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Bravery

Attention all passengers. Welcome to Mumbai airport. The Indigo flight from Mumbai to Bangalore has been delayed by one hour due to some technical difficulties. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. "Shit" , Nandu muttered under her breath. She turned to face her hubby - obviously me, duh - "Hey, what are you reading" , Nandu asked. "Nothing, just scanning today's newspaper. Better than sitting and doing nothing other than wait for our flight I guess. Any idea in which page the astrology section appears?" . "Since when did you start reading all those crap" , Nandu asked "Since my last appraisal meeting" "Why?" "In the appraisal sheet one of the points was - How do you rate your contribution to the company. In my column I wrote Exceeds Expectations. In his column the manager wrote - Hahaha yeah right" "Bad luck I guess" , Nandu replied, sympathetically "So I just want to see whether t...

Paid Vacation

9:25 Friday morning, Pavan had yet to have his breakfast. But who cares: he had a bigger mission. Breakfasts come everyday, but an opportunity likes this comes rarely. His target would enter any moment now. Pavan had his onions ready. He maintained his stealth mode, behind the pillar, waiting patiently for his target to arrive. And then he saw him. He had his onions ready. He had bought a kilo of them from Reliance Fresh just the previous day. He took out one:- ROTTEN!!! Damn you Mukesh Ambani. He made a mental note to get his refund of one rupee and twenty paise for the rotten piece. He put it back and took another one. Aha. A fresh one. Big too. He quickly started peeling it. He peeled and peeled till there was nothing left - he needed to ensure he could extract the last drop of tears using that onion. With his limited collection of onions and one already rotten, he didn't know how many onions he would require for his mission to succeed. He then stepp...

Kovaalan the Great

Meet Kovaalan Pankajakshan, the most intelligent person on Earth,. Or so he says. Today the results of his 180th IQ exam are going to be announced. Kovaalan is damn excited. He calls up Shekaran. "Dude, check this link for my exam results. The D-day has finally arrived. The world will come to know about the birth of a new genius today" . Shekaran, who has been going through this routine for the last 179 times, sighed. "Man you sure about this? Please tell me the genius will be born atleast this time. Your last 179 D-days never arrived. I can't do this any longer", he replied, in a sad tone "Dude, this time I can feel it in me. The world is ready for me. C'mon check the link buddy". "Ok", Shekaran replied, resigning to his fate. He opened the link. A screen popped up, asking for username and password. "Ok dude, username" , Shekaran asked "Kovaalan aara mon" [Meaning : Whose son is Kovaalan] Shekaran was ...

The Legend of Thampy Appuppan

Disclaimer: A fictitious story inspired by some real life characters It was Chandrika Ammumma's birthday. Her four daughters, the Painkulam sisters and their families have gathered in Tucklay to celebrate it. The Painkulam sisters were busy in the kitchen, preparing a special payasam for Chandrika Ammumma. [Painkulam and Tucklay are villages near Trivandrum Tamil Nadu border] Chandrika Ammumma was hoping for a relaxing day. But the naughty Painkulam cousins,Vava, Nandu, Chandu, Asha Chechi, Shalini Chechi and Anu ,  had other plans in store for her. Vava, the youngest and the most naughtiest of all the cousins, came over to Chandrika Ammumma's side. "Ammumma Ammumma please Ammumma, tell us Thampy Appuppan's stories" , Vava pleaded, tugging at her saree.  The others too joined in. " Yes Ammumma pleaseee tell us about Thampy Appuppan. We have heard so much about him, but we want to hear the real stories from you ". "C...