C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 832 )

• P&M VI - I Don't Care

  There are some phrases that mean one thing when they are said in sentences and another when they are used as a complete sentence. Of course, when my friends say... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• P&M V - Guess Who I Am

  "Guess who I am?" Ah! I had lived long enough to know that the person asking me this question could belong only to one of three categories 1. Someone... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Missed-out Posts

  For a person who feels that any writing he does is wasted unless it is put up on his blog - even unto seriously thinking of uploading his shopping list - I... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Uncommon Needs - Satisfied

  Companies seemed to me to all be vying to satisfy the same needs. All male deodorants seemed to be targeted at getting gaggles of women chasing the man who chos... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Phrases and Meaning IV - Good One?

  We were on top of the mountain standing just off a steep drop and looking down into the valley below when a bird flew gracefully in front of our eyes. "Wow!... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Imperial Subterfuge by Rickie Khosla - A Review

  (Another of my friends - this time from the blogging world - has self-published a short novella on amazon. The book link is http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3Z8SGQ... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Make a Wish

  This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 40; the fortieth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Phrases and Meanings-III : Drop in Any Time

  I wish this phrase "Drop in any time" would only make up its mind about what it means. Most of us know that the dictionary is meant to be ignored and sort of... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Phrases and Meanings - II

  Everyone who knows me knows that Asimov's words, "Let me make one thing clear. When I ask for criticism, I mean only praise. If you find something wrong in... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Phrases and Meanings - I

  I shall make no promises this time - except please do not be intimidated by that '- I' business. This is a self-contained post and no prior knowledge is require... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Phrases and Meanings

  You get along decently making a fool of yourself and then start feeling the sudden urge to write something meaningful (which is probably a way of making a... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weighty Matters

  I can only blame the British for this. I mean, we were going along rather nicely with a sufficient surplus of languages and they had to come in and add one... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I, the Literary Critic

  When I came into blogging I thought of it as an arena where people could self-publish without having anyone filter out content based on perceived literary merit. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jacob Hills by Ismita Tandon Dhanker - A Book Review

  Jacob Hills by Ismita Tandon Dhanker promises to be a story that draws you into the darkness lying behind the bright veneer of an army station. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Krishna Key by Ashwin Sanghi - A Review

  Indian fantasy-writing has puzzled me. Most fantasy writers seem intent on providing a scientific or pseudo-scientific rationale for the mythology as though the... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Trek That Wasn't

  There I was in Rishikesh feeling that all nature was conspiring to make me feel at home by ensuring that it rained all night. This idea that everything was... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Double Century

  What with the heat in Delhi keeping me for walking and a trek that will demand a lot from my lungs and legs, I feel woefully ill-prepared. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Indolent Pleasures

  I really do not know where human beings get these crazy notions. The one that has irked me all my life is this idea that somehow a person has to justify... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Melting Moments

  There are cities that are termed 'melting pots of culture'. There is this city which seems to have taken that phrase too literally with a special emphasis on th... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Sense of Humor?

  After a long stint of hunting for jobs, Ajay bags one with a call center operation and rings up his close friend to share his joy. "Dude! I got a job with .... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION