Indu Balachandran, a real comedy writer (like me), has come up with an amazing article on dinning out. Please don’t miss it for the World. Like me…Indu is also an Economics student. Unlike me, she has won a Gold medal in journalism, worked in an ad agency, bungee-jumped at Bali, white-water-rafted in the Ganga, danced … Read more
[This post has too much of Morse Code. Proceed at your own peril] Rekha is learning Morse code. For those who don`t know what Morse code is, it is a language which uses only two states – on or off – of a light bulb for example…to communicate. Audible Morse code would sound like – … Read more
Radio City interviewed me today and will be broadcasting it tomorrow (Jan 5th) between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.. if you are interested…and you better be interested…tune into Radio City at 91.1 and let me know if I was audible. Nandhini, let me tell you…speaking for the radio is a lot difficult than speaking to … Read more
I am a few drinks of Vodka down and that`s good news. I can indulge in self-flagellation better when drunk. Didn`t someone famous….ironically I am not able to remember his name…once say: “Alcohol dulls the pain.” Let me break the news – I am losing hair and that too very fast. So much so, when … Read more
Continuing the tradition of live commentary – in ‘as is, where is’ condition – Ouchmytoe brings you life inside a 3rd AC compartment at 10.30 in the night. Before the commentary begins, let me tell you that working on a laptop in a train has been my life long ambition for the last two years. … Read more
Did you know? At the beginning of the 1930s, the burgeoning Coca-Cola company was still looking for ways to increase sales of their product during winter, then a slow time of year for the soft drink market. They turned to a talented commercial illustrator named Haddon Sundblom, who created a series of memorable drawings that … Read more
I am in the Bangalore airport, waiting for my King Fisher flight to Chennai which is scheduled for 8.55 p.m.. It has been three days since I saw my wife and am looking forward to it. Those that are married would understand how important it is to see one`s wife at regular intervals. Handsome, young … Read more
Rekha`s elder sister Rema and her husband Sudhir have come down to India from the Gulf. What kabuliwalas were in the 70s, the Gulfwalas are today. They always come back with goodies for everybody. This being the Christmas season, I wouldn`t be off target if I compared them to Santa Claws. Oops! Santa Clause. Living … Read more