Am I Pretentious?
I was chatting with an old friend of mine, and he told me that he never felt inclined to read anything I wrote. Naturally, I was a little miffed. I mean, I pour my heart and soul into my books, columns...
View ArticleLanguages
Before leaving India in the late eighties, I could speak a bit of Hindi as my third language. English was the second language, and Malayalam my mother tongue. I wasn’t fluent in Hindi by any stretch of...
View ArticleDeferred Satisfaction
The mother was getting annoyed that her teenaged son was wasting time watching TV. “Son, don’t waste your time watching TV. You should be studying,” she advised. “Why?” quipped the son, as teenagers...
View ArticleRetirement — a Wife’s View
In connection with my recent retirement, my wife sent me an article (a speech given by someone on how to retire happily) which made several interesting points. But even more interestingly, it started...
View ArticleReplace Halogen with LED
Here is how it happened. I have a neat custom-built home office. One cool feature of my work area is the recessed lighting built into the top part of it. Three nice LED downlights. Sadly, a couple...
View ArticleKey to Marital Bliss
Here is a short story about how a cowboy found the secret to marital bliss right after he got married. The ceremony was beautiful and the bride lovely. After the wedding, the bride and groom got on...
View ArticleInternal and External Successes
Success can be internal or external. External success is easily measured in terms of money and material possessions. The internal one is measured in terms of less palpable yardsticks, like happiness,...
View ArticleHow to Act Young
Everybody wants to be young forever. Of course, nobody is going to be succeed in that quest. You will get old. The next best thing you can hope for is to look young. If you have enough money, tricks...
View ArticleAccents
If you learn a new language as an adult, or if you learn it as a child from non-native speakers, you will have an accent. There is a scientifically proven reason behind this. Each language has phonemes...
View ArticleDriving in India
Driving in India is dangerous. Drivers have no clue who has the right of way, and who is supposed to yield. And they don't like seat belts and helmets. From Driving in India on Unreal Blog.
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