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Shailaja Prashanth @copygurrl

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Member Since: Oct 22, 2003

Had left this section blank for a long time. Nothing much to write about me. I spend my days keeping pace with my two kids (3 if you count my husband). And also taking baby steps ahead in my career. I am a typical Arian with a short fuse and a hot temper, but handling two equally temperamental brats (3 if you count my husband) has tamed me somewhat. Never thought of myself as the maternal sort, but now I trade diaper rash tales and baby food recipes like the best of them. Can be a real crybaby too - my husband says I am not satisfied unless I cry at least once a day. Hey, I ain't that bad! MouthShut came into my life in one of my toughest years ever (read: I didn't always get my own way!) and now I have made some fairly good friends here. I really don't care if a lot of people read my reviews, as long as the people whose opinions matter to me, do. And I am happy to say that they do. Lately I have discovered an interest in other domestic things - sewing, gardening etc...however the interest remains academic and I am yet to get down to doing anything about it. I had a lot of icons in my teens - sports stars like Stefan Edberg, the late Ayrton Senna, the actress Winona Ryder.... also dabbled in writing short stories and very bad poetry. I am grateful to Mouthshut for giving me a chance to do writing which is unrelated to my work. Now, if only I could figure out how to 'bold' and italicise!. My biggest interests are books, music and movies, in that order. I also love to write, meet friends and generally read anything I can get my hands on - which means I have accumulated loads of unnecessary information. Love eating out, that is a passion I don't get to indulge much these days, so I try to replicate a few of these flavours at home. I dream of being free one day to backpack through Europe, especially Scandinavia, Scotland, Ireland and most of western Europe. But for now, I am busy enjoying raising my two babies and working in an advertising agency.

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Reviewed Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre

Vernon Great Little

Jul 16, 2004 03:28 PM | 5431 Views

(Updated Jul 16, 2004 03:28 PM)

Coming off the back of a few crappy reads (self inflicted tortures like Danielle Steel, why oh why!) DBC Pierre’s Vernon God Little was a compelling r...Read more

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Reviewed Parle Hide and Seek Biscuits

Mommy's dilemma

Jun 16, 2004 05:42 PM | 15173 Views

(Updated Jun 16, 2004 05:42 PM)

Wicked mother hides in the kitchen, gorging on Hide n Seek Biscuits. Little Meghna comes running in “I want choclit bifket” “No choc...Read more

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Reviewed Pogo TV

Today on POGO

May 22, 2004 11:36 AM | 11564 Views

(Updated May 22, 2004 11:36 AM)

“Groan. My head hurts. A sliver of light is coming in through that window. It’s barely 7.30 am. Must I wake up? I’m exhausted after my ...Read more

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Reviewed Salon

Opinion maker

May 07, 2004 04:55 PM | 3343 Views

(Updated May 07, 2004 04:59 PM)

Fasten your seatbelts, you are entering the rarified atmosphere of journalistic excellence. Salon.com. A website widely credited with coining the term, 'met...Read more

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Reviewed Signature - Cochin

Quirky little clothes store

Apr 08, 2004 03:20 PM | 5938 Views

(Updated Apr 08, 2004 03:20 PM)

I live in one Cochin’s most affluent neighbourhoods, touted as the fastest growing in the city. Huge cars, houses, influential people (including one u...Read more

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Reviewed Ten Favorite Sports Personalities

My icons

Mar 18, 2004 05:22 PM | 2671 Views

(Updated Mar 18, 2004 05:22 PM)

The armchair athlete’s list. Not quite ten, but my favourites nevertheless. As I compile this list, I realize that most of my favourites have retir...Read more

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Reviewed Kerala State Electricity Board - KSEB

When those in power fail us

Mar 10, 2004 03:27 PM | 3620 Views

(Updated Mar 10, 2004 03:27 PM)

I thought long and hard before writing this one. I hate to run down my home state, for I am truly proud of so many things about it. The whole literacy thing...Read more

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Reviewed Tips on Cooking food

So what's cooking?

Mar 06, 2004 11:26 AM | 2252 Views

(Updated Mar 06, 2004 11:26 AM)

More unsolicited advice from my keyboard, this time on cooking. I can hear my husband go “What! You! Tips on cooking?” These days it’s ...Read more

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Reviewed Overall Face Care

Beauty care for mommas!

Mar 04, 2004 04:16 PM | 6194 Views

(Updated Mar 04, 2004 04:16 PM)

Harrased moms, read on. Here are a few beauty pointers that won’t consume much of your time. There’ll be days you get barely enough time to brus...Read more

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Reviewed Worth Winning - Dan Lewandowski

Worth Reading!

Feb 09, 2004 03:40 PM | 2553 Views

(Updated Feb 09, 2004 05:12 PM)

The title might mislead you into thinking that Worth Winning is a self-help book. It is, in fact, a rollicking story about one man's search for his ideal ma...Read more

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Reviewed Ten Best Television Commercials

Great headlines, wonderful ads

Feb 04, 2004 04:43 PM | 5213 Views

(Updated Feb 04, 2004 04:43 PM)

I have steered clear of advertising related categories on Mouthshut, since the subject is far too close to home. But I couldn’t resist an opportunity ...Read more

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Reviewed A Room With A View - E.M. Forster

The title that inspired a hundred ad campaigns

Jan 31, 2004 11:01 AM | 2667 Views

(Updated Jan 31, 2004 12:22 PM)

I read A Room With A View after I had seen the wonderful movie version by Merchant-Ivory. Each scene, therefore is vivid in my mind. An old favourite, I ret...Read more

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Reviewed White Mughals - William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple's Labour of love

Jan 13, 2004 04:57 PM | 3826 Views

(Updated Jan 13, 2004 04:57 PM)

THIS is truly a story worth telling. That is why I am so grateful that William Dalrymple spent 6 years slaving away at this one. To chronicle a slice of his...Read more

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Reviewed Kerala - General

Vythiri Resort - Gateway to Wayanad

Jan 09, 2004 12:16 PM | 8387 Views

(Updated Jan 09, 2004 12:16 PM)

On those rare occasions when the temperature drops in Cochin, when the monsoons create a mini winter in the city, we look delightedly at each other, exclaim...Read more

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Reviewed Alleppey

Backwater beauty

Jan 05, 2004 02:38 PM | 4597 Views

(Updated Jan 05, 2004 03:10 PM)

It was a particularly dull and busy Saturday afternoon. There I was hard at work, while my hubby was out drinking with the boss. But no complaints, because ...Read more

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Reviewed Smilla's Feeling For Snow - Peter Hoeg

My feelings on Miss Smilla

Dec 15, 2003 11:28 AM | 3922 Views

(Updated Dec 18, 2003 04:35 PM)

A warm book with a glacial theme, Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow (or Smilla's Sense Of Snow, depending on the edition you read) is a fascinating read. Time ...Read more

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Reviewed Favourite Books Of Childhood

For the child or the Child in you!

Dec 12, 2003 05:45 PM | 1798 Views

(Updated Dec 12, 2003 05:45 PM)

I grew up in a small town in Assam in the 80s. No TV(except for an annual trek to the one house in the colony which had a Onida, for the men’s wimbledon fin...Read more

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Reviewed Twenty Best Rock Songs

My final countdown

Nov 27, 2003 03:15 PM | 1780 Views

(Updated Nov 27, 2003 03:15 PM)

You could call this compilation ‘a gentle introduction to rock’. This list is highly subjective. Please put it down to my ignorance if your favo...Read more

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Reviewed Johnsons Baby Shampoo

Baby, baby!

Nov 26, 2003 10:46 AM | 8216 Views

(Updated Nov 26, 2003 10:46 AM)

No more tears indeed! I love the entire Johnson's range, in particular the shampoo. My little girl has a head of hair which gets unbelievably grimy, so in c...Read more

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Reviewed World According To Garp, The - John Irving

Wierd, wonderful world

Nov 24, 2003 12:40 PM | 2867 Views

(Updated Nov 24, 2003 12:40 PM)

Robust, wildly imaginative, strange – John Irving’s fiction is all this and more. His most acclaimed novel The World According To Garp is filled...Read more

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Reviewed ICICI Bank

Public Complaint against ICICI Bank’s Negligence

By: nikhilrealtydisco Sep 29, 2024 06:26 PM | 607 Views (posted via Mobile)

I am writing this public post to bring attention to a distressing situation caused by ICICI Bank’s lack of support and inefficiency in resolving a crucial f...Read more

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