Tag: #love

• Dhaka Diaries: December is a time to take stock

  

  There’s a nip in the air – the kind you feel in a hill station. I’m enjoying my morning walks in the neighbourhood park. The sun rises these days at around 6.00 a.m. and we leave the house at 6.20 a.m. The gates to the park are open at this time, but the guard on…

  Smitha V

  December 8, 2022

  Experiences

  #behappy, #believing, #dhakadiaries, #existentialcrisis, #feelingrelevant, #grateful, #havingfaith, #introspection, #learn, #life, #love, #midlifecrisis, #nature, #seasons, #self-talk, #spring, #truth, #winter, Creative Writing

• Travel : Dubai – the place, the people, the food

  

  This post is not really a travel post as I lived most of my life in Dubai before I moved out in 2018. So, when I returned to the country on a ten-day trip in early October, it was more about meeting friends than visiting places. However, for all those who haven’t visited Dubai, I…

  Smitha V

  October 20, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #colleagues, #customerservice, #diarywriting, #Dubai, #experiences, #food, #friends, #friendship, #gratitude, #life, #love, #nostalgia, #people, #returninghome, #tourism, #travelogue

• Published: Poetry- Grandma’s cooking

  

  I’m happy to share my poem, ‘Grandma’s cooking,’ published by Spillwords Press. I had written the poem for the prompt ‘Kitchen spices’ in April. But, The poem is written in memory of my grandma, whom I fondly called, ‘Amma’. It will be 2 years since she passed away as of September 8th. Here’s an excerpt…

  Smitha V

  August 22, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #cooking, #grandma, #life, #love, #memories, #nostalgia, #poem, #relationship, #tribute

• Mumbai Diaries : The countdown’s begun

  

  After four years in Mumbai (my husband completed 5 in July), we are moving again. We knew we would eventually move out, but we had no idea when and where. We’ve been waiting to know what’s next. Finally, we now have a date and a place and we’re excited. Fortunately, my husband and I love…

  Smitha V

  August 19, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #diary, #experience, #history, #India, #inspiration, #life, #lookingforward, #love, #move, #newplace, #people, #truth, change

• Protected: Kerala Diaries 2: Travel From Thrissur to Cochin

  

  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  Smitha V

  July 4, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #beautifulindia, #Cochin, #explore, #family, #familyholidays, #India, #keraladiaries, #life, #love, #monsoons, #nature, #people, #SouthIndia, #travelogue, #truth