That is when I first accepted taking the war to his turf by bringing in weapons of mess destruction. I had picked up the butter knife and fork from the Rekha`s mess that we call kitchen. The sharp negotiators that Rajans are, I only gave up my fork and didn`t reveal the butter knife and … Read more
Tomorrow at 11 a.m. or so, I will be working on the 3rd part of the ‘When I was the villain’ series. Here is your chance to make the ‘story ending’ difficult for me – leave a word or phrase I should include in the third part of the series. Would be great if one … Read more
The view from the hill is pretty. I am picking up speed too. Only sometime back my thighs were packed trying to force-pedal the bike….but now life is so easy. Somebody had said that after 30, it would all be downhill…so true. Birthday Update Thanks everybody for all your wishes. With two women in my … Read more
That`s when I decided to speak to him. It is always better for a man to talk to a man and solve issues. Men end up looking like fools only when they attempt to talk and resolve issues with a lady. Don’t understand a thing? Don’t get the context? Well…you are reading part two of … Read more
Looks like Ouchmyte is nurturing monsters, who if given enough time can turn dangerous. Here is a mail received from one of the readers – Rajesh Nair (original name) and my reply to him. From: Rajesh Nair To: Jammy Date: April 17, 2007 Hi Jammy, Today I accidentally stumbled upon your blog @ www.ouchmytoe.com and … Read more
Barbers & Their Tricks I now have very closely cropped hair. Only because my barber didn`t having Rs 10 to give back. He asked me for Rs 40, for a close enough cut. I handed him a fifty rupees note and waited for him to give back the change. The deft barber – I know … Read more
My apologies. This post should have been up by 8 a.m. today but got delayed because of my divorced, dentist neighbor late last night. Usually, I don`t like discussing my neighbor`s life on my blog (why should I? He should start his own f%$#ing blog!) but since the story is interesting, I will do it … Read more
This whole week I have gone without a drink. Easy for a non-drinkatarian (a term I coined hoping to enter into the Oxford dictionary one day), but not so for a drinkatarian. I don`t know if you have noticed…but I close my eyes and nose while drinking. I used to drink with both my eyes … Read more