One-liner Wednesdays #31

Strength (noun) The one thing that we desperately need when we are trying to coax a scooter into the center stand, knead the atta to make chapathi, try to open a glass jar, or even when we are breaking a coconut* and the most important weapon in our immune system's arsenal in its fight against …

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One-liner Wednesdays #30

Negative (adjective) A word that usually means the exact opposite of positive and doesn't bring much happiness, unless of course if we are speaking about the results of a COVID-19 test. This post was written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda G. Hill. The challenge, as the name implies is to come …

One-liner Wednesdays #29

Hair (noun) The one part of a human body that rarely obeys the host body's wishes, gets tangled and entwined at the slightest provocation, over-grows when and where you don't want it to grow, and doesn't grow when and where you do want it to grow! This post was written in response to today's One-Liner …

One-liner Wednesdays #28

Cynical (adjective) When life has worn you down so much that you start seeing only the dark side of everything and you think that fairy tales, romcoms, and inherent goodness don't exist in the real world. This post was written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda G. Hill. The challenge, as the …

One-liner Wednesdays #27

Thought (noun) An often time-consuming and brain-exhausting "process" which, if absent, tends to screw things up spectacularly and also tends to overcomplicate things if present in excess. This post was written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda G. Hill. Please click on the link to know more about the rules of this …

One-liner Wednesdays #26

Hunger (noun) The primal feeling that makes you grab and stuff food into your mouth as soon as you can get your hands on the said food, without bothering to click a photo for Instagram. Written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda G. Hill. Please click on the link to know more …

One-liner Wednesdays #25

Butterfly (noun) A beautiful creation of nature, that reminds us that not all changes are bad and sometimes, a "change" can be for the better too. If we turn towards Nature, there is a lot of sources to draw inspiration from. What about you? Written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda G. …

One-liner Wednesdays #24

Alarm (noun) The annoying third wheel in the beautiful relationship between you and your bed who never lets you sleep for as long as you want until you hit the "snooze" button several times or throw it away just to shut it up! I hate it when my alarm goes off and I realize that …

One-liner Wednesdays #23

Forgetfulness (noun) The "special effect" your brain pulls off when you least want it to - birthdays, anniversaries, names/faces of certain people, keys, spectacles and much more! What about you? Did you find this relatable? Written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda G. Hill. Wherever you are, I hope you are safe …

One-liner Wednesdays #22

Busy (adjective) When you can't believe that 24 hours, a week, a month or even a year has seemed to pass in the blink of an eye and you haven't even completed half the things on your "to-do" list. What about you? Did you find this relatable? Ever since work started post lockdown, I have …

One-liner Wednesdays #21

Twice (adverb) The minimum number of times it takes most people to correctly connect a USB cable!* *as long as it's not a Type C cable! 😀 What about you? Did you find this relatable? Written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda G. Hill. Wherever you are, I hope you are safe …

One-liner Wednesdays #20

Clumsy (adjective) When Mother Earth loves you so much and is really possessive of you that she pulls you down for hugs every now and then. Most of my friends tease me by saying that I walk as if I don't know how to walk/as if I'm going to fall down anytime. Clumsiness is my …

One-liner Wednesdays #19

Hurry (noun) The unfortunate situation in which you find yourself performing tasks as if you are in a hyperlapse video and end up messing things more than half of the time! Procrastination gives way to hurry. The sooner the deadline, the more you hurry. 😀 Written in response to today's One-Liner Wednesday challenge from Linda …

One-liner Wednesdays #18

Cooking (noun) The one skill that was widely accepted as an essential, basic skill that everyone and anyone should know, all thanks to the lockdown. I was cooking on my own well before the lockdown and I was extremely grateful that I did learn my way around the kitchen. But we have a lot of …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: Z is for Zero!

Zero (number) A number that is bad if it is your account balance, but would be wonderful if it was preceded by a non-zero number and a huge number of zeroes; also, a number that would be wonderful if only we could use it in association with the COVID-19 cases. Although the news doesn't look …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: Y is for Yawn!

Yawn (verb) Definition 1: An involuntary action that is contagious and very hard to suppress, which tends to make regular appearances in the middle of lessons, meetings and conferences, but doesn't carry deadly consequences like its distant cousin: sleeping. Covering your mouth is one of the best ways to suppress a yawn. 😛 Back in …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: X is for X!

X (a variable, the worst enemy of anybody who hates Mathematics) The  variable that Mathematics forced to keep finding, differentiating, and integrating all through our childhood. If only Mathematics had prepared us for the fact that life forces us to find x,y,z, and many other unknowns without even giving the slightest hints. I miss dear …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: W is for Worry

Worry (verb) A human tendency to obsess over complications in anything and everything; something that can suck the joy of our lives. Worrying can be injurious to our health. But that won't stop us from worrying, will it? With the COVID-19 cases being reported every day, worrying seems to have cancelled its vacation to be …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: V is for Vanish

Vanish* (verb) A cruel trick that life plays on you when you accidentally misplace your glasses and you have to grope around blindly while squinting to improve your vision because you are blind without your glasses! The disturbing phenomena where things seem to disappear only to be found instantaneously when someone other than you start …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: U is for Umbrella

Umbrella (noun) An object that has the potential to protect you from rain (and sun!), but ironically the day you forget to carry it ends up being the rainiest of days! Did you know that the basic umbrella was invented nearly 4000 years ago and that initially it was only used by nobility and royalty? …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: T is for Touchscreen

Touchscreen (noun) A fragile manmade contraption that can take a while to respond when you are in a hurry but responds to your slightest touch when you don't want it to and can give you a heart-break if your tempered glass protector isn't strong enough! That can lead to really embarrassing moments at times! As …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: S is for Salt

Salt (noun) A very basic ingredient that can make or break any dish; one of the reasons why you have to taste your food multiple times while cooking to know that you have got it right. Cooking for one comes with its own set of challenges. Yesterday morning, I made egg bhurji. I had made …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: R is for Revenge

Revenge (noun) The feeling you get as you grin in satisfaction when you see that the annoying mosquito that has been feeding on your blood for so long, is finally dead! Mission accomplished! In the case of a mosquito, revenge is best served with a slap. Though you may end up hurting yourself a bit …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: Q is for Queue

Queue (noun) A  commonly accepted method of waiting your turn and almost always the queue you are a part of will move slower than the others, and this holds true even if you change to a seemingly faster-moving queue! This always happens to me. Even if I shift to another queue (even after careful calculation), …

#AtoZChallenge One-liner: Q is for Queue

Queue (noun) A  commonly accepted method of waiting your turn and almost always the queue you are a part of will move slower than the others, and this holds true even if you change to a seemingly faster-moving queue! This always happens to me. Even if I shift to another queue (even after careful calculation), …