Shail Mohan's Blog, page 75
February 23, 2018
A little something about introverts
Most think of introverts as shy people who don’t like to talk. Nope. Not true at all. Introverts do talk, …
February 22, 2018
Boating and jacanas
Last month, while boating on the lake in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden (a mouthful, eh?) at …
February 21, 2018
Spoilers and high beams
I was not amused when some time back someone put up an update on Facebook expressing the intention to give …
February 20, 2018
An evening
It felt good to renew acquaintance with the old familiar spots this evening, now that I am back home. Walking …
February 19, 2018
Diary and dairy and the grammar police
Recently I had written ‘diary/diaries’ beneath a picture I posted in Instagram when I should have written ‘dairy/dairies’. The picture …
February 18, 2018
Some thoughts on mountains and the Nizwa Fort
Where I live the land is mostly plain. Sure there are ups and downs, but not much that you notice. …
February 17, 2018
Time to return
There comes a time towards the end of your holidays when sadness creeps in, when goodbyes have to be said, …
February 16, 2018
The alarm
Yesterday I had my eyes glued to my phone when I heard some Arabic in the background. I didn’t pay …
February 15, 2018
Face to face with a Hoopoe
Today, I was at the Qurum Park, my favorite place on account of the birds that can be found there. …
February 14, 2018
Munkoor jamyam
There was this willful old woman, not too old, totally in her senses and perfectly capable of taking care of …
