I had to go out for some work so I took an extended lunch-break during which I ate zilch but had these desserts instead.I got the remaining 2 books in Green Gable series (yay!).Also got the set of Emily books. (dunno if it's yay material yet, just bought it coz I like the Anne series).Then... Continue Reading →
what is it that’s going wrong?
A middle-aged lady was killed by her domestic help. This happened on the same road my house is. The proximity made me less anxious than the actual incident which occured. There has been an increasing occurence of people getting grieviuosly wounded or being killed by the people they hire for odd jobs around the house.... Continue Reading →
recommendation time
There's a great book store in Hyderabad and they keep many books which I haven't beheld since school days.I have nearly completed all the Anne of Green Gables series and I want to add more to my collection of coming of age books or children's books. But not the absolutely kiddo ones.Can I have some... Continue Reading →
rolf and then some!!
Oh god!! I met such a funny creature today. Make that 2 funny creatures.2 students from the University of Warangal (or some place that sounded like that) were in my institute for a sales promo.They came around to me and tried to sell me an aggregate britannica (which the lady first called britannia) and then... Continue Reading →
In Memoriam
Hrishikesh Mukherjee passed away last night.It's weird but I'd never thought much about film makes. I mean, movies don't get made by themselves but in India there is so much hype around the actors as such that most others involved in the movie tend to get overshadowed. Among those who made a mark and made... Continue Reading →
MOOOOOOOOOO!
This essay has been doing the rounds of emails and forwards for a long time now but it's hilarious each time you read it.Posting it here for those of you who haven't been assaulted by Biharism yet. Indian Cow HE IS THE COW. "The cow is a successful animal. Also he is 4 footed,... Continue Reading →
The House of a 1000 corpses
I got to know of Rob Zombie and the oeuvre of his works courtesy the Good Samaritan (pbuh) and I started off with the Devil's Rejects. It got me curious enough to want to watch the movie that started it all. But alas...it splattered, and how!While the Devil's Rejects was tautly made and isn't deliberately titillating... Continue Reading →
did i hear that right?
It's time to bitch about the lil beasties again aka my students.I'd run out of the feedback forms that they fill out after the mock interview sessions.I'd told the bunch to meet me in a while to pick up the papers.The interaction with one particularly bright person went like this-STUDENT-MA'AM, WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? ME-THAT'S... Continue Reading →
inching towards peace of mind
The last two months have been stressful and thought-provoking to say the least. It's also been one about making choices, small and large and it's been about implementing the same. Last night I finally got the ball rolling. Let's see how far it goes and whether it rolls over some people in the process. But... Continue Reading →
The fun is just beginning….
The fear psychosis is setting in pretty rapidly.With people of Arabic "look", origins and speech being asked to deplane from flights to pacify other passengers, people being arrested in the name of damage control; I think more wtichhunts are on the way. I hope a neo-McCarthyism doesn't spring up. One era of his was bad enough.There's... Continue Reading →
