Have you realized that when you shave you don`t save? When you shave you spend so much of your money on the costly twin blades that there is no chance of you saving. And if you decide to save…shaving becomes a impossibility because the local barber charges anywhere between Rs 10 and Rs 50 for … Read more
The Indian race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime Doordarshan. – Unknown I know the above maxim no longer stands true, because there is now Fashion TV, Zee Music and Pogo. But, the message that the maxim conveys – that life is not about choices – stands true even today. Whoever said, … Read more
Recently a friend called Hanif told me a story. I don`t know if it is a fiction of his imagination, or it is a great business case study as he claims. But, I don`t want to be a Super Hero anymore. Wondering why? Read on. According to him, in the late 80s the sale of … Read more
Indian cricket takes off for yet another season of rocking (pun intended) cricket. At http://allcricket.rediffblogs.com you can follow the other side of cricket…views that can’t make it to the newspapers because they are too silly for print. But too spicy to be ignored. To cut the crap…this site will cover the Indian Oil Cup involving … Read more
If today I am a drunkard, I have to blame my mother. I still remember how as a five year old I would hate drinking that yucky glass of milk before I went to bed. Now, the glass of milk has been taken over by a bottle of beer. The graduation from milk to a … Read more
Here is a conversation Rekha and I had in Nalli Silks (a premium silk saree manufacturer in Chennai). You make sense of it. “I like this pink saree with golden border. Shall I get this?” “Yeah sure. It looks good,” I say. Rekha spends some time with a brown saree she finds on the counter…and … Read more
Shakesphere didn`t know Malayalam (remember, he did not write any Malayalam plays). But he sure did believe in what an average Malayali believes – what is in a name? A few days back Krishna, a very good friend of mine came home. He is the average Malayali cynic you will find in Chennai, Bangalore or … Read more
Please accept my sincere apologies for being late. Since my last trespass here, I have been to Madurai and back and have also joined Satyam Computers (will be working from their office in Shollinganallur, Chennai). A second-class compartment is home to many con stories. Some of these stories don`t involve sedative-laced biscuits. Even as I … Read more