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

About Me

What I think…

  • Drawing a blank!!!

    ——————————————————————————- I used to wonder how it feels when someone has been waiting for something since days, and desperately; and does not get it… Now I know. It feels like nothing… The effect is too enormous to feel! At least this soon! ————————————————————————— Drew a blank! Read more

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  • Law??

    I read this piece from here, which was in turn published here. Loved it, hated it, both at the same time. Do go through… The police carried out a raid and closed a factory. The children, who were working there, were all set free. Some said: “We are orphans. To eat we need a livelihood.” Read more

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  • Movie Review – Tashan!

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Rating: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHA!!!!!!! Watch the movie to understand why I am doubling and tripling up with laughter! On a second thought, don’t! Your reactions might not be as friendly as mine! 🙂 Read more

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  • A tribute to the most used product of the decade!!

    Guys, wondering what that is?? Yes, it indeed is: Maggi Noodles!!!!!  Surprised?? Well, enter s/w pros, staying away from home in rented apartments/PG accos. What comes into your mind first when you think of getting a quick bite?? Ofcourse, maggi noodles!!! What do you think of cooking after a tiring day at office, and your Read more

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  • Losing my views………

    Was reading Sudha Murty’s ‘Wise and Otherwise’ yesterday(yeah, ok…i know its complete review is long overdue….patience guys…..). In one of those stories, Ms. Murty asks her son what he thinks are the 3 most revolutionary things of the 20th century, and he gives a really beautiful answer….. It was then when i realized, that I 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Perspectives, perspectives……… (4)

     Hasn’t anybody heard the saying, that “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it!” ??Even if they haven’t, can’t they think about it themselves?? Is it necessary that a person who’s happy-go-lucky doesn’t feel bad?? Can’t it be that he does feel bad, and would also appreciate some kind words or Read more

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