C. Suresh

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• The Upper Mustang Trek - III

  

  Click to read Part 1 and Part II Geeta was in good spirits the next day and we set off on the trek to Syanboche. The trek was expected to be long - some 20+... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Upper Mustang Trek - II

  

  Homo Sapiens is certainly a most peculiar species. I am certain that most of the denizens would, if told to take time to smell the roses, say... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Upper Mustang Trek - I

  

  The problem with being called a veteran at anything is that it automatically creates the pressure to live up to the tag. I mean, just imagine someone calling yo... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Heighho to the Himalayas, Again

  It is that time of the year again. A time when all my long-suffering readers eagerly look forward to, when I vanish into the mountains and give them respite fro... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Empowerment

  "You are simply wasting your time. You should be working for the empowerment of those less fortunate than you." "Ah! So, you really can give to others what you... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tomorrow Never Comes

  A decade and a half, nearly, of working together daily. Of practically living in each other's pockets for days on end. Of finding, thanks to his company, that... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fifty-one and Kicking (and Screaming Too!)

  My life has always been full of ironies. When in my twenties, it was tough for me to get to first base with any woman. After all, when the conversation starts... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mangalyan - So What's the Big Deal?

  Apparently ISRO shot off a rocket and it put a satellite around Mars. Now, unless that satellite can take a top angle shot of Deepika Padukone's assets and get... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• He Was a Nice Man

  "Hey! Not coming to the party tonight? Heard that you are saddled with an urgent job?" "I am coming, no fear! I will request Akash to make this presentation... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Helpless Lines

  We live in a very helpful world these days. For almost everything, there is always a helpline. So, if you run into a problem, you can always dial a helpline. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Generation Gap?

  The one thing that every young person is sure of is that the old suffer from 'generation gap' sickness. The old, of course, are equally as sure that what the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• God Save Me

  You are safe from no-one these days. The one truth that we all live by is the fact that we can safely blame God for anything without any comebacks from Him. Whe... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guidelines, Please

  I really think God has been very remiss. He sent me down on Earth but neglected to put in an appropriate instruction manual on how to lead a life - more... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Substantial Issue?

  I look into the mirror. A small sphere, set atop a much larger sphere, looks back at me. I may not exactly be as broad as I am tall - yet - but I have... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Monkey on My Back

  Hello Self-doubt, my old friend! Your sheer constancy absolutely amazes me. Most people, within rather short acquaintance, become quite sure that they have had... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trekking in Kothagiri

  So, okay, I kept calling myself a trekker and the only evidence I have provided for my being a trekker is getting caught in the Uttaranchal disaster last year. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I, the Orator

  I was, probably, born as good an Orator as Cicero but for one small failing. I had a starting problem, like I invariably do with most things in life. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Strange Encounters of the Pleasant Kind

  Just as you find a certain level of confidence about people, someone comes in and totally upsets all your convictions. I mean, here I was feeling quite wonderfu... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Intolerance?

  I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer - and, in fact, the only point of surprising unanimity in my friends is that I really have no competition in... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Black and White

  "How wonderful it would be if we were still children?" That, indeed, has been something that almost all of us have thought or wished for, periodically. Well! Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION