I remember the first time I went to Starbucks like yesterday. It was one of those incidents that shook me, and changed me for life. So I’m waiting for a connecting flight at the Denver airport. It’s horribly early, and I’m terribly sleepy. I decide that a kick of coffee is what I need....
There’s a lot of hype floating around about healthy food and good exercise and things like that. Apparently, just 20 minutes of aerobic exercise makes you 30% less likely to get a heart attack. Also, it keeps you fit, prevents hair loss, gives you X-ray vision and doubles your broadband download speed . Plus,...
I usually don’t blog about current affairs (that’s because I usually have no idea what’s happening in the world), but this video on YouTube caught me today. It’s brilliant. Just listen to the deep, insightfull answer that this beauty queen has to offer. Watched it? I’ll wait till you finish. Done? OK. I felt...
When I was little, I wanted to be a Bus Conductor. I passionately wanted the job. Just imagine! Riding in a bus all day, everyday. And playing around with all that small change! I loved the sound the coins made when the conductor shuffled the purse looking for change. I still remember discussing my...
It’s 15th of August, and the wife is packing her bags. She’s going to The America for 4 weeks. And I’m celebrating Independence Day right here in Bangalore. Anyway, she’s “encouraging” me to help her pack all her stuff. Unfortunately for her, there’s a Rakhi Sawant “Top 10 songs” special on Channel V, which...
Thank you everybody for correcting my spelings and grammer. This is not new to me. I’ve always had trouble with spellings. Over the years, I’ve learnt to take criticism very well – I ignore it. If you thought my spellings were bad, you haven’t seen my handwriting yet. My regular handwriting looks like this:...
When I was first trying to woo the wife, I thought it’ll be really romantic to write her a poem. So I wrote up this poem, complete with flowery ‘g’s and dotted ‘i’s. After I gave the poem to her, she avoided me for several days. I’ve never really figured out why. Anyway, here’s...
The other day, I saw this guy back from college. He was a complete nerd back then, you know the type that was all serious and boring. He did all the homework, sat in the first bench, mugged for GRE and always got the first rank. Someone once asked him “Why don’t you skip...
New! Email DeliveryEnter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner As some of you have already noticed, the blog has (transparently) moved to www.pointlesswanderings.com. That’s right, I had to part with 10 of my favorite American Dollars to buy a new domain because your company blocks blogspot. Anyway, during this transition, there were a couple...
Today I will teach you how to speak Jargoneesee. It is one of those skills I have been lucky enough to learn from the Masters. Being able to speak Jargoneesee will help you weasel out of any situation. Here are three of the most important strategies to use: Overly Specific is better than Overly...
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