C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 802 )

• Halos

  I have always wondered about halos. Note, please, that 'always'. So, it is not true that my interest in halos arises only from the fact that light is reflected... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Hard Way

  Everyone is born naive but I seem to have stayed that way. There is so much that I never do understand though everyone else around me seems to be quite wise to... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• English-Vinglish?

  For as long as I can remember, I have always been told to tone down my English. If I had a penny for every time someone told me so, I would be rich enough to... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another New Year

  Here that dratted thing comes over again, setting off that itch. 2016 is kicked out unceremoniously and 2017 walks insouciantly in. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Christmas Rant

  Ho! Ho! Ho! And a bottle of rum... Err...maybe some wires got crossed. It is unlikely that Santa Claus comes roaring down chimneys, singing 'Ho! Ho! Ho! And a... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Free!

  If I move around in a permanent state of confusion, it is not my fault. Most of it is thanks to the fact that people are so complicated. Just see what happens... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Words Maketh a Man

  By now, I am sure, you are all convinced that the only mantra for success is to check out what I am doing and do the exact opposite. It is practically a social... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Outdated Lessons

  When, like me, you learn anything at all under protest and with much grief at being put through the torture, it is heartbreaking to find that you have spent... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Choice Confusion

  Everyone seems to love the idea of having choices. I, though, have always been frightened of them. I mean, it is alright to have a choice between going to schoo... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Justifications

  I have always wished that I had this ability to think on my feet. It comes in rather handy, you know, especially when, say, you have just broken Mommy's favorit... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Demonetization Derby

  It is tough on us bloggers. If you ignore current happenings, especially when they are on top of everyone's mind, you are being not being socially conscious.... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Means NO

  When I found my Facebook page awash in Pink and found that there was this entire movie made only to teach that 'No' means 'NO', I was aghast. Whatever are... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Phobias

  There is this anecdote by Jerome K Jerome right at the beginning of "Three men in a boat" about the protagonist reading a medical encyclopedia for light reading... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Romancing Bollywood Style

  It may surprise you to know that, in my youth (long gone, I know, you do not need to tell me), I was also inclined to these rosy dreams of romance. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ability to Quote

  God must have been having an off day (AND the mother of all off days) when He made me. The number of things that He seems to have left out in the process is... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Impressing People

  I know you must think that I am a glutton for punishment because I keep going to friends for advice when it has never really worked well for me but what would... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Writerly Rant

  If only I had known that they had totally changed the job description of an author, I may never have set foot into this area. From childhood onward, I had alway... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Love Tech

  I know I am of the age where I am supposed to go, "In the good old days..." and progress from thereon to how the world is going to hell in a hand-basket now. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fishing for Compliments

  I have never been any good at fishing, except when I fish for compliments. THEN I am all enthusiasm, baiting my hook and dangling it into the stream of Society... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I, the Orator

  As an orator, I make an excellent gymnast. Better by far than any of the gymnasts winning Olympic medals, since they only seem to do one feat at a time. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION