According to reports Osama Bin Laden is in US custody. I would not believe that. Why would the US President capture Osama – his sworn enemy – and not announce his triumph to the World? After all, Bush is leader of the free World and has the good of mankind at the back of his … Read more
Dear Comp, You are somebody I have always wanted to own. From the day I saw you huddled up in the corner of an air-conditioned room, into which 30 of us – class nine students – were herded after being forced to remove our footwear. The day my magnanimous teachers gave me three seconds to … Read more
Hailing from a not-so-metropolitan city called Madurai, I had never heard of Valentines Day. Now that I have spent four years in Chennai…I know what it takes to go thro` the torture. Sometimes I feel jealous of the Madurai boys, who do not have to undergo the pain. When February begins girl-friends start hinting. Hints … Read more
As if forced habit – courtesy a military captain for a father – I had got up early every day. The verbal duels at the park reserved for exercising, where an army of housewives and children would gather as early as 4 in the morning, was always welcome. It helped me vile away time while … Read more
When I say I sit in my cubicle all day long, I am lying. For there are other things that I do while I am at office – for 12 hours a day, six days a week. So much so I even see the sun light. I guess, I cannot complain that my employers are … Read more
Who said it is only guys who harass the ladies? I was once sexually harassed by a lady…just that in my case I was disappointed. The lady happen to be Veronica, my neighbour’s dog.
It was Christmas Eve, and I was looking for some wine. I needed (more than wanted) to gift a bottle of alcoholic wine to one of my friend. Of late, I have got a liking for wine, for various reasons. One, it forms a nice costly gift, and two…after gifting it, I can casually remark … Read more
If only I had held my head firm on my shoulders, I would not have been a part of this fiasco. But now, like a tree laden with mangoes during the summer, my chin is touching my chest in shame, for I was party to this beach-side party at Hotel Shelters, some 16 kilometers before … Read more