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In fond memory of Banta Singh who died silently and peacefully in his sleep- unlike the other hysterical passengers in the car that he was d...

A small little bee proved to be his undoing. Here lies whatever remains of Kim Lang Wee, famous acrobat who fell from a height of 250m, midw...

‘She is such a fine little girl, my daughter. I know she has much to learn. That life is not one big joy ride in which every wish will come ...

In loving memory of Andrew Simon, ace driver, who participated in a sporting event nearby. In the keen contest between his car traveling at ...

Interesting how the cricket columnists deal with the fall of Tendulkar’s wicket . he got out to an unplayable delivery that kept low, again ...

Dedicated to the memory of Sir James Mortimer, famous explorer and legendary hunter, who laid down his life in the grasslands of Africa, due...

Are you overweight? Do you feel heavy, fat and flatulent all the time? Do you want to feel light and good? Read on. You know how it is when ...

Here lies Captain Joseph Smith, distinguished pilot, with an impressive record of 8987 hours of flawless flying in 6 different types of pla...

A considerable part of my life as a traveling salesman has been spent in unraveling the many mysteries of hot water taps in bathrooms all ov...

Only yesterday, I bemoaned the fact that I was unfairly kept out of the list of the world’s sexiest men, due to questionable methodology an...

Regular visitors to this blog know that I am a great admirer of our President, Dr.Kalam. I have always been overawed by the breadth of his v...

South Indian monkeys are more “civilised” and “cultured” than their North Indian cousins, according to an American expert on simian behaviou...

George Clooney has been voted the sexiest man alive by People’s magazine, I am told. Hello, People. Why wasn’t I in the reckoning? I am ali...

Me: I am going to dye my hair today. Daughter: No, no, don’t do that. You won’t be Appa, without your grey hair. Me: But, it makes me loo...

I am cheered by the news that the first World Tennikoit Championship is underway in Chennai. South Africa, Germany, UK, Brazil, Bangladesh,...

In one of the short stories in Jeffrey Archer’s collection, “Twist in the tale” , an incorruptible Nigerian finance minister visits a Swiss ...

Apropos the afore-mentioned title, I beg to inform the esteemed readers that the undersigned was out-of-station, having to undertake a visit...

In his book , “Lateral Marketing ", the marketing guru Dr.Philip Kotler draws some lessons from the ideas of Edward De Bono , he of th...

The story that Miss Universe 2006, Zuleyka Rivera, fell sick yesterday when visiting the slums in New Delhi brought tears to my eyes today....

As I promised my regular reader(s), I am back at my desktop, at the crack of dawn. And what did I get to read , first thing in the morning. ...