Our visit to the gynecologist

The fun things in life even out after marriage. Perhaps it is the commitment. Some call it baggage. Last evening…Rekha and I visited a gynecologist. It was quite an experience. She has been asking me to take her to a gynecologist for a month. I was postponing the meeting…perhaps because I couldn`t find a male … Read more

Gambling – a not so wise vice

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. … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

Cheating on your wife

Kennedi who writes at www.askenni.com has revealed his two wives. He managed to keep it a secret for eight years…but yesterday his 2nd wife read the post and found out the truth. As I always say, those that cheat…can`t eat. Today Kennedi has been thrown out of the house…and even as I write he is … Read more

Babies

Rekha and I have suddenly become interested in babies. Perhaps, we don`t make enough noise at home…I stick to my Newsweek and she to her Star Dust. Maybe, we need somebody to trouble the neighbors living downstairs…by dropping the TV remote or the rattle or the plastic car. I remember, Rekha trying to sell me … Read more

Interview Interludes

Let us accept it. Not all interviews are with the intension of hiring. How many times have we seen Jeetendra or Shahi Kapoor or Shammi Kapoor sitting inside the Manager`s cabin…the phone rings…the manager picks it up…keeps on saying “Yes sir”…turns to the protagonist and says, “I was about to give you the job, but … Read more