Spending Precious Dollars..!
“How many bottles did you bring back?” “Bottles?” I ask. “Booze Bob, booze! Didn’t you just return from Turkey? Do you know how much cheaper it is in Duty Free?” “No,” I tell them, “I didn’t bring back any bottles! But I did spend most of my precious dollars!” Yes…
Garbage Truck or Factual Content..!
As I see a political leader not giving a single press conference, I remember a time when I had to chair my first meeting, I did not expect much problems because the members of the committee had done a good job during the whole year, and I quite expected most…
Busy?
Spent an evening at the club, with a gentleman who knew one of India’s billionaires when he was coming up, “I knew him when he was struggling,” he said, “And I helped him a bit!” “You must be great friends now!” I said. “I suppose we are!” he said loyally,…
Tyrants, Unloved at Home..!
A few years ago, I’d gone to spend a month in Europe and when I boarded the Alitalia flight back home, there was an incredible childlike ecstasy like nothing I’d ever experienced before. I actually felt like dancing on the plane, oh yes Elvis, there’s no place like home! Did…
A Repair Job, a Time to Rejuvenate..!
Raj’s breakfast was burnt! and the coffee tasted like sludge. Furious, he got into his car to drive to work, and a few kilometres down the road, heard the loud sound of a bang. The old man at the puncture shop, looked at Raj with quiet patience, “Quick!” shouted Raj,…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.