What if I were an egg

Sometimes…I wonder what would have happened if I were born in a poultry. Would I have been a human or a chick? What if I had been a chick…not the ‘pretty-chick` kind of chick…but the egg-laying kind. Guess, I would have just decorated the wire cage in a chicken stall until it was my time … Read more

The Bloggers Meet – Part 1

I decided. I searched. I found the place. I mingled. I drank the coffee (?!). I left. This is exactly how I would describe Sunday`s Chennai Bloggers Meet ….in 16 words. If you give me more elbowroom…maybe I can spice it up for you. [Whatever I say after this line needs to be read with … Read more

Optimist vs Pessimist

[This scene is enacted in Dublin, an up-market pub in Chennai where I have never set my foot] Optimist: I would say the glass is half full.Pessimist: If you ask me, it is half empty. But who is going to pay for it?Optimist: We could go Dutch…you pay for the half full part, I will … Read more

Con and Constable

[This post is stupid. Proceed at the cost of being laughed at] Wonder if the ‘con` in both the words – Con & Constable – is intentional. Perhaps…William Shakespeare (I say this because the British introduced Constabulary) or whoever coined the word ‘Constable` wanted to pass on a message to us. Something like the Da … Read more

Whether weather will be good…

Haven’t seen anything as creative in a while. Makes immense logic… Just because Chennai didn’t get its dose of cricket today…all are behaving odd. Even I have decided to make some sense. OK…before I start making sense…let me make some non-sense…. Question: What would a weatherman sitting in Chepauk give his grandson who just walked … Read more

When paranoia sets in…

I wonder what happens when paranoia sets in. Now, don`t you stare at me…I am not that paranoid yet. But think of all those policemen who guard the streets of Delhi. I bet they are scared. OK…this article is a little late to be directed at the Delhi blasts …but better late than never. Remember…a … Read more