12 Plastic Surgeries …
A young Canadian actor all of 22 dies after getting 12 plastic surgeries done !! All he wanted was to look like another star :(:(.
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Life in a single Frame !
A scene from our morning walk was like capturing life in a single frame – birth, youth and death or just the continuum of life !
Choking Dhani, Choked Amer and a fogged out Taj
The first time we heard of Chokhi Dhani was way back in 1998. Veena and her husband planned to spend New Year’s Eve at Chokhi Dhani and she told me it was an ethnic resort. We went there for the first time in 1999 and it was quaint and pretty. Then we visited it many … Read more
Parental indulgence and it’s serious consequences…
Couple of days back I was watching on television an episode of a Tamil language reality program named ‘Neeya Naana’. The program focuses on socially relevant issues through debate and dialogue with impacted people and domain experts coming in to share their perspectives. In this particular episode, the topic was on the youngsters riding the … Read more
Why should I look young?
Three countries top the global skincare products sales – Japan, USA and China… The total global retail sales of beauty products in 2010 was $382.3 BILLION and the industry is growing at a CAGR of 5.5%. The BRIC countries constituted 21% market share of the global beauty industry and are expected to be at 25% … Read more
The demographic dividend is dying :(
Yesterday morning while having breakfast at the hotel we were staying in, I went to get a spoonful of dried fruits – figs and raisins. The raisins were fine, but the figs had been cut into pieces and sugar had been added !! Chennai has this deep addiction to sugar and now increasingly ghee. Obesity … Read more
Wisdom is fickle
I feel wisdom and age are inversely proportional, contrary to what most people think. Let me try and explain why.. A baby is helpless, but is clearly focussed on what is absolutely important in life – food, shelter for the body and love and learning for the soul. The baby doesn’t care about how slim … Read more
Misplaced priorities
A few weeks back I happened to see the program “Airtel Super Singer” that’s aired on Vijay TV. There are two versions of it – for the above 18 folk and then a junior version where any child who can sing can participate. The prize is always a flat in Temple Greens from Arun Excello … Read more