Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the General Interest category.
My Days as a Collector
Filed in General Interest, Humor, August 21, 2008, 1:57 am by Priya RajuFor those of you whose pulse quickened at the word “Collector”, imagined lurid tales of my days in the Indian Administrative Service & were licking their chops for some dirty gossip - This post is about the junk I collect. Fooled Ya! I’m so unsorry.
Whenever we visit other people, I’m amazed by the sheer [...]
61 years of freedom - what changed?
Filed in General Interest, August 16, 2008, 4:50 am by SukumarIndia celebrated its 61st Independence Day yesterday. I decided to jog my memory on this great occasion.
18 years ago, I reached the USA for my first stint there. As an Indian, I was almost immediately taken aback by the pride that Americans displayed for their country. The national flag was everywhere including on undergarments!
I observed, [...]
Creepies, Crawlies Und Ich
Filed in General Interest, Humor, August 8, 2008, 3:56 am by Priya RajuOur house is full of guests, though not the paying variety. They have horrible hygiene. If the jam jar is open, they help themselves to a bit of marmalade – with their hands. If I finish my cup of tea, they lick & feast on the dregs. Its utterly disgusting. They love having the [...]
Fellini’s Ghost, Save Me!
Filed in General Interest, Movies, Reviews, July 20, 2008, 10:43 am by Priya RajuI’m a movie fiend. When I watch a movie, I very thirstily & feverishly deconstruct its building blocks - Casting, Screen Play, Background Score, Dialog Delivery, Costumes et al. I’m passionately in love with movies. When I was a kid, I yearned to make movies. I used to stand before a mirror & emote, observing [...]
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Filed in General Interest, Humor, July 11, 2008, 10:03 pm by Priya RajuThe world exists to annoy me. I’ve noticed to my chagrin some people signing-off their email with pithy aphorisms.”War is the science of destruction” or “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of”. As if I care. What happened? Are Bumper Stickers not haute enough this season? When [...]
