Entertainment – In My Words

Dream on, dreamers

Jun 4, 2023Jun 4, 2023 adminEntertainment

Looking resplendent in their gowns, they walked on the red carpet down the aisle as new graduates and spotted me eagerly waiting to congratulate them. Each of my students hugged me and thanked me. What[…]

From the streets to the screen, with love

Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023 adminEntertainment

Okay, just look at my smile. Teeth and gums. That’s all I see. A real smile that captures my excitement to meet these superbly talented young actors. There are no pretensions. Just like the movie.[…]

Hello, Hi… Darlings

Aug 21, 2022Aug 21, 2022 adminEntertainment

Call me a rebel, but I have outgrown the Bollywood song and dance routine. I have always leaned more towards Indian cinema that tells real stories – a slice of life – as I learnt[…]

Connecting… with New Material

Nov 18, 2021Nov 18, 2021 adminEntertainment

How do we connect? More often than not, it’s the comfort of familiarity that helps us connect. We connect with family because they know us like no one else does and they accept us, with[…]

Books, Bollywood and Blogging – with credits to Chetan Bhagat

Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021 adminEntertainment

I love reading books – that’s no secret. I have many cupboards brimming with books. And that’s only because I had to dismantle my bookshelf in our childhood home when my parents moved out. For[…]

The bigger; the better

Oct 18, 2019Oct 18, 2019 adminEntertainment

Water bottle Coffee Mug Small container with coffee Notepad Pens Shawl Lotion Sunblock Wallet Headphones There’s more, but let me pause and ponder for a while. No, I’m not packing for a holiday. These are[…]

Celebrating burfee: in proudly South African flavours

Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019 adminEntertainment

In my books, it’s always been burfee. Be it prayers, weddings or festivals like the upcoming Diwali; they are incomplete without a bit of burfee to delight my tastebuds. And it helps that it always[…]

Celebrating cinema with the Kings

Jul 21, 2019Jul 21, 2019 adminEntertainment

A slice of life. That phrase has stuck with me since my days as a drama student at high school. It gave credence to my long-held belief that if any production were to be considered[…]

Phezulu: A Paradise

Jan 30, 2019Feb 1, 2019 adminEntertainment

Legend has it that Phezulu Safari Park in Botha’s Hill, overlooking the Valley of a 1000 Hills, was popular for school excursions. My mother seems to recall that I too went on excursion there. And[…]

Inside the Village Table: Restaurant Review

Jan 3, 2019Jan 4, 2019 adminEntertainment

I have been wary of eating out this holiday season. With an influx of patrons, chances are that many things could go wrong. The horror stories, almost daily on social media, of poor and rude[…]