2026 1

Open sandals

My sandals landed me in trouble twice in December. And that’s not uncommon. Mr Krishnan and I were meeting. He suggested: Good morning. Sunday 07/12/25 breakfast at 09:00 am at the Bangalore Club Residency Road (not far from Koramangala)? … but knowing me, he also added: These clubs are peculiar and may insist on no round necked t-shirt or no open sandals. If you have ideological issues with that, no problem and I will suggest another venue. ...

2014 1

A utilitarian’s apology

A couple of years ago, my HTC Explorer’s screen died. I bought a Micromax A50. This triggered a series of reactions prompting this post. I have many defects. Like most men, I can’t tell colours apart – like the difference between pink and purple – and am constantly corrected by my six-year-old. I can’t hear two people at the same time – or even in-between each other. I can’t find things outside of my narrow field of vision. I can’t recognise faces, and need at least three one-on-one interactions before I place people. (If you ask me “Do you recognise me?” and I say “Yes, of course!”, I’m usually lying.) I can’t place voices on the phone. My memory is terrible – my wife’s learnt to make me write errands on my laptop. I cannot identify cars – in fact, I couldn’t drive until recently. ...

2002 1

Kerkorian child support breakup

Kirk Kerkorian’s wife is asking for $323,000 a month for child support. Here’s the breakup of that figure. But then, Kerkorian’s the 29th richest man.

2001 1

Fun place

I work at a fun place (search for “Having fun in India” on Google).