I am not the selfish type, but there are some things that a man cannot compromise with. His bed, for example. I have been sleeping in my bed alone for the past 29 years, and all of a sudden a bunch of geriatrics (read elders) arrange (?!) for somebody to sleep with me for the … Read more
The French, connoisseurs of art that they are, are planning on jamming mobile signals at entertainment joints where people come to see theatre, movies or for that matter hear orchestra. Pretty good move by a country, where having beer at work is fine with everybody. Now, there would be no disturbance while the French entertain … Read more
Growing up in India can be difficult. Especially, if your name was Jamshed Velayuda Rajan Ramaswamy. I have endured my name for long…but now I am wondering if I should change it to…Robin Wood…or maybe William Won`t Tell…or perhaps Shake The Sphere. Don`t blame me for the name change. I myself shudder to think of … Read more
I did and I am repenting. I watched the movie a few days back and thought the concept of Hakuna Matata was cool and worth implementing. But it was not to be. Hakuna Matata means “Be Happy, no worries.” Something the groovy Bob Marley has already told us in his still groovier song “Don`t Worry, … Read more
I have always wondered why people bought scented candles. For me they hold no value. Agreed, they smell good but besides that, what? I thought maybe, if I get into the character of a scented-candle-manufacturer, maybe…just maybe…I would understand why they are bought. So, here I am composing a mass mailer that will be inserted … Read more
I have nothing against the Mahatma. He was a cool dude who knew what he was doing, and went about it with clinical precision. My concerns are on how we remember the man. With a holiday If you are also like me…who believes in Work ethics…and agrees that a hard worker needs a break once … Read more
Sometimes life can be really cruel to you. It hurts more when you have been trying to be nice. Yesterday, it was raining when I left home to reach office in time. I have been using Rekha`s TVS Scooty ever since we came back after marriage. And mind you, she still has a big ‘L` … Read more
From Madurai to Kannur to Kumarakom and back…Such a Long Journey (now thats a Rohinton Mistry novel…good one…but shows India in bad light). Rekha has started cooking. And I have been taking care of thematerialistic world of consumer durables. God…I need to read somebook on negotiation skills. My parents are here…and my mom has been … Read more