Nov 16th, 2007 by Virendra
The Diwali came and passed. Said to be a time of lights, crackers and sweets, it resembles more a period of cleaning, purchasing and baksheeshing. Since I moved to a new house, the three aspects were even more prominent. Armed with two different kind of brooms, a wiper, half a dozen of buckets of water [...]
Oct 12th, 2007 by Virendra
So how do you prepare for your first marriage anniversary? Ever given thought to this? Actually I never did, until the day was just a week away. Then came the “sink-in” part. Mom started reminding me not to forget it. Poor Mom, trying hard so that her bahu doesn’t experience what she has to undergo. [...]
Aug 7th, 2007 by Virendra
We will be moving into our own house by September. I feared my parents would be upset when I broke the news to them, but my mother seemed thrilled to hear this. Perhaps she was waiting for us to leave. Two lazy mongers out of her home will mean lesser work for her. That is a different [...]
Jun 21st, 2007 by Virendra
An air hostess has recently moved into our apartment complex. She is from one of those new budget airlines where you are not fed or given good seats but you can be content with the air hostesses. And this one certainly looked good. Well I am not sure. I have never seen her face actually.
Jun 21st, 2007 by Virendra
Recently there was a news in most of the dailies about a German tourist – Marc Stollreiter. He was visiting the “Dharti ka Swarg” Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar. He was taken aback by the cleanliness of Dal lake and decided to do something about it. News was he and one another Belgian tourist pooled between them [...]