By Suresh Pattali
Life has good times and bad times. But I have consistently maintained, even in my trying days, the world is full of good people.
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A Dubai brat’s remark wasn’t the reason I quit smoking
By Suresh Pattali
Vijay Mallya, the bejewelled Indian tycoon awaiting extradition from the UK, and my former self have something in common. No, I’m not on the run from the law unlike the flamboyant businessman who after defaulting on loan payments allegedly owes banks in India more than $1 billion.
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Homesickness is creeping up on me after years in the desert
By Kelly Clarke
A colleague probed this week, pointing to a picture pinned at my desk: “Why would you leave that to come and live here?”
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How a long-time office habit of something sweet fell away
By Suresh Pattali
The flashing orange light on my office landline indicated either a missed call or a message (the ringer is always turned down). It was a colleague trying to find out if I had some candy lying around.
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Love will rise like a phoenix if the Taj Mahal turns to ashes
By Suresh Pattali
At the outset, let me confess: I have not seen the Taj Mahal for real. Nor do I desire to anytime soon. A crime it is. A romantic crime. There is no need to traverse thousands of kilometres to stand in front of one of the universally admired masterpieces of world heritage and say ‘Wah Taj’. Because for me the Taj is metaphysical. Because there is a Taj in my neighbourhood, not so grandiose as the real one but as poignant as the Mughal legend. Continue reading Love will rise like a phoenix if the Taj Mahal turns to ashes
Thanks, Gene. I’ll miss the times you ‘bear’ with me
By Alvin R. Cabral
Recently, I received some really horrible news, one that turned my world upside down, bringing me to the point of catatonia and even almost booking a flight back home to Manila so I could personally confirm if what I had long been dreading secretly had become a reality.
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I don’t pop BP pills anymore, it pays to join a gym
By Sunil Vaidya
Life begins at 60. Well, at least I can say that about myself, thanks to my daughter and the wife. The two ladies of the house decided on a surprise gift for my 60th birthday. I wasn’t enthused about the surprise but had no choice, so I signed on the dotted line the day I completed a full cycle of life, according to Chinese belief. Continue reading I don’t pop BP pills anymore, it pays to join a gym