Culture lecture…..then and now.

P: pappa, M: mummy, S: me.
15 years and not much has changed.
Then:
P: Chalo na beta to the shadi, there will be lots of friends of yours there
S: Abba I don’t want to go to so and so uncle’s son’s shadi…cmon it is so boring to mingle with those boring people
M: Everyone’s kids come to weddings [...]

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How to play Bridge?

Might be based on a true story. No offense to Bridge players!
Have absolutely no idea of Bridge….you have only heard about it, never played.
When the teacher says Bridge is complicated, say you know more complicated games.
Keep thinking about how the new coffee table looks so nice and perfect in your living room when the other [...]

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Thoughts on Polanski.

Heard last night that director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland, where he went to participate in the Film Festival, and will be extradited to the US for trial for abusing a minor.
Polanski was arrested in 1977 for “giving Quaaludes to a minor; child molestation; unlawful sexual intercourse with that minor; rape by use of drugs; [...]

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US Open Humor and some thoughts….

What is more important than the match?
He: Wow Del Potro is playing really well!
She: Yeah he is, isnt he? Well, let’s go to the gym now and come back so we don’t miss……
He: why do you want to go now, let us go later……
She: oh I want to come back in time for the presentation ceremony!
He: [...]

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Forays into cooking – 55 word fiction

This is my first ever attempt at 55 word fiction. It draws from a little bit of personal experience and the rest is fiction!

She: I want this to be perfect! …. let me add some more choley masala to it….there, now it seems almost perfect..oh wait, the ones in the restaurants are so dark, maybe [...]

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Express yourself!

She: Oh I hope Federer wins today. He so deserves it.
He: yeah
She: Oh look Championship point.
He: Yeah
She: That is his mom….wow he looks so much like her.
He: You said that once already.
She: Ugh. Oh he won he won he won!!! Wow this is amazing. Look at his mom. She is so happy. She is crying, [...]

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Why, oh why?

You are on IM and that relative’s progeny suddenly shows up online and messages you! You try to be civil and say the necessary hi and the how-is-everyone. She starts talking about how she misses ajji. You know it is all hogwash, they did not even care about her when she was dying, you still [...]

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When will you be rich enough?

This post has been motivated by a discussion we had this weekend. We were talking about how much savings will we need to retire and have a comfortable life. Of course the definition of comfort is different for different people, and different in different places. The question was, how much do you think you will [...]

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Of being PC

If you are at a party, would you argue with a person who says something positive about an incident that you hold in absolute contempt? A few years ago I would have said yes. Now I don’t. Not because I have grown wiser, but because I now believe you cannot hammer sense into a person [...]

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