He wasn’t sure why he had stopped for a Starbucks coffee on an island rest stop on the interstate. Perhaps he needed further convincing that Starbucks coffee was always served lukewarm and overrated or rather because after driving 200 odd miles on maddeningly straight roads his bored legs needed a stretch. David also wasn’t sure[…]
Those cheeks, they were nicely caving in, weren’t they? And now they seem to have come back to their rotund appearance. Skip the rice in the evening, play a few more hours of badminton, eliminate the restaurants; Do what you please, I doubt if you can prevent them from filling back in. Just last week,[…]
All he needed was one more point. To win the game, to finish the match. Considering he had come from behind in that game, the momentum was with him entirely. All his serves up till that point were not easily returnable, if not, nicely accurate. His feet felt light. The sweat beads on his forehead[…]
Soon, I shall be hopping on a plane for a land far far away. Not unknown anymore, just plenty away. Soon, I shall be leaving India again. What did three odd weeks here do for me? For starters I had quickly learned that I had best carry at least Rs 2000 before I walk out[…]
Traveling continents always included days of transition. The flux period usually begins when you land and lasts until you had your first breakfast next day. I have been quite fond of these terribly mixed days. Only a day or so ago, I executed such a transition that enlisted two planes over 8000 miles. But this[…]
Our romance, which began brewing with magical beer under mild German Sun and in the company of pink skinned Germans, has now ended with me sitting in my apartment living room alone, indoors, inside the United States. I would be lying if I said that I have stopped thinking of you. You charmed me with[…]
Did someone lose their heaven? If it starts with only a wish, a remote yearn but when its ends up being a real manifestation, the journey of emotions is incomparable. Stelvio Pass, If All End All I have always dreamed of driving on the best roads in the world in a respectable rear wheel drive[…]
Look what you made me do, write a poem for youI have not done this in a long time, for good reasons tooBut spending time with you has created such a stirThat only the abruptness of a verse will do Welcome! You greeted me with a tardy and unrepentant driverAnd declared adamantly that punctuality in[…]
Getting ready for a date is all about deciding when to start getting ready. If you start too early then you will miss the chance of showcasing yourself in the freshest out-of-shower manner. If you start too late then you will find yourself rushing to make it in time. I have decided on 28 minutes[…]
If you are ever in Germany and have an opportunity to watch the national team play football, with a fellow German colleague, jump on it. It is an experience not to be missed. Back in the US, we do have our fair share of Fan-dom. However, it is an incessant agenda that permeates through ESPN[…]