Whenever my parents talked to each other in Kannada, it meant that I wasn’t supposed to know what they were talking about. I called it their ‘secret talk’. Perks of a multilingual environment, one might say. I’m not a very curious person by nature but the handicap of not knowing Kannada was kind of traumatic. [...]
Last night I received an extraordinary compliment. We had a walk- in from TAPMI. Now walk-in in our jargon means a takeaway ordered by the customer by coming personally to the restaurant. This youngster, a young MBA aspirant was waiting for his order to be ready. Just then I noticed three youngsters taking there pictures [...]
I picked up a copy of ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird ‘ at a very young and impressionable age. I remember picking it up and hesitating a little. That moment of deliberation changed my life. I have since gone through the engrossing tale thousands of times and each time it brings in me a mingling [...]
TROY: 23rd September 1999……23:30 HOURS It was half an hour before midnight. The Dark Lord felt elation as he stood at the most powerful magical location on the Earth. Snape stood to his right, and Bella to his left. They were standing in front of a circle of roughly shaped rocks which looked as if [...]
7 Weird Phobias Nomatophobia: fear of names Phronemophobia: fear of thinking Pogonophobia: fear of beards Didaskaleinophobia: fear of school Chaetophobia: fear of hair Kathisophobia: fear of sitting down Barophobia: fear of gravity 6 Common Phobias Arachnophobia: fear of spiders Agoraphobia: Fear of open spaces Claustrophobia: Fear of small spaces Acrophobia: fear of heights Brontophobia: fear [...]
The Android platform simply revolutionized the gadget industry. Its introduction of unseen features into the market endeared it to users within a very short time. Over the past two or so years, the finest smartphones in the market have all embraced this platform. The latest version in this amazing franchise is the Android 3 Honeycomb. [...]
As I sit at my computer on BSNL everyday, I wonder if there will come a day when we cease to laugh and simply “lol” ad “rofl.” Perhaps instead of sitting down to write articles, I’ll “rite” and “right” them, because after all, when you’re typing and of our generation, any word is replaceable for [...]
The sun gives a mighty yawn and slips down a notch, The sky loses a few bright tints as darkness does encroach. The birds after a weary trek return to their abode, They give their babies delicacies that they managed to hoard. Cool wind fans your face and crickets begin their chant Weary people trudge [...]
Harry Potter woke up with a start; he was shaking all over as beads of sweat were making their way down his face. He’d just seen an incredible vision;in which Voldemort planned to open a portal into another world. Harry knew that this was not possible-he had stopped getting visions of any kind since last [...]
There is a new machine which will be installed in the farthest lunch line in the cafeteria, called the myPal Kiosk. The name for this machine, is inspired by the name of Manipal, and the new airtel ad ” har ek friend zaroori hota hai”. This machine allows money to be put into a [...]
