Accepting gifts from relatives

Rekha`s elder sister Rema and her husband Sudhir have come down to India from the Gulf. What kabuliwalas were in the 70s, the Gulfwalas are today. They always come back with goodies for everybody. This being the Christmas season, I wouldn`t be off target if I compared them to Santa Claws. Oops! Santa Clause. Living … Read more

What am I telling Rekha?

An old friend called Manoj snapped this picture a week back. He is a good professional photographer and and is available at 09444916905 for similar shoot outs. To understand him and his photos better, visit www.sepiastory.com No, I didn’t get any money for this advertisement. Instead, he shot my mother-in-law for me.

Traveling by Kingfisher Airlines

It looks like my uncle`s tonsure in Tirupathi has borne fruits. My long pending wish of traveling by the Kingfisher Airlines has almost materialized; I am taking the 6.50 a.m. flight to Mumbai tomorrow – for the Yahoo! joining formalities. Thanks to all the build-up I now strongly believe that Kingfisher Airlines` air-hostesses hold the … Read more

Letter from a friend

Clarification: When I look at the comments for this post, I have strong reasons to believe that the junta thinks I have written this letter. As I said earlier, the letter is not my creation. I know it will be hard for you to believe, but what follows is not my creation. I got this … Read more

Driving me crazy

If you drive with your wife IN your car, you have probably experienced this. If you drive with your wife ON your car, you are probably a happy man by now. God bless her. Yesterday, for the millionth time I got scolded for being a careless driver. The only thing I ever did was rip … Read more

Inviting friends over

Believe it or not, this is quite a ritual. It is not as easy as picking up the phone and calling them over for lunch. I wanted to call a NCC mate of mine home and this is what happened. “Rekha we need to call Derek Lesley home,” I said casually even as I changed … Read more

Rekha’s photograph

Rekha's Photograph

A few of my fans were upset that I was being a MCP by only showcasing my photograph on this Blog. I really can’t carry Rekha’s photo in the top mast because if I do, I will start looking handsome!  OK fine…I relent. Here is a photograph of my wife as can be seen in … Read more