(This is a dedication from me to all those who are into long distance marriage/relationships...)

I wish for the little whisper,
“Hey dear I am here”
That comforts me when,
The day is so lonely
And time drags..

The reminisces of all talks,
The voice that is a balm to me,
Whispers, hey, I am here with you,
Though it is in my thoughts

I watch the stars everyday,
Knowing that...

Absence makes it dearer they say, is it true, I wonder, when it is the case of long distance marriages/relationships (commonly known as LDR/LDM these days.)

Sustaining a `normal' marriage is difficult in these days of stress and fast lane life, many wonder how spouses living apart manage to make it work.

With the recession and other factors, there are many in my own friends circle who do think about taking the step towards a LDM but are worried to take the leap....

I have cricks in my neck,
Craning, gazing out for you,
For a first meet, that would
Cleanse me of the suffocation,

We are parched by your absence,
Absence makes it dearer they say,
How true, you are missed by everyone
Do come soon, to quench our thirst,

The ground is so cracked up waiting,
Like it hit itself out of frustration,
The trees and flowers so shy,
That they have drooped heads,...

Are you wondering whom I am referring to..well it is 4 days since she attained the lord’s feet, and I was feeling miserable and was not in the frame to put in a few words of my condolences. She is none other than the fondly known DKP alias D.K.Pattammal who is actually Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal.

DKP hailed from a very orthodox family, and is one of the great women revolutionaries in her own right who could break the barriers that stood against performing on stage especially...

When blogs were first introduced in IL, I was not so much excited, as I was a little skeptical if I can maintain the constant interaction, variations (I can definitely feel somebody saying what variations, ***!!).

Later, when DH was in India, he said why don’t you try , I am sure you can do it, and I will pitch in when I can. Thus started my journey into blogging in IL. When I first started to blog, it was an medium to express myself. I enjoy expressing my thought process here,...