On one of our first days in the lesser famous city of Bandung, Indonesia, we hired a car to take us around the place. The driver named Md. Alam spoke passable English and we managed to have a decent conversation as he drove us around the city showing us various historical sights there. …
Month: October 2017
The Pearly Laugh
He sat on the ledge by the sea staring at the large office building towering in the front of him. Just a few hours ago he was sitting inside the corner office of the same building looking down at the beautiful view of the sea, the cars zooming around on the road below, the…
The “Molestation” During The Elphinstone Stampede…Stop Fabricating Outrage
Even before the outrage over the Elphinstone road stampede was over, there was another outrage, that of a woman being molested amidst the ruckus which was being caused. I am not sure how many of you actually saw the video, but most people I came across had simply relied on the headlines and were…
When You Think You Can Hide A Car Under a Handkerchief…..Wah Taj !
My younger son must have been around 2 years when his older brother, 6 yrs, got himself gifted one of those electric car. You know, the ones which you can recharge and sit in them and drive around? The smaller ones, I mean, not Reva 😛 The older one was quite possesive about…
Modi Reduces Rs. 2 on Petrol After Hiking Rs. 12 “In The Interest Of Common People”
Finally the Modi Government has reduced the price of Petrol and Diesel by Rs. 2 per ltr. This was done by cutting down on the Excise Duty on Petrol/Diesel which is collected by the Center on every drop of fuel sold. The Government is claiming that this move has been made keeping in…
Yogi Adityanath Wants Kerala to Learn From UP is a HOOT !!!
The lies from the BJP guys on National Media sure keep me busy looking for facts. Yogi Adityanath just made a statement in the Media, that the UP health care is far better than the Kerala Health Care and that “Kerala should learn from UP how to run the hospitals” *Sigh* fir muh…
Bholu Is On The Track
So the other day me and Bholu decided to for a trek up a nearby hill. We packed up everything we needed for the trek in our backpacks and drove our way to the bottom of the hill. The hill was not too high but it was not an easy climb either. …
The Watchman
Quite a few years back. somewhere in the late 1990s, I had shifted to a new home in the city. It was a rather huge township with around 27 buildings, you know one of those types where you dont really know who stays in your own society. I was quite new to the…
The Dark Room
The Stranger stood there, leaning against the tree as he watched a man standing by the door of a small house. He was surrounded by around 50 young guys listening to whatever it was that he was saying. The man must have been in his 60s, at the most. He made a rather impressive figure,…
The Desi Cracked Pot 