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My favourite WhatsApp emojis and how we all use them
August 11, 2026
Every WhatsApp group has two kinds of people – those who type and those who live by the emojis. And please don’t underestimate WhatsApp emojis for they represent ‘full sentences’ typed by people who either love you, judge you, hate you, or simply don’t care about you. A few decades from now, anthropologists who study
Read the storyHard work and what not
I generally don`t work hard. I was even known as the hardly working journalist when I was with The New Indian Express. Now don`t ask me what is so new … Read more
26th of April is my birthday
Other equally important incidents that have happened on April 26th2002 – 19-year-old Robert Steinhäuser shoots and kills 17 people at his school in Erfurt, Germany.1994 – A China Airlines Airbus … Read more
Say hello to ‘Manly Cooking Tips’
Step 1. Boil some water. Step 2. Skim over the directions (in case you forget necessary ingredients such as water or heat). Step 3. Dip your finger in. If it … Read more
My 150 seconds at traffic signals
I generally don`t get caught in traffic. Perhaps it has to do with the way I ride my Yamaha after marriage. Like me, most men slow down (in everything) after … Read more
Why I like rainy days
I am not a superman, but a rain man. In short, I just confessed that I love the rainy days. Don`t know if it has to do with Raj Kapoor … Read more
Client Calls
In my work place I get to be part of ‘Calls`. Anybody who works with clients abroad would understand what a ‘call` means – sheer respect. For those who don`t … Read more
Shaving is a fine art
Even Picasso experimented with it. He was a man, wasn`t he? It doesn`t elevate me to the levels of Picasso, but it is true that I have also experimented with … Read more
Diseases – the evolution
Yesterday was World Tuberculosis Day. Good that people from different walks of life came together for a walk. No, none of these people were coughing (baring the smokers). Because, if … Read more
Narendra Modi – India’s statue of Liberty?
If you don`t know who Narendra Modi is, you might want to visit his site here. And if you know him, I would suggest you stay away. The whole of … Read more
From Mediaah! To Mediaha!
Once upon a time, there lived a Blog called Mediaah! It provided vivid commentary on what the Media was up to. It carried news we would have otherwise missed because … Read more
Ever heard of a bigger sacrifice by a mother?
I generally don’t like to link news items on this blog…but this one time…I would like it to be an exception. In Chennai, a 37-year-old woman committed suicide to fulfill … Read more
Introducing a friend of mine….
If you are a Tamil or Telugu movie buff, you probably know Ranjith Nair. Having sung 23 Tamil and six Telugu song, one can safely assume that he is an … Read more
When I got captured by Chinese Army and almost blew up China
I think it was the summer of 69. Or was it 62? Either way it was a summer to remember. This is a very insignificant incident that happened in my … Read more
Life is a sexually transmitted disease.
Ronald David Laing said that. And I agree with him. What do we take home when we all die? Nothing. Why then do we grapple for material things for three-fourths … Read more
When Bill Gates did the unthinkable…
This picture of Microsoft boss Bill Gates was taken after a traffic violation on April 29, 1975. The Albuquerque Police department would arrest him two more times on charges of … Read more
One for the road
I have realized that we can drastically improve the transport system of the World…we only need radical thinkers like me and a load of money. Instead of some 10,000 bikes … Read more
Google Fight
http://www.googlefight.com Check out this site. Real cool….if you have two items/words/countries/persons in mind and want to know which is more popular (for eg. cricket or baseball, India or Pakistan, Sony … Read more
Cricket Blog in demand
The Cricket Blog has reached 10,000 Page Views. This has been possible thanks to the traffic it has been generating in the last three days. Here is the break-up of … Read more
Cricket Blog Re-designed!
With the India vs Pakistan cricket series in full swing, I thought it only made sense to update my Cricket Blog. This blog has been attracting atleast 200 people in … Read more
Narain Karthikeyan meets Sania Mirza
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page of a newspaper has nothing but man’s failures. – Chief Justice Earl Warren Today Narain … Read more