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 November 02, 2024 | Bhadravathi, Catholic Graveyard With my cousins and their kids From Left to Right Jacinta - My Sister Thomas - My Brother Myself Willu's Daughter Willu - My Cousin Beena - My Cousin Cynthia - My Cousin  Roshan's Wife (Roshan is my Cousin) Roshan's First Daughter Anaida - My God Daughter (Roshan's Second Daughter) 

 

 I write here just because I was here. Chew on that. Did you know only in the south of India - mostly Tamil Nadu and Kerala, The 'z' is used to signify 'l'. All my 48 years of life I went about thinking it as z. Palm on my face. Sheesh!

 All my life I have been misled by a 'closure' idea behind everything, I have realized that it's better to let sleeping dogs lie, in this case, why seek closure at all. Let some things remain as they are. Open. It is a psychology you have to adapt to. That's why this.

 

 

 

Orange, till yesterday, I thought was a colour strange. I wrote Many summers ago, when I saw her dressed in the colours that slew: I should have waited before I inked that thought and took a vote,  Cause years later there was “Orange is the new black” and I knew… Cause years later there was “Orange is the new black” and I knew…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We celebrated my bro Thomas Dass' 60th birthday in Mysore on the 15th of July. It was a great event with more than 50 people in attendance. There were some messages from all over. Goes on to show he is a good guy with a good heart and deserves all the accolades. Here's to you!  

We smile the most thinking of our own errors of the past. Were it to convert, it would be a loud, boisterous laughter that would stop the world on its track!  

There are some common things between animals and humans. The top two are food and reproduction. While there are many other common denominators one thing stands out. While in the animal world, the preys are usually herbivores and the predators are carnivorous. There are exceptions. Even the plants are fodder for the herbivores. But then how do the human and animals compare in this arena? Simple, while those on the top of the food chain target the lower-placed animals, in the human world the food does not come only from animals, but is also packaged. But one other thing stands out, humans do target humans for the end gain of food, well-being, and security. The rich prey on the poor. Period. The examples are many. Politicians, godmen, film stars, celebrities, et al. 

  One of my friends, a consultant Botanist, is always driving out of town for meetings and site visits, usually out of town. A cousin once told him in exasperation, "Every time I call you are on the wheel, tell me are you working as an Uber or Old driver?"

 

  There are people when asked to speak about themselves forget to see the importance of the question. Understand the question. Be prepared. Practice. Write it down. Do you want to show them that you have had a normal upbringing? High grades in school. Don't start off with "Myself is...." Wrong. While you should try not to use the "I" pronoun much in an interview - or anywhere - the question begs you to use it as many times as you like. So you can start off by saying "I was born in ... My dad was working as... Mom was working too as a ... I have two elder /younger siblings. I was schooled in ... where I passed out with good grades... I did my engineering/ et at ... I have interned in You actually can finish of your life story in 2 minutes. More if they enquire about it.