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Meet the parents – III →  October 28, 2003 Comments

The bus pulled in to my stop and I heaved a sigh (of relief maybe). I looked for the nth time at the address and in the rearview mirror of a car, (presumably theirs) and practised my opening statements… Obviously, I did not want to goof up this time… I went up to the door and halted [...]

Meet the parents – II →  October 14, 2003 Comments

So there I was, with the girl of my dreams, and she was making a mess of my dreams… I never was good at handling crying women. Still, I decided to take the plunge… “C’mon! Don’t take that to heart! I was merely saying things that I didn’t really mean to… I mean I did mean them, [...]

Meet the Parents – Part I →  October 12, 2003 Comments

I hadn’t met anyone in a long, long time. As a result, it was but natural that for my parents to resort to that famous pestering line of theirs – “You should meet up with them, they are a good family. Moreover, it is their room that you are living in! When are you going [...]

The working class – without class… →  September 12, 2003 Comments

I have often wondered what it was that made Karl Marx tick… Not that I am against him or anything… Though I must admit I strongly resent his views on Communism and the rise of the Proletariat (whatever that means…) I am in a place which can be best described by the word SLOW. Yes, slow. [...]

A Tale of Two cities – and the connecting travel… →  September 1, 2003 Comments

-Charles D’ Kens “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” Thus begins the masterpiece by Dickens. Where he stopped; I begin, not as effectively but… Two cities, that are quite close and yet far enough to allow travel, that too, only for so long as to study… you know what – G.O.D. I am [...]

New people -new conversations… →  August 24, 2003 Comments

I am in a new city… a new place… a new surrounding… and I am all alone… Some people may classify that as FUN, some may classify that as eternal bliss (whatever that means), some may have branded me as a lucky b*****d….whatever… I am roaming the streets of this city for the first time.. I don’t [...]

A few whys… and a few why nots… →  July 13, 2003 Comments

“Why do men smoke”, was popular question with all my girlfriends when I used to be on a date. Most of us would have laughed it off, or at the most cleverly changed the topic to something else something more interesting as her dad’s daily routine (yeah, only, it remains interesting until the day of [...]

A lovelorn Romeo… →  June 27, 2003 Comments

He had the face of an injured puppy, the kind that melts human hearts and I had a meeting to attend. Not able to withstand the squished-emotions-face any more, I (quite reluctantly) went up to him and sat beside him, afraid he would start (what he thought was) the only topic left in the world. “She [...]

My buddy next door… →  June 25, 2003 Comments

He was waiting eagerly at the door, though not for me, it would seem from the expressions on his face. Constantly checking his wrist-watch and his wall clock he seemed to be in a hurry, wanting to head off, somewhere or maybe… nowhere. Anyways, more than courtesy, it was curiosity that prompted me to ask, “Expecting [...]



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