My school days are over; grim old age now holds me as his victim. Long since feeling assured that my studies had been prosecuted far enough, I gave up the idea of ever again commencing school; yet with what extreme pleasure do I dwell upon Upon by-gone schooldays; when by the power of association they… Continue reading The School Boy’s Bag
Year: 2011
Beneath the Surface
To define what good is, one must first know what bad is. And the same is true vice-versa. Let us assume that drinking beer is good for one’s health. We have now, in the back of our minds, a memory of what bad health means and by comparing beer’s effects on the body against our… Continue reading Beneath the Surface
Celebrate Diwali your own way : It’s happiness that finally matters!
Something wasn’t feeling right. Whenever I write, I feel the letters dance up the screen like graceful ballet dancers, dancing to the thoughts in mind. But last night it was different. I couldn’t feel any symphony. What I saw instead was graceless men with two left feet. Something was wrong. I couldn’t fathom. So I… Continue reading Celebrate Diwali your own way : It’s happiness that finally matters!
Destruction of Manipal as we knew it.
If you recall my post on First Views of Manipal, the one thing you notice as soon as you step out is ““Holy F$#% that’s a lot of green!””. It was there for ages. Until about 3 years back when the development revolution started. First things first, I’m not a environmentalist. Nor have I… Continue reading Destruction of Manipal as we knew it.
Tender Cuisine, tough job
The college cafeteria is very much like a whipping boy. Whenever anything goes wrong, the cafeteria comes under attack, and for a variety of reasons. Students find that complaints about food are well received by their fellows. Many a would-be comedian has scored a major triumph over a plate of patli daal and bhindi ki… Continue reading Tender Cuisine, tough job