Month: February 2011

Facts and Fiction, Humor, In real life, International, Ooty, P U Krishnan, seasons, Travel, Vancouver

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must

‘She walks in beauty like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies’. Right now ‘SHE’ is immaterial. What matters is the pre-dawn sky. I opened the window to have a look at the sky, hoping against hope that it would be spotless. Yes, it was clear or rather spotless; but not blue as such. …

Domestic, Facts and Fiction, Humor, In real life, Ooty, P U Krishnan, Short Stories, Travel

Honest to the core?

Though I prefer train to bus or car, I avoid journey by train these days mainly because of the tough spade work required for booking a berth. Weeks before your journey, you have to get your seat reserved and that too by standing in a long queue. At times, when your turn comes, the clerk …

Domestic, Facts and Fiction, Humor, In real life, International, Issues in India, Ooty, P U Krishnan, People, Travel, Vancouver

Of cats and dogs

An unleashed, fearsome and ‘well-dressed’ dog growled at a person who was on his way to a shopping mall. While trying to evade a possible attack by the dog, he stared at the owner of the dog. But, instead of apologizing to that person, the owner shouted at him, “he is a baby…get lost”. In …

Facts and Fiction, Humor, In real life, Issues in India, Ooty, P U Krishnan, Philosophy, Short Stories, Vancouver

Those rare moments

I have my limitations. You folks cannot eat the cake and have it too. I am not a 24×7 channel who could be at your service whenever you press the button. I have to give way to mist, snow and rain when you people feel the pinch as a result of my prolonged presence. The …

Facts and Fiction, Ooty, P U Krishnan, People, Politics in India, Strikes and Protests, World Affairs

Wanted: A new approach

Unrest here, unrest there; from time immemorial it has been so and it will be so, as long as trouble makers outweigh trouble shooters. If a country is democratic, it has to abide by a plethora of freedoms which often result in utter chaos and confusions. Parliament and state assemblies witness ‘sit in strikes’ ‘walk …

Facts and Fiction, Issues in India, Ooty, P U Krishnan, People, Philosophy, Politics in India, Short Stories, Strikes and Protests

Metamorphosis!

It was an auspicious morning. The temple looked bright and serene. The devotees were patiently waiting for their turn to have a darshan of the lord… I was one among them and there were only five or six people ahead of me. I looked around to see whether there were any known faces. There was …

Bollywood, Facts and Fiction, Humor, In real life, Indian Cinema, Issues in India, Ooty, P U Krishnan

Our glamour boys, now in the waiting list!

Till the other day there were just five or six of them. All, good looking, and city based with thousands of fans who won’t leave any stones unturned to make their heroes invincible even if they fail to live upto expectations, at times. Appearing mostly in action packed movies, these heroes seem to possess supernatural …