Aging Gracefully

Aging

Never trust a woman who tells you her real age. A woman who would tell you that, would tell you anything. – Oscar Wilde I am thirty years old. That is…1/4th of my life is already over. I didn`t realize I was getting old until they showed character-artist AK Hangal on Doordarshan and I found … Read more

Taj Mahal – from Agra to Pune

It seems long back two jobless residents of Pune decided to bring Taj mahal to their town. Their logic was simple …push the Taj in the right direction all night and sleep during day time. In ten days time…the Taj would be in Pune. On their first day (rather night) at work they started pushing … Read more

Just a thought

Some animals have unique features. Some don`t. A giraffe for example can clean its ears with its twenty-inch long tongue. Give that tongue to a man and he would be cleaning the ears of the lady sitting next to him. Porcupines have long, sharp needles. Doctors also have long sharp needles. Does this mean that … Read more

Some myths exploded

Myth: B.C. means ‘Before Cable` & A.D. means ‘After Dominos pizzas` B.C. actually means ‘Before Christ` and A.D. means ‘Anno Domini`. There are a few people who think that B.C. and A.D. are reflective of Christianity, and since not everyone in this World is a Christian, it should be changed to something non-religious. How would … Read more

Two quick questions

1) If the CEO of Google comes to know that one of his employee has come up with an invention which will make him the richest man in the World….what will he shout when he runs out of the building? Answer: Yahoo! Those who got it right were: Prasannalatha1, Flashgordon, Vasanthi Other creative answers include … Read more

Exaggeration

I am no exaggerator…but last night while having dinner I got a call from the Indian President Dr Abdul Kalam. He said I was being awarded the ‘Exaggerator of the year award`. Since I don`t like to be disturbed during dinner, I informed him that I would call him at the next available opportunity and … Read more

When I was in a Pakistani prison

I think I was brainwashed by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), coz I am not the type to volunteer for tasks requiring courage. But there I was infiltrating the porous India-Pakistan border. I think I took the route Abhishek Bachchan walked/ran in his first movie Refugee. My instructions were simple…I was to get into Pakistan … Read more