Few years back when I was sailing as a marine engineer, a colleague on one of my ships had bought a laptop from the USA. It was the thanksgiving season and the stores there were brimming with free gift and…
Category: Life
Snapshots of this humble life
Sighted the Bramha Kamal
Botanically called as Saussurea obvallata, or the Bramha Kamal as we call it, is a rare sight in it bloomed state. Named after Bramha, the Hindu God of creation, this night blooming flower with a once in a year appearance…
Digital Odyssey
“Press the shift key and the * key together. Then press the Space Bar once. Now type out the word BASIC. Press the Return key and then the break key”. Those words were the milk on which I begun my…
The Aftermath
17 souls lost? More than 130 injured physically, more psychologically? Was this a déjà vu of 7/11? Rewind back 5 years and 2 days. 11/7/2006 the date. 11 minutes 7 bombs, the attack. For them it was a number game.…
Treasure Trove down South!!
Who says we are a country full of poor. Just look at the vast amount of wealth, and I mean legal wealth owned by individuals without being involved in scams and without having any corporate links. If you have been…
One Summer Night……..
As the title suggests, it was one summer night. Just one like this one today. The only occupants of out two-storey house were me, my wife and my younger brother. My parents were out on a 15 day long tour,…
Ash Wednesday
Today is the Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lent period, is a day to express mourning and is a day of repentance in the Christian calendar. Today, Christians all around the world will have their…
Roadside Story
It’s 8.30 in the night and I am sitting on my front porch, overlooking the road. It’s dark on the road, due to the dim street light. I have switched off the lights on my porch, so it’s like a…
Huge Damage Compensations, Now in India
I read this news article in “The Times of India”, and was surprised to know that a compensations equivalent to what are given out in the USA can be got in India. Quite some years back, this swimmer has slipped…
Termites at the Core
It’s been a long time since I pondered upon the state of affair in India. Scams and scammers, available by plenty. Corrupt governance, rising cost of living, failing PSU(and I am not talking about Air India. Today I read it…