C. Suresh
I am an Engineer and a Management graduate from IIM-Bangalore. Accepting the definition that "Even if you win a rat-race, you still remain a rat" I have opted out of it in favor of trekking, travel and, now, blogging!
MY BLOGS
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Life is Like This
http://www.jambudweepam.blogspot.in/
A bit of trekking, a lot of travel, a dose of humor and a dollop of philosophy
LATEST ARTICLES ( 801 )
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More Contradictory Proverbs?
It seems to me that some things, which are said for effect, tend to become proverbs and end up giving an impression of being in contradiction of other proverbs. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Contradictory Proverbs - Again?
I had a few other contradictory proverbs handed to me on a platter in the comments to my previous posts. On in-depth analysis (Yes! I know! Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Discarded Proverbs
Talk of proverbs and good old Bill pops up like a bad penny, every time. This time, though, I must admit he popped up as a consequence of that '.. Read more
Posted on 22 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Contradictory Proverbs
As though it is not enough that proverbs are difficult to understand, they also turn out to be contradictory on occasion. Then, it is up to you to choose what... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Proverbial Lessons?
One of the main reasons why I never learnt what people chose to call the 'lessons of life' is because people never talk straight when they are giving such... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Much Ado About 'Nothing'
When you have nothing to say, say nothing! Easy to say, but whoever said it was not a blogger. I mean, if I started remaining silent only because I have... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
The BIG Picture
"I am afraid you are not seeing the big picture here. Your suggestion is all right from your standpoint but does not fit into the big picture. Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Less Than Three
When I first encountered “< 3” in Social media, I am afraid I thought it was some esoteric mathematical formula. The problem with having spent your collegiat... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Out of the Box
There is this old Tenali Raman story about how the King once told Tenali Raman to never show his face to the King again. TR, apparently, then wore a pot with tw... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Procrastination?
I have always believed that there is a time and place for everything. To be sure, the time is never now or even today; the place is never within a 100 kilometer... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Problems and Solutions
There are people who never get over the feeling of being called into the Headmaster's office - for, to them, it had always been for the modern equivalent of... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Nobody Likes Compliments
If there is one thing that keeps repeatedly thrusting itself into my ken, it is the fact that anything that you assume to be logically true of human beings... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Acquiring Taste
It is tough to live as a man of no taste. You are looked down upon even by your fellow-tasteless people and, as for the ones with taste, you barely belong to... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Small Talk
"It is raining today" When you are soaking wet and dripping water on the office carpet at the rate of liters per minute, this information certainly comes as no... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Sense of Belonging
Among the very many things that have always left me bewildered is this thing about 'belonging'. All my life, I have had to face this "You do not look like a... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Mobile Woes
I clear my bleary eyes, see a dark room and look at my sister reproachfully. She knew better than to wake me up before the sun had made the room too hot to... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Child-like
The electric coffee percolator had just made an appearance in the Indian markets and I was yet to lay my eyes on one. My mom was waxing eloquent about it. "The... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
All for Me
I always believed that the sun rose and set for my sake. I have been told that such is not the case but I fail to see the logic of it. I mean, if it were not fo... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Never Had a Valentine
I have been particularly remiss in not posting anything on the subject of Valentine's day and am in serious risk of being banned by Social media. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Hard to Get
I find that I was in error when I thought of the respect accorded to being hard to please as some sort of isolated reaction. ("So, what else is new? Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION