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On the Vanthiyathevan trail – The deleted scenes!

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Accidental Writer

What’s life without some entertainment? So, this epilogue of sorts to the travelogue consists of some deleted scenes, because putting them in the travelogue itself will break the flow. So, ready for the ride? Scene 1 – Chidambaram – One Deekshithar’s traditional house It was divinely ordained that Day 2 of our trip must be…

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The groom-hunting saga – Episodes 2/3

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Accidental Writer

Following up from where we left off, I was left alone for almost 10 months after the PG1 debacle. Not that my parents slowed down, or gave up on their search. It was because finding an intelligent, decent-looking, educated man over 5 feet and 9 inches of height was getting a tad difficult. So difficult…

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The groom-hunting saga – Episode 1

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Accidental Writer

So, I am finally overcoming inertia to write this much-in-demand (ok ok…can’t you let a girl flatter herself?) post on my groom-hunting saga. So…where do I start? Ah…I know just the way to do it! Circa July 2009 After extensive discussions on the whys and the wherefores of their darling daughter having so much fun,…

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A particularly pointless post…

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Accidental Writer

What’s with Tamil cinema? No, let me correct myself! What’s with B-grade Tamil cinema? Most of them are stupid love stories made with unrecognizable actors with totally contrived situations and even more contrived fight sequences! Like the one that was playing some time back on Jaya TV. Hero and heroine are in love, but they…

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The hunt is on…

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Accidental Writer

Yeah…you read that right! The hunt begins. Actually, it began quite some time ago. I just haven’t gotten around to writing about it yet. Every month, the hunt goes something like this. Dad downloads an excel sheet with details of “boys” in it. Yeah! Once again, you read that right! Excel sheet. Easy to filter…

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Deceptively innocent?

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Accidental Writer

D, going through my photos of Onam, shrugs nonchalantly and says, “You are not as innocent as you look.” I look up, confused. Me? Innocent? Did I actually hear someone saying I look innocent? Exasperated, I turn around to face him and say, “D, how dare you even think of calling me innocent?” In case…

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Slim, fair and “homely”

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Accidental Writer

Ever gone through matrimonial ads in the newspapers? All of them ask for brides who are slim, fair and “homely”. Mommy dearest, in her quest for the perfect son-in-law (another post for another time) decided to put in a description of her darling daughter (read ME) the other day over phone to someone. “My daughter…

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The quest for the perfect bride

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Accidental Writer

Bride-hunting is fun, especially when you are not the bride. Bridegroom hunting is even more fun, am sure. Only, I don’t know it yet. But this is not about me. It’s about one person’s quest for the perfect bride. Let’s call him X. Now in his thirties, he decided it was time to try and…

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What women want…

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Accidental Writer

Dare I even talk? But, since I am such a sweet person, I decided to give my male readers (ok…I am delusional) some information on what women really want. There are three major criteria of eligibility for a guy: beauty, intelligence and wealth. Now ideally, a guy should possess all three for a girl to…

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An image makeover…and some more

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Accidental Writer

I know I promised a more coherent and meaningful post soon, but this is not it. I am still in makeover mood and coherent thought is impossible until that’s complete. 🙂 The other day, I got a haircut and bought some great clothes. Today, i went one step further. After extensively analysing the pros and…

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