I went to donate blood today and the Copper Sulphate solution spoiled it. I had a low haemoglobin count again, the doctor at Tata Memorial Hospital declared.

So, me couldn't donate blood, and has voluntarily added beetroot and pomegranate to my dietary list - something my Mom never succeeded at, in all these years.

And the funniest thing happened this evening when I went shopping for grocery. Not knowing what they call beetroot in the vernacular, I pointed my finger at the maroon bulb and asked for 'shalgum' (atleast that's what I thought its called). The shopkeeper informed me that that's beetroot, shalgum is different. I am sure that the women around were snickering. I now know that shalgum is turnip. Apparently, beetroot is also called beetroot in Hindi.