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Tag Archive 'Life'

Dr. Brother

Posted in Life, Poetry on Dec 20th, 2007

I went to the hospital when he was born,
He looked so tiny, so forlorn.
We grew up together, and we fought
Like any set of siblings ought.
Over the years, Ive watched him grow
With eyes of pride, for hes my bro
Soon, he was in university
And not any old one, but IIT.
More years passed, and one fine day
He set [...]

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Burglars in the basement

Posted in Fiction, Humor, Life on Nov 25th, 2007

I lie awake in bed, desperately seeking sleep. What was that sound from the basement? Was it the furnace starting up, or was it just the wind? There it is again. Or is it something more sinister? I suddenly panic - are thereburglars in the basement?
I look at the burglar alarm indicator. It blinks back [...]

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Sadly, the wheels are coming off the infrastructure

Posted in India, Opinion on Nov 14th, 2007

Don’t believe me? Then read this. Quite shocking.
I particularly like this part: “The speed of the vehicle and the force at which the brakes were applied resulted in the wheels breaking loose from the bus. “
You would think they were talking about Chicago instead of Chennai, a city where you cannot go above 50 kmph [...]

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Winter

Posted in Fiction, Home, Life, Winter on Nov 13th, 2007

I look out of the window in the morning and see the pond waters are rippling, glistening in the sunlight. It looks like a warm summer day, but I am not deceived. I know that if I step out in the garden, I will be greeted by a blast of cold wind from the empty [...]

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