One of the greatest gamblers of our time died on 26th Dec 2005. Kerry Packer – the Aussie cricket-lover, businessman and billionaire, who gambled with the way cricket was played, is no more. Some 20-25 years ago when cricket was still played in whites, Kerry Packer intervened and changed the way cricket would be played. […]
Author Archives: Jamshed V Rajan
Santa is a lucky old man
Sometimes I wonder if Santa is related to Santa (Bunta`s friend). But what if he is related…the old man in white would anyways visit only once a year. I somehow like Santa`s idea of visiting all only once a year – keeps them yearning for more. The good thing is, Santa leaves before the presents […]
Exploiting Taj Residency, Vishakhapatnam
Room service? Send up a larger room. – Groucho Marx (Not Karl Marx`s brother) I felt exactly like Groucho Marx. Not old and rickety but like Groucho`s, our room at Taj Residency was also small. OK…small for three people. The first time Anand, my room-mate, inserted the key to open the door…he broke the crystal […]
My trip to Vishakhapatnam – Part 2
Warning: Please read Part 1 published yesterday before you proceed. When pretty girls are around, It is difficult to keep me down. Wow. That sure sounded like a poem. The train was now in Andhra Pradesh. I could tell by the bright colored clothes worn by the locals, Chinranjeevi posters on walls, and YS Rajasekhar […]
My trip to Vishakhapatnam – Part 1
All companies don`t take their associates to far-flung places for team building exercises. Mine did, and I used it to the maximum. The place was Vishakhapatnam, and about 30 of us were to travel to the place together. We were to travel by the Vizag Express train; in the 2nd class (my favorite). The same […]
My brother-in-law is a lawyer
My brother-in-law. i.e., Rekha`s sister`s hubby is a layer…oops lawyer. And like all lawyers he is quite an interesting guy. He and his family paid us a visit a few days ago. It is only ‘payment` they have made us. During an after-dinner conversation, I sought my brother-in-law`s advice regarding a case I was fighting […]
My work interfered
My apologies. I was held up with work. Not my fault. Who doesn`t get held up with work. At last count more people get held up due to work than those due to traffic. I love it when somebody calls out “T.G.I.F” when I enter office. It is a sweet smelling, melodious word which means […]
Heard about this Chennai guy?
Heard about this Chennai guy who recently got caught between a concrete wall and a corporation bus? He lost both his left hand and left leg. According to the latest reports…he is all right! Monday post coming soon. 🙂