I was asleep for a while. Then I raised my hand clapping in response to a wonderful song. When I say wonderful, all of us sing, dance, and clap. But mind you, that particular moment was unforgettable because the magnificent sun’s presence made things so humble.
Category: Ooty
Summer Showers
The on again and off again experience had to be brought to an end, an attention had to be on the nearest and best school for children. We seemed to overcome such a situation and the kids were able to face such a situation quickly by scoring high marks in English and other subjects. So …
Dignity of labor?
During one of my visits to Ooty, I came across a college student who seemed to be on the look out for a job and I told him about the Milk Society. He burst into laughter and told me, “Do you want me to be a cowboy in a nice place like this… Do you?†…
All is well that begins well!
Yah! One of my co-workers looked hear and there and opened the topic, “so, you are one of our colleagues…” I nodded. “Well, don’t worry”, he assured. Before I could react, he continued, “what is your salary?” “Hundred plus,” I responded. “Wow! That shows that you are our section head?” “May be.” “Your position is …
Summer rains…
It was raining, raining all the way. It is inspiring. But it’s very cold. Be bold!
Phone call during a lockdown
At a time when the nation was undergoing several problems resulting from certain unavoidable circumstances, I found myself in a position worth accepting or rather looking the other way… Ya, the person who used to be one of my best friends contacted me over the phone and kept on talking about the good old days …
Good old days!
Before the ‘Newspaper Boy’ drops the day’s News paper at your doors, you would have had some major information of the previous day through TV or Radio. Of course, there are some columns in the newspapers which are beyond the reach till the newspapers arrive! Anyway, the newspapers have some limits because most of the …
How to overcome dull moments?
At times, when we face dull moments, we try to overcome the boredom by going through your own diaries or some books which will give you some relief. But, the other day, we had a pleasant surprise. The ones whose visit to our house was almost certain, they were knocking at our doors. The dull …
Somewhat bright, but so cold!
“Sunset and evening sky… keep the doors wide open.†“Yeah! My lord.†Sun is bidding good night, but it is not dark as yet. Sun looks bigger than ever against the background of almost six to seven colors! There is absolute silence or occasional wow! But right now, it is still evening… still bright. But …
An evening walk indeed!
A lazy mind may have hundred excuses to make it appear that an evening walk is worthless but an “adamant self†defies the order and pushes you out with a smile. The beginning of my evening walk on that day looked neither clumsy nor dynamic! So, off I went, enjoying the race between the farmers …