Tips and Tricks to Get the Best out of your Wonderla Kochi (Veegaland) visit
Plan your day and get the most out of your Wonderla Kochi visit with these insider tips and tricks. (Hint: Water first, Always!)
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“I Will Tell God Everything”
“I will tell God everything” Were the last words of this little 3-year old Syrian boy before he died. This picture says so much about our world. About the wanton killing we wreak upon ourselves, our women and children, About the innocence of this poor boy unable to understand why anyone would do all…
Don’t Complain. Better Safe than Sorry.
Life in India is an obstacle course. Every day we face thousands of hurdles which make our life more and more difficult. And most of these impediments are the handiwork of people trying to make money by making our lives uncomfortable. These range from politicians swindling off crores of public money to hawkers occupying public…
Missing a Train and the Philosophy of Reason
Human beings are hardwired to always look for patterns and reasons in everything, which is why we keep on wondering about why things happen, especially when they do not go as per plan. However, no matter what Paulo Coelho thinks, my general belief is that the Universe is too busy to give a flying f**k…
The Story of a Life
The story of the life of a Nasrani woman from Kerala who spent her entire life working as a nurse in Europe.
For Customer Care, Dial WTF – Part 1
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to navigate through the ‘customer care’ innovation of a leading ‘international’ bank and get to talk to a human, make them understand a problem and get it resolved successfully, while staying sane and not using words like ‘supervisor’, ‘consumer court’, general swear words etc. Good luck!” (“This message will…
The Banana Corporation
Banana Corporation, Inc., does not sell Bananas. I mean, we would love to, since we love Bananas which are the reason for the existence of our role models: The Banana Republics. (No, not the overpriced cloth selling places! Look it up. Havent you heard of Wikipedia? #fail) Anyways coming back to subject, we are an…
A Century of the Nasranis of Central Travancore
The “migration to migration” story of four generations of a Nasrani Christian family of Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam, Kerala.
Why I Do Not Shop Online.
It is boom time for e-commerce sites in India. Today, you can buy almost anything utilitarian and consumable online and have it shipped to the address you want. We have companies and websites offer everything from Books, Phones, Cameras, Computers, Cakes, Flowers, Music, TVs, ACs, Washing Machines, Stationery, Clothes, Shoes, Lingerie, Jewelry, Condoms and what not. This…
The Canadian Dream Job
The primary aim of white-collar economic migration is migration itself than an intention to build a career.
The Red Killers of Kochi
The private buses of Ernakulam-Kochi, the mainstay of the city’s public transport options, have progressed from being a menace on the city’s roads to an outright danger to life. The were called the “Red Devils” before, but now with the body count stacking up, they are called the “Red Killers of Kochi“. And two days…
The World is Oranje! The Netherlands and The World Cup – Part 1
Please be noting that this is NOT a fail post, but emotional stuff. :) This one will be a ‘before and after’ affair. One part before the World Cup final and one part after it, whatever be the outcome. Octopussy be damned, I believe that the Netherlands a.k.a Holland a.k.a Oranje should bring the long-overdue cup home to…