“First, he must get rid of that bitch. Nasty bitch…†I looked back while I was window-shopping in a mall. It was an old woman, picking up certain items from a shelf. On seeing me, she said apologetically, “sorry. I was talking to myselfâ€. I just smiled and focused on window shopping! But she had …
Month: May 2011
Slow and Steady…
The toughest time for the political leaders in India is during the Assembly elections or the general elections. Not long ago, the assembly elections were not all that tiresome because the issues were limited and, invariably, it was like a see-saw affair. Gone are those days. Now, the assembly elections are as tough and tricky …
A Paradise on earth!
I must have lost my way. It was a sunny day…something rare in these parts of the earth. On such days, one is tempted to wander lonely ‘like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies’. Of course, I was a little away from the city limits but careful enough to mentally note down recognizable …
Old order changeth, yielding place to new!
An Africa chimpanzee had escaped from a zoo in America. The security personnel were alerted and the officers were contacting one another to ascertain the whereabouts of the dangerous guy. At last, one of them spotted him, “I have spotted him. He looks dangerous…and smart too…dressed like humans!†Soon this message was passed on to …
Unite and Save
Be it a wedding or a religious festival or a business conference or an anniversary or a cricket match or any other game for that matter. Eating and drinking [coffee, tea etc] is a part and parcel of these occasions. Then, there is a sort of dress code for all occasions. All these items have …
20-20: Two in one!
It is gone, but still there!
All the hopes of a bright and sunny day vanished when the black clouds appeared from nowhere and made a thick and black curtain out of themselves to block the entry of even a thin ray of the morning sun into the sky below. That is Vancouver. Like a comedian’s oft-repeated joke, the winter is …
Body language!
The other day, I was casually watching a program on TV. An expert was answering the questions of the viewers on job opportunities and the preparations required for getting through interviews. I was reminded of one of my good old friends and several interviews attended by him. My friend was the obedient son of a …
Show of Strength
Tit for tat…an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! There are people who still believe in such third-rate challenges. There may be valid reasons for either of the rivals to express their grievances but such a stubborn approach won’t lead both the parties anywhere. Inadvertently they torture those who ensure a steady …