postcard from j: my cooking (s)kills
life is what happens when you're busy making other plans! my folks had gone to mangalore for a family function. and me? i couldn't take leave from work due to an all-important project that was underway. so, here i was - all alone (except that sherline stayed with me so that i didn't die of boredom) in the city of bombay. what fun!!! or so i thought... i was eagerly awaiting this opportunity. made elaborate plans to: (1) have the girlfriends over for a session of gossip and glug-glug-glug (2) catch a late night show of a good movie (3) clean out my cupboard and sort all the junk that i proudly own ...and lots of things. but did i do any of this? no! i realized that i had to get back home after slogging at the office and keep home spic and span. worse, i had to cook. my nightmare come true! so, lunch was usually some stuff rustled up by the canteen-wallah but dinner became an all-consuming affair. add to it the bombay humidity and its not a pretty picture in the kitchen :( w...