies!!!! It seems that the only job remaining on their ‘to-do’ lists is to find a suitable match for… Read more

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  • Movie review: Sunday

    Occasion: Me n my friend roaming around, find nothing better to do! Place: Inox, Pune Time: 7:45 p.m Price: 170 bucks Movie: Sunday Star Cast: Ajay Devgan, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan, Arshad Warsee Theme: A simple fun-loving girl goes to a pub one Saturday-night, someone mixes Rohypnol in her drink, the girl undergoes a series… Read more

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  • Moods!

    Confused, Happy, Sad, Angry, Irritated, Anticipating, Waiting, Frustrated, Apprehensive, Curious, Excited, Fidgety, Agitated, Helpful, Helpless, Confident, Smiling, Crying, Laughing, Pleading, Badgering, Pestering, Consoling, Hopeful, Hopeless, Good, Bad, Deserted, Scared, Resigned! The moods I have gone through, in the last 2-3 months!!!!! In no particular order. Oh what a time it was, is, and will be!!!… Read more

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