I love music and have loads of collection on my iPod that 80 gb is falling short of. Be it a sufi, a classical, an instrumental, I have myriad genres of music stored on my iPod. Without music, I wonder how life would...

I am watching this video on YouTube where Rohini Nilekani speaks on how she started reading as a child and emphasizes on "reading habit" at an early age. Her love for reading books motivated her to start Pratham Books, which reaches millions of...

Tring- Tring, the phone rang…! My heart skipped a beat when I was felt the jerk during the midnight sleep. Worried I was, who would ring at this time and why? Hopefully it should not be a bad news. I picked up the...

Singapore is good place to lurk around alone, the amicable people who are ready to help when you request them to provide the directions on reaching a place or which train you have to board. But some unlikely questions do pop up! "Are...

I love monsoon ever since I was a child. I would get drenched in rain and sometimes, we as kids, would jump into the puddle on the streets or even dance in the rain on terrace. Some people go out and explore while...

I received a postcard today from Deutschland today, "Statt Vitaminen" literally means Instead of Vitamins with mandarins on it. Mandarins are called Mandarinen in German. ...

Holland is famous for the beautiful tulips. I received a card today from Holland with the purple flowers. Netherland Stamps ...

It is a monsoon time in Bangalore and it keeps pouring cats and dogs at any time of the day. As we commonly see on the roads, that there are umpteen potholes, open manholes and road work going on. Reaching home safely is...

A little ten year old girl sells fresh flowers everyday visiting every home placing the flowers in a bamboo basket over her head, in the morning. It is her routine task to sell the jasmine, which her mother ties together into a garland....

It was a bright sunny day and I sat there alone in the park, watching the chirping of birds, kids playing cricket which remind me of childhood. I wish I re-live those days again. A kid hits a ball and I catch it. The child...

I like the color pink and when it comes to nail polish, I grabbed this new launch by Lakme, Absolute Fuschia Pink. Cost: Rs 175 The nail color stays for a week. Rating: 4/5 ...

A beautiful postcard from Belarus and a lovely stamp. addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='manasa'; XOXO ~manasa~ ...

My first postcard from Taiwan arrived today. It has a collage of the temple and the symbols of Lukang Tianhou Temple at Lukang, Changhua which has old temples. The sender writes that they visit temples regularly and pray for their family's health and wellness....

During my stay in Australia, I somehow managed to collect a handful stamps without going to the post office. There are many websites that offer online shopping with free shipping whether you purchase the goods within the country or from Honk Kong (HK)....

My first postcard from Italy arrived today and I was glad to see the view of L'Altere della Patria, Rome, Italy, built in the memory of their first King  Victor Emmanuel. L'Altere della Patria, Rome, Italy Italy postage ...

Last October, in 2012, I was on a vacation on my way back from Melbourne to Bangalore at Singapore for 3 days. I must say, Singapore is the safest city I have even been. Being a woman, I was able to cover most...

I love ice creams and my favorite flavor is Macadamia. It is a monsoon season in Bangalore and keeps pouring every evening but this does not stop me from relishing the mouth watering ice cream at Ibaco on Brigade Road. Macadamia Ice Cream...

When you say nothing at all, you scare me. Say something, I cannot see you mum. I can no longer tolerate you silence. Scold me, beat me but do not stay silent. You know I love you, don't punish me like this.  It...

Book Title: My Stroke of Luck, Alphabet to Author Author: Vijay Santhanam Genre: Inspirational Publication: Hay House Pages: 231 Price: INR 299 Life takes a twist when something unexpected happens and one requires a lot of courage to accept the reality and move on...

I received a postcard from Malaysia from a mother of four. The postcard has a beautiful scenery of Cameron Highlands, which is a hill station in Malaysia. It is the size of Singapore in area. Cameron Highlands, Malaysia The sender likes stamps and has...

I love reading books and whenever I find a new released book, I buy them. The hobby has grown to such an extent, that, I now have more than 200 books in my library. Just arranging the books into the shelf on a...

Its my second card this week and second one from Ukraine. The first postcard I received this week on a Monday, 1st of July. The postcard depicts the Ukrainian Dance. Ukrainian Dance Ukraine Postage depicting hen and rabbit  I was fascinated seeing the...

We, three friends, caught up for lunch after a long time. We have been friends for more than a decade and wanted to order something apart from potato chips which is commonly called French Fries in Bangalore. And ended up ordering onion rings....

I am happy to see surprise everyday after I reach home. I received a postcard from Ukraine with the bright sunflowers on it. Postcard from Ukraine Stamps are interesting with the towers, leaves and I guess the men are the priests I am...