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Importance of Smelling Good

You must have hugged a friend and thought about how lovely he/she smelled…or you must have absolutely detested a person for his/her scent. How about being attracted by the scent of a man who you met and had a coffee with? Or by the scent of a woman when you nestled your face in her bosom? Do you appreciate the scent of a colleague you work with? Or sit as far away on the table from the person who smells weird? Read on to know what scents are and how they are important. Continue reading “Importance of Smelling Good”

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His Look…

I had to give a talk, an important one. It was my first big talk in front of an important audience and it meant something to me. And I had worked hard towards it. A few minutes before the talk, J walked in. J is my colleague – well more than a colleague. He’s a dear friend now, someone I care about and someone that cares about me. He’s my go-to person when I want to learn things. He’s almost a mentor of sorts. And we share a very warm equation at and outside of work.  Continue reading “His Look…”

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Curious Case of Mr.Homeless

I was walking back from work recently when I met a homeless man on the street. Days are starting to get longer here and he was certainly making the most of it. He sat on the footpath of the busiest place in town, Princes Street, and he stared obliviously at the castle fading away as the sun set behind it. At first this man didn’t catch my attention. He was one of the many homeless people you walk past everyday. And then…

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Keep Calm and Wear Scarves

Winter in Scotland is chilly, as the British people like to say but chilly is no where close to what it is. It is Cold, Wet, Windy, Horrible and a lot more. When I said to people I am moving base to Edinburgh, they never asked me whether work was going to be good or whether the university I am shifting to has a good brand value or whether I was looking forward to it. All they ever said was “stay warm”. And little did I know what they meant…until of course the winter set in! But there’s a way to beat this cold…If you joined me on the Stroll then you would know that I have taken a liking to knitting and that I knit a scarf for myself as a first project. And a lot of you were sweet enough to ask me to share pictures of my scarf. And so this post is dedicated to winter fashion and scarves 🙂 Continue reading “Keep Calm and Wear Scarves”