Month: August 2004

Words once let out cannot be taken back. And here is a new way of putting it. Very stupid, I agree.

When I was a kid I never understood the digestive system. I was under the impression that a morsel of food swallowed would fall into the stomach like something falling into a pickle jar. As a result, for long I believed it was the ‘bums` where all the shit was stored. Obviously, I was surprised … Read more

I have always thought I was a very creative person. Here is a test I gave myself. If I had 1 kg of grapes with me, what are the different uses I would put it to? Even as I write this, I have half a kg of seedless grapes that I could not finish after … Read more

In a way beanbags are like chameleons, jesters and liars. Beanbags are very comfortable as furniture. They take the shape you want it to take, and fill in the gaps you leave. A true well-wisher; with no evil intensions. Was wondering if it was this characteristic that made beanbags so popular. Or have I been … Read more

I was under the impression that only heat drives Chennaites crazy but looks like there are many more such influencers. Trade fairs, for example. From Toyota Camry to a TVS 50, all were lined up at the entrance. The security guard was under the spotlight; that is until he brushed shoulders with self-confessed VIPs driving … Read more

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are back again for the Olympics and that is good news for India. I would not take all of the credit for patching up Leander and Mahesh. Agreed, I went up to Mahesh the other day and said, “Boss, this is too much yaar.” But it was purely because I … Read more

One day I saw a smart-looking, real hot, well-dressed gent walking past me at Coffee Day. I went near to see him closely, and DAMN! It was a mirror. – Some obnoxious SMS sender Sometimes I wonder, how happy Rekha will be to have plucked me out of the hands of destiny, well before the … Read more

The crime rate in Chennai is on the rise. And I am sure it is the same all over the country. Looks like we are on our way to being a Super Power. Don’t ask me what the police or the judiciary is doing. Obviously, they are not being as smart as the criminals.