Musing from a barber's chair

26 degree F. ( – ) 3 degree C. Chill wind. Despite thick coverage, even the walk from the car to the barber sop was difficult. The shop is a neat one, though small, run by Koreans. There is a small temple inside with two Apple fruits placed before the deity. In Olavakode, a suburb … Read more

Ammalu is always right

“Don’t you think I deserve a Nobel prize?” “Is there a Nobel for excelling as a husband?” “Woman with  sub- zeo brain! Not for excellency in my husbendancy. For my writing” “Wah! You deserve” ———————————————– Ammalu, one achievement you had, by marrying a big man like me, was —–” “Not one, four achievements, I had” … Read more

when someone falls

“Ignorance Is bliss”. No, Sir. Never. Ignorance always pushes you down. And pushes you further down, if you can’t climb up. Try to gain knowledge about anything and everything. Impossible. fine. I come down. Try to gain knowledge about minimum things. Even that is difficult. I further come down. Use your intelligence. ‘ I’m not … Read more

"What's in a name?"

      For a sub zero weather, hot, hot coffee, oru khaara, , oru pustakam gifted by maruman. Dr. Keshav. Last time when I wrote his name as Keshavan, he quarreled, “mama, onakku en Peru sariyA solla varathu?” I replied, ” you are a Vaishnavan. Your grand father would have prescribed your name and … Read more

Speech becomes speechless

  “SP, wait a minute please” Someone called me from the back when I was entering the diamond -studded first gate of the Heaven’s kingdom. “Dushtudu, evaru noovu, calling me back, rascal, while entering the mahadwaram, the royal entrance of Swargam? ” I turned back and yelled at the empty space as no human form … Read more

“Ammalu, your mom is very fond of me. I should be more friendly with her, now on” “What happened?” “When some one asked her how good I’m as a son in law she replied, it seems, ‘extremely good. Had I known that he is such a nice gentleman, I would have born another twenty six … Read more