Bits and pieces of my life experiences.. raw, unfiltered and sometimes embarassing that are etched in my memory forever.
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A Floor to Sleep On
It was a cold winter night in Delhi. The bare concrete floor was hard and cold. I needed to catch some sleep before my job interview the next day in Gurgaon. During those days, I was still struggling to get a job in the IT & Software field. All my paltry savings from my low…
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A Phone Call to my Dad
I see a STD phone booth right across the road. I cross the busy road and get to the phone booth. There are a few people waiting to make calls. I wait in line for my turn to come. Let me rewind the clock a bit. I have been trying to get a foot in…
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Toothpaste
Beginning of the month, after my dad received his salary, he would diligently sit down with a pen and paper and do the budget for the month. Every anticipated expense would be jotted down and totalled. One of the items in that budget would be our monthly grocery. Though the grocery budget wouldn’t be itemized,…