Archive for January, 2006
Thank You…
Dear all,
The decision to pursue writing for a living is not an easy one. In fact such a career move, in our society atleast, is one fraught with familial opposition but public appreciation. And sometimes that balance is not always pleasant.
But the response from the blog-reading public has been overwhelming. Even after I went public [...]
Trunk Call
The other day I got a call from a long-lost friend of mine from college. And, as I always do when old college friends call me, I quickly asked him if he had seen a pair of burgundy and orange swimming trunks. I had lost them in 3rd year and have never seen them since [...]
Rambler for hire..
Dear All,
Finally after weeks of contemplation and thought and watching Friends reruns I have decided to finally do it. A few days from now I will cease to be a consultant. Instead I will be a writer.
As we speak an email is hurtling its way across the nation to my HR and MD indicating my [...]
Beep.. whirr… to you too…
Pardon me for the delay. I swear I have been trying to write all day. If only my computer would not shut down every fifteen minutes. But I am sure it has a very good reason. Just a few minutes ago, for instance, it shut down a few nanoseconds after a sad, sober announcement. A [...]
Farewell and thanks for all the rides…
It was one of those perfect weekday mornings. I fell asleep watching the TV, in a rather traumatic posture, and woke up with a terrible headache in my knees. At the driving school I was told the car had a puncture and would not be back till 8. Which meant I would have to miss [...]
Phyrds Uykl 33
This friday I made a startling discovery in the office. It was four pm and as usual I was busy battling with the printer to get a couple of important print-outs. After twenty minutes of pressing all the buttons on the printer and some on the adjoint shredder for good measure I was forced to [...]
