Life n Humor
CategoryMust. Break. Free
“Time to wake up!”, she says.
I half open my eyes, struggling to shake off sleep that had engulfed me with great difficulty in the wee ..
Notes from office
How much Covid19 has changed our world! I never imagined that I will ever see a time when we must wear masks before stepping out of our ho..
In other news / May 2019
So I am back from Mexico city, but the hangover from the visit still persists (no. I am not talking about the Tequila). I think it is goin..
McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala: a photo story
After our last year’s trip to Varanasi and Bodhgaya, my friend ‘Smiling Buddha’, Deepak and I were back on the road again; this time to th..
A Winter-Olympian in the making from sunny Mangalore
It is 5.45am, and I am huffing and puffing my way to the concrete road near Thannirbhavi beach in Mangalore on a bicycle. I am to meet a s..
Notes on Certifications: Udacity, Symbiosis
Over the past year or so, I have been trying to get some formal training on areas that may not be directly related to work I do; but have ..
The Guitar
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
– Robert Collier
Sonny boy (my son) has been at it for more than 3 y..
Granny
I’ve been a collector all my life; not the administrative kind, but the accumulator of things kind. I love collecting old stuff (‘antiques..
Ezhikkara: Of lagoons, paddy fields and greenery
Ezhikkara is where my Tharavad (ancestral home) is. As kids, this is where we got together and spent most of our school vacations. A small..
Happy Vishu!
Today is Vishu – the Malayalam new year. Have a blessed year.
Li’l John
One Sunday afternoon. He sees his mother recording a script for a game that my company had developed. He hovers around her as she is worki..
That trip to Murudeshwar
It was noon by the time we (wifey, sonny and I) pulled into the parking lot of Naveen Beach resort in Murudeshwar. The 150 km drive from M..
In and out of Pondi
“Gooood moooorniiiiing Pondi!!!!”: cried out the message on my mobile as the train pulled into Puducherry railway station.
That was my ..
Life’s a beach!
I meant that in the positive sense of the phrase – past couple of weeks have been interesting and fun. It has been travel, travel, and mor..
As the days go by …
Phew! Can’t believe it is mid of August already! It has been such a happening month for me, and I hope it has been a fulfilling month for ..