That`s the famous Latin phrase coined by Roman General Julius Caesar after one of his many victories. When translated in English it means “I came, I saw, I conquered.” How melodramatic. Recently I came across a funny take on Veni, Vidi, Vici. It read – Volvo, Video, Velcro. Volvo = I came Video = I … Read more
Now I am a proud owner of a four-wheeler driving license. It has not been easy. If you remember I had started taking driving lessons way back in March 2006 A.D. Today morning I got up at 4.30 a.m. and took bath – I never miss bathing on big days. By 5.00 a.m. Rekha and … Read more
What we call ‘Progress’ is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance. – Havelock Ellis (1859 – 1939) Ouchmytoe will soon be moving to a domain. The first steps have been taken – designing of the website. While most conporates prefer their launches to be surprises…Ouchmytoe thinks otherwise. It lets you be part of … Read more
This article appeared in one of the earlier versions of The Colleger – the youth magazine where I have a column called ‘Jamming Session’. To subscribe to this magazine you can get in touch with – The Editor, Colleger at editor [@] thecolleger [.] com In one of the most far reaching welfare schemes implemented … Read more
On Friday I flew back to Chennai. The cheap airlines might have brought ‘flying` to the masses but they have also taken off the royalty built around flying. At 5 p.m. on June 9, I walked up to the pretty receptionist at Kamat Lingapur Hotel in Hyderabad and said: “Hey, check me out!” She almost … Read more
The biggest advantage of traveling across cities as an IT professional is the bath tub you get to use in the hotels. I have been alive for 31 years now but have never lived in a house with a bath tub. The closest I have come was when we had a 300 liter overhead tank … Read more
Now it is the time to answer my own question “Why am I telling you about my airplane high-jacking incident?” Answer: I have arrived in life. I have booked a ticket in Spice Jet. Living up to their expectation, Spice Jet handed me a print out with some haldi stain on it. When I asked … Read more
