Suresh Chandrasekaran's Blog, page 47

Controversy

I am a rather strange person, as most of you know by now. When I see a wasps' nest, for example, I am not seized by an irresistible impulse to pick a stick and poke it, just to avoid being ignored by the wasps. That, I sort of feel, is the time when being ignored is not too bad an idea. The problem, though, is that this only means that I am not geared for success. The idea, actually, is to

A bachelor and a baby

"Ngyamaooonyamaeee" "Look! Look! He is calling you mama." I hastily wiped that incredulous look on my face and put on a suitably impressed look, as my friend's wife turned to me. Impressed look, it had to be, considering that this child prodigy of a three month old had taken just a nanosecond to look at me, divine our relationship and find the word to express it. Meanwhile, my mind was

Luck

Have you ever wondered about luck? No, there is no need to rush away. I am not about to tell me my hard luck story or touch you for a loan. I know that the only interesting hard luck story to anyone is his own. I should actually rephrase that question because what I was really wondering about is who believes in luck. Ever seen a phenomenally successful man express belief in luck? Say he has

Decoding likes

It is one thing to BE stupid. It is another to KNOW that you are stupid - rare, though, that is since most of the problems of the world are caused by stupid people who think they are Socrates reborn. But to have your stupidity rubbed in your face so often is, shall we say, not exactly the experience for which I joyously spring out of bed every morning and greet the new day. Yet, THAT is what

Nutrition

The more I hear from doctors about the nutrition, the more I am certain that our bodies are programmed for suicide. We drool, dream and splurge on all the foods - the pastries, the burgers, and all the deep-fried goodies - which doctors say will destroy your body's plumbing. Ever really had any ecstatic dreams about biting into a bitter-gourd or chomping on some greens? I can still remember

The right words

By now, you know that I have missed out on learning all the important lessons of life or learned them all too late to be of any use to me. It will not surprise you, therefore, to hear that I missed out on understanding the importance of using the right words - jargon, as people love to call it. I always had a misplaced idea that understanding a concept was all that was important. It never

Directions

(For Indian customers - my book 'A dog eat dog-food world' available at more than 50% discount - at Rs.49/= - for a short period.http://www.amazon.in/dog-eat-dog-food.... Just so you know - the book is rated around 4.6 on Goodreads with 50 ratings and 32 reviews) There are a select few in this world who cannot identify that they are standing right in

Friendship (Ye Dosti)

(For US/UK customers - my book 'A dog eat dog-food world' available at more than 50% discount for a short period. http://www.amazon.com/dog-eat-dog-foo.... Just so you know - the book is rated around 4.6 on Goodreads with 45+ ratings and 30 reviews) I have always wanted to find the sort of friendship - you know the'Sholay' style 'Ye Dosti' type

Two lines

If you read that title and come in happily hoping that you will just have to read two lines here, you must be new here. When was the last time I ever said anything in two lines? ('Never', you said? Welcome back, friend!) I hardly can even say, "Good Morning" without also appending a weather report to it. The two lines that I mention is the puzzle that I was told in my youth, which made such

Sweet-talking?

"Iniya uLavaga innatha kooral kani iruppa kai kavarndaRRu" - Tirukkural by Thiruvalluvar "To choose to insult, when it is possible to compliment, is akin to preferring the unripe fruit over the ripe' - Loose translation You know what - either this wisdom of the yester-years is all dated wisdom or it was particularly easy to say anything and be accounted as wise in the days gone by. Take