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The Price of Bachelorhood

Posted in Arab Days, Witty, tagged , , on February 26, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Q: What does your home say to you?
A: Everytime I get home, I scream “Honey, I’m hooooome!!!”. Unfortunately, I live alone and the honey bottle in the fridge is aware of this. I imagine that bottle of honey let’s out of an unconcealed sigh of despair, and tells everyone else in the fridge who cares [...]

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Bank on us, please

Posted in Arab Days, tagged , , , on February 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »

We were at an internationally reputed bank yesterday, where I have my personal account and more to the point, our company has it’s corporate account.
We, meaning the finance manager of our company and I, were chatting with the relationship manager of the bank, when he suddenly thought it would be a good idea to get [...]

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One step forward, two back

Posted in Arab Days, News, tagged , , , , , , on February 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »

One Step Forward
This week has been a week of reforms. I was extremely delighted to see this headline on the front page of my morning paper on Feb 15th, 2009.
Saudi Arabia appoints first woman minister
Saudi Arabia has appointed the kingdom’s first woman minister in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw the dismissal of four ministers [...]

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Singularly Yours

Posted in Arab Days, tagged on February 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Why this Valentine’s day was wonderful and like no other:-
- I didn’t murder any members of the floral family. I have received a Thank-You note from the chief o’ flowers.
- I managed to solve The Hindu Crossword first thing in the morning  (ok, not the whole thing, but I did manage 75% of it, the [...]

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Being Farhan

Posted in News, tagged , , on February 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Why do I think Farhan Akthar is so cool?
- He directed Dil Chahtha Hai
- He acted in Rock On, his debut film as an actor he delivered a memorable performance
- He sang for Rock On, and showed us all that he could sing .. and how! Couldn’t get enough of “Tum Ho Tho“
- He has [...]

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Ajman Beach on a lazy afternoon

Posted in Meanderings, tagged , on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Long ago, Raja and I stood on the sands of the picturesque Kovalam Beach in Kerala. That’s when he taught me a nice game. We would write our names in the sand close to the waves. Then we would go near the waves and shout – “Kadal Amma Kalli” – a taunt to the mother [...]

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Corporate Vik and Bets

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The Ethical Employer
The night was stormy. The sewers were overflowing. The cars schreeched past each other, the sprays their tires created painted transient pictures in the darkness that melted away into glominess.
But Vik swerved not. With a determined stride, a dedicated gaze and dependable GPS, he located his destination. Spiryt Towers. He walked in, a [...]

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