This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
V G Krishnan On 2nd January we went to Rayar’s mess to have our breakfast. We had one of the best breakfasts we ever had, of course outside my home. Piping hot, freshly made Idlis, Vadas and my favourite Pongal, followed by filter coffee. The taste lingered in my mouth for about a week. Spoke about Rayar’s mess, … Read more
I have been wanting to write this blog for quite sometime but just got the time. We have a house in Pallikaranai, Chennai. We have ground and first floors, and the first floor was given on rent for sometime over the last few years. For about six months of the last year, we had air … Read more
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 910 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 15 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see … Read more
Yesterday Bindu and I went to the Phoenix City Mall in Velachery, Chennai. After a long time, for a change, we went with a clear intent to shop. We have been going through a bit of a challenging phase in Chennai for the last three weeks. Our beloved Skoda Yeti got submerged upto the dashboard … Read more
Lots of articles have been posted and shared on the social media about how the citizens of Chennai rose to the occasion and helped each other in moments of crisis during the recent floods. Television channels did highlight volunteerism, showed and interviewed some of the heroes as well. In fact a few have been honoured … Read more
The other day we had gone to buy groceries from one of the ‘Fresh’ outlets(of the Heitage group) in Chennai, located in Pallikaranai. We were there by about 8.30 am. Within few minutes of being inside, we started feeling stuffy and looked around to see if the air conditioners were switched on. They were not. … Read more
Almost the entire month of September this year we celebrated our silver anniversary in Mongolia, and Ulaanbataar is the capital of Mongolia. Of this month in Mongolia, about eight to nine days were in the capital Ulaanbataar, at a very popular hostel by the name of Zaya Guest House. Zaya is the name of the … Read more
There is tremendous amount of criticism about the harmful effects of watching television in our society. Irrespective of whomsoever is the group, kids, children, teenagers, adults, senior citizens. Everyone has something to watch on television that most others consider as useless from a value perspective, and harmful from a social perspective. I have stopped watching … Read more
Over the last ten years or so, I am witness to the emergence of a new smart class. This smart class has people that appear to be well educated, own and live in villas and apartments, drive swanky cars, travel frequently, both within India and outside, dress fashionably, have invested in multiple asset classes, use … Read more
Well, well, well, I certainly did not intend to highlight the ‘F’ word, made of four letters, that forms part of the “expletives” vocabulary. What I wanted to highlight is the fact that while success is highly celebrated and appreciated, and pursued relentlessly almost by everyone, the role and importance of Failure, and the lessons … Read more