The Three Worst Dates Of My Life

While most of my dating posts are written on a lighter note, I did want to share some of the not-so-great parts of my dating life too. I did a post about my best three dates and while I wish most dates went that way, I’ve had my share of ARGHHH dates too. By sharing…

Gratefulness Diaries

The year is off to a rocky start. Omicron has taken over our lives across countries with restrictions and lockdowns back in place. A few of my friends have also caught the bug and it is seriously bugging me now. So Bloganuary’s prompt for the day (5 things that I am grateful for) comes at…

Blog & New Year Update: The Future Of Happy Panda

I’ve been churning out post after post over the past few days. There are multiple reasons for doing that, though mainly it has to do with changes that are coming to this blog. In November I put out a poll asking all of you to help me decide the direction in which this blog should…

Happy Panda’s 2022 New Year Resolutions

Do I believe in New Year resolutions? Hell, no! Do I still make some every year? Yes. More than deciding that I am going to change my life around from 1st January, my new year resolutions are more like plans and hopes for the new year. Most of the base work for my 2022 resolutions…

Things I’d Like To Do As A Woman

Every time I meet a girl friend for dinner and we each hop into a cab to head home, the last thing we say to each other is “text me once you reach home”. Most of the times, we text each other till we each don’t reach the safe bounds of our homes. As much…

Sustainable Moves That Are Complicated and Confusing

My sustainability journey started in 2020 and as I slowly adapt to some sustainable ways, here are some things that I don’t completely understand – 1. Vegan food in plastic packaging – I know a lot of people don’t go vegan for the environment but do it for animal rights or other reasons. But I…

2021 Worst List – Happy Panda Rants

If you read my post yesterday, I talked about all my favourites of 2021. I also wanted to talk about the tough or the not so great moments of 2021 since I feel like it’s important to be real on here. So often we only share the good times to make it look like our…

My 2021 Favourites

With 2022 almost upon us, here are my favourites from 2021 across 10 categories!

2021 Blogging Journey – Happy Panda Reminisces

What a crazy year it has been for me – blogging wise!!!!! Just sitting down to write this post – my 300th post on here – makes me feel like a blogging village elder. I can’t believe that another year has gone by and I’m still here trying to consistently write. It hasn’t been the…

Things About Travel That Stress Me Out

I love travel and the whole reason this blog exists is that I wanted this blog to be chronicle of all my travels but it ended up becoming so much more. I travelled extensively pre-COVID both solo and with family and friends. But travel comes with its own set of anxiety causing issues for me….