Archives for Life - Page 3
Fake Free Gift Offers
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…
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…
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”.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Roadside Story
It’s 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…
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…
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…