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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
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Jammy, you stole my sleep
Yesterday, I had a mail in my Gmail inbox which had an interesting subject: “Jammy, you stole my sleep”. My immediate reaction was, “Has the mail come from a girl … Read more
Why are only women used to sell products?
I have always wondered why women are used to sell products, concepts & ideas. I mean, I am not against women making good money by smiling…but why should it always … Read more
SPAM = Somebody’s Patience Almost Murdered
I wish I could give you my Gmail account`s username & password, ask you to login and check my SPAM folder. Some say that Sergey Brin wanted this folder in … Read more
It is never late to share what’s good
On August 9, Seshu Karthick, a MS from University of Texas at Dallas, sent me a mail which unfortunately landed in my SPAM folder. Today while cleaning up the folder … Read more
Quick Retort Contest – Vote for the winner
On 8 August a contest titled “The Quick Retort” was announced on Ouchmytoe, which involved responding to a caustic comment by a boy friend to her girl friend. Read all … Read more
Yahoo! What am I hearing?
A few days back a friend of mine joked that if Google carries on at the speed it is now, Yahoo! will soon have to replace the exclamation mark with … Read more
The “Quick Retort” Contest
Situation: Girl friend has cleaned up her main course at the family restaurant but the boy friend is yet to go beyond the chicken soup he had ordered. “No wonder … Read more
Smokes, weather and flowers
Just so you know…I have quit smoking in office. There was a time, when I smoked 10 cigarettes a day…now it is just one or two. All this wouldn`t have … Read more
Encounters of the third kind
Three days back I met a girl in Gurgaon. Needless to say, she was pretty. I was smitten by her the moment I saw her – probably because I had … Read more
Sending off a girl to Mumbai
Sending off a friend on a short assignment out of town is a difficult task. More difficult if she is a 27-year-old pretty girl. Today one of my girl colleagues … Read more
Entering a new house
Entering a new house is an art in itself. Way back in 1997 when my father built a house in Madurai from his retirement funds, he made a cow enter … Read more
Saving your skin in North India
“A man carrying lakhs in an autorickshaw, an armed robber on a motorcycle, and a death. All on the busy road connecting Delhi and Noida around 3.30 pm on Wednesday. … Read more
Seven wonders of my World (please vote)
Even if you had been in Timbuktu (in Mali) for the last three months, you would have known about the contest surrounding the Seven Wonders of the World. And you … Read more
Looking for a house in Gurgaon
I have been searching for a house in Gurgaon for the whole of last week. While searching for my abode, I have been made to dwell and eventually believe that … Read more
One week in North India – some observations
I have spent a significant portion of my growing years in North India – Jamshedpur, Delhi, and Jalandhar to be precise. Just that this time around, I am not under … Read more
Booohoo to Yahoo!
This post has been updated after advice from my Brand Image Consultant, whose name will not be revealed even if I am forced to marry again! Friday, the 15th was … Read more
When I became a cockroach
Sharp at 8 p.m., last Wednesday, our house plunged into darkness. Since I was really tired I decided to make the legendary two-minute noodle meal and hit the sack at … Read more
Letters to the Editor
During a recent conversation with a friend who works for a newspaper, I came to know a lot of unknowns about ‘Letters To The Editors.` For the average Joe (and … Read more
Ouchmytoe soon to be a book!
Successful book? I can`t commit yet. But I certainly hope so. Does this mean I quit my job and sit at my desk every morning at 7 a.m. with a … Read more
When I was the villain – Part 3
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 … Read more
My failed attempt to spice up the series
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 … Read more