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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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Today is my ‘happy’ birthday
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. … Read more
When I was the villain – Part 2
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 … Read more
Mail from an Ouchmytoe reader
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 … Read more
When I was no longer “cute” for the women
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 … Read more
My divorced, dentist neighbor
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 … Read more
Drinking with the wolves
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 … Read more
Google gets creative yet again
Did you know that Google doesn`t advertise its products? At least, I have not seen any advertisement of theirs. How do they manage to attract the huge numbers, then? Probably … Read more
Shameless self promotion
Once in a while doesnt hurt. At least, doesn’t hurt the promoter! Amit Agarwal of the Digital Inspirations fame in his interview to ileher.com has said this I like reading … Read more
Different types of fathers in law
Just like the tortoise boss, the arm chair boss, the peanut boss, the skirt boss and the dolphin boss, there are many types of fathers in law. I am not … Read more
If only I had a little humility
I think I would be perfect. Post Indibloggies nomination, the writer of this blog has changed. To know how, read on. Regular readers have always known that I was a … Read more
Warm and fuzzy cold war memories
By Dave Barry Dave Barry is a humor columnist. For 25 years he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and … Read more
Eating Out – Comedy of Errors
Indu Balachandran, a real comedy writer (like me), has come up with an amazing article on dinning out. Please don’t miss it for the World. Like me…Indu is also an … Read more
Hair today, gone tomorrow
I am a few drinks of Vodka down and that`s good news. I can indulge in self-flagellation better when drunk. Didn`t someone famous….ironically I am not able to remember his … Read more
Reporting from inside Laloo Prasad’s property
Continuing the tradition of live commentary – in ‘as is, where is’ condition – Ouchmytoe brings you life inside a 3rd AC compartment at 10.30 in the night. Before the … Read more
The red & white Santa Claus
Did you know? At the beginning of the 1930s, the burgeoning Coca-Cola company was still looking for ways to increase sales of their product during winter, then a slow time … Read more
Women – somebody TELL ME what they want
This article was written six years back when I used to work for Indian Express as a sports journalist. Found it in one of my old CDs and thought it … Read more
Why you shouldn’t work late
On Friday, I reached office at 10 a.m. and left at 3 a.m. the next day. In a single day, I transitioned from a hardly working, to a hard working … Read more
Wasn’t cricket supposed to be a man’s game?
Did you know that Ouchmytoe has gone live with a Cricket Blog? If you knew it… great, but if you didn`t know it…don`t even bother….it is just a bunch of … Read more
How life style changes after heavy rains
I didn`t believe when it happened in Mumbai. I didn`t believe when it happened in Gujarat. Now, that it has happened in Chennai and I have experienced it, I believe … Read more
Bad Hair Day
For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. – Johnny Carson (1925 – 2005) A few days back my team mate Sushmita … Read more
Books – Gone in 60 seconds
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. – Dorothy Parker (1893 – 1967) The man who doesn’t read good books … Read more