I had given up at some point in time. Oh come on, let me wear that old Mundu which we have. I showed it to my wife. She had one great look and said this will not pass the test. You are in an official setting and you should wear something classier. Given the time... Continue Reading →

I asked my wife, " Should we see it now or continue tomorrow?" It was already 11.30 pm on a Saturday. I had planned to rise early and run the next day. She said in her characteristic nod, "Let us see it now". I immediately agreed. That was the kind of impact that movie had... Continue Reading →

My wife asked, "How much did they charge for the battery?" My daughter was emotional, " How can you leave the car and go home?" We were walking away from our car which malfunctioned when I was about to play a podcast interview of Malcolm Gladwell's latest book "Revenge of the Tipping Point". We had... Continue Reading →

As a family, we had finished our leftovers from the week and I was assembling the fresh piece which had just arrived. It was packed nicely. The Final assembly would be a Floor Lamp. I wanted to do a German act. Reading the instruction manual and then putting things in that pecking order. Voila I... Continue Reading →

"Come on! India has to defend 106 runs to win? On a sunny day? Against New Zealand? That is impossible." That was my wife. It was the day when I got up and looked out through the balcony to see if there were any dark clouds on the horizon. I went out for a walk... Continue Reading →

The announcement came, " Cabin crew disarm all slides". When a cabin crew disarms all slides on a plane, they deactivate the emergency slide so it won't deploy when the doors open during disembarkation. As a passenger when you hear this announcement, you know that you have to be ready to get out of the flight... Continue Reading →

We were having lunch. I observed from her face that something was wrong. She politely asked my wife, "Looks like you guys use very little salt and spice". On September 22nd we had two visitors. It was my wife's aunt and her niece. They had come by 11.30 AM. It is always refreshing to have... Continue Reading →

After a long day, my colleagues and I went to the coffee shop in the mall. We ordered some detox drinks and got down to business to jot down the checklist and actions for the next day. I had kept a bunch of pens in my coat. Every time I picked up one pen or... Continue Reading →

Most of us rarely consider our true purpose in life. Is there a supreme reason for our existence? Can we have a fulfilling destiny regardless of our current situation? Can we be certain of future happiness, joy and peace? Or are we living a transient, purposeless existence? I am sure these were the questions going... Continue Reading →

I recently read a column by Jug Suraiya and noticed an interesting line. A Parisian innkeeper, Dossier Boulanger 1765 put up a Latin sign on his establishment which read, ' Venite ad me vos qui stomach laborats et ego restaurabo vos". Translated into English, the sign said, " Come to me, you with weary stomachs,... Continue Reading →