My father passed away peacefully in the evening of 12th September 2020. He was a Parkinson’s patient for last 12 years and his mental faculties were dwindling for last few years. We knew that it could happen anytime but wanted to hold onto him…
Every day, when security guards stop my car while entering the office parking or a mall, it brings a smile. The drill comprises of ‘checking’ the boot by lifting the back door and then closing it. continue reading Living in a ‘secured’ world…
We keep saying that ‘technology is a great disrupter’. While we usually talk about this disruption in context of business, the impact of technology in our day to day life is often not talked about as much.
In my series of blogs, I intend to do precisely that.
First, we are going to talk about ‘WhatsApp’ and various groups that we all are part of – school/ college friends, family, office and so on.
This one focuses on the group of ‘residents’ of a building/ condominium/ society….
continue reading WhatsApp Wonder, Worry, War & Watch…
Years of corporate life teaches you that you shouldn’t take most of what is said on its ‘face value’. It’s important to understand these jargons, what they convey and also when & where to use them. The trick is that as a ‘recipient’, you are expected to take it in your stride and wait for you to use these on someone who steps in your shoes…or is already there. continue reading Corporate jargons…what, why…and why not ?
You can take a man out of Bihar but can never the Bihari out of him. This was reenforced recently, when I got a chance to go to Patna for my school reunion. The school decided to give me a ‘significant achievement award’
I have always been fascinated by Spain, maybe a tad more after seeing the three Amigos having their exciting holiday there in ‘Zindagi na milegi dobara’. So when work gave me an opportunity to go to Madrid, I took it with glee
Flying in India is an experience…unparalleled….either you have fun or someone else has at your expense.
You have to take a print of the ticket and show at an entry gate….you wonder why ? I am sure airport authorities are not so naive to think that it would prevent terrorists or such kind of people from entering.
continue reading Bon voyage…
In the movie Pyaar ka panchnama II, the heroine Chiku gets upset with his boyfriend Gogo (ha ha) as he didn’t change his relationship status on Facebook from single to ‘in relationship’. ‘Don’t you know that we are in a relationship’, Gogo asked innocently but it didn’t cut ice with Chiku and she ensures that appropriate change is made in the relationship status.
Handling social media – Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram etc. – it demands you to be on your toes. The pressure is immense. continue reading Pressure of social media…uff…
In his autobiography, Khushwant Singh talks about an incidence, when he met a 90 year old man in Kolkata railway station who asked him “where are you going”.
“On a short trip”, replied Singh.
“I will soon be going on a long trip”, said the old man, with a smile. continue reading Work hard to plan your funeral well…
On my way back from a vacation in Gangtok last year, my son kept asking the same question ‘will the plane crash’ ? I tried to allay his fears to best of my abilities – that thousands of plane fly each day, its the safest mode of transportation, planes are strong, pilots are very good – but he was not convinced. ‘I saw a plane crash on TV’ continue reading No breaking news please..
