Opening of Liquor Shops.!
Now that the government has announced the opening of hooch shops, and some are for it, and many against it, I decided I’d don a mask, practice social distancing and find out for myself the reaction of drinkers by meeting them as they bought their liquor: “Stand in line brother,”…
The Wife and the GPS Salesman..!
Once in a while I’ll need to remind you of the days before the Coronavirus, so that you’ll easily slip back into it, when all this tamasha gets over: The wife didn’t look happy when she announced there was somebody at the door, “He says he’s the GPS man!” said…
Handling Negative People..!
With all the serious posts I’ve been posting, thought some advice with a dash of humour thrown in would help today: So here in a lighter vein is one such incident of how a negative person was handled: Remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing, and cares…
Hating To Part Syndrome..!
I’m sure you’ve seen this happening as much as I have: You and your wife have finished an evening in a friend’s place, have had dinner, spent time on long conversations, covering many topics, and then it’s time to go. You and the missus walk to the doorstep, you say…
Mauled by A Mall..!
Malls! They’re at every corner, huge and looming, sneering at little shopkeepers in their little shops, laughing gaily at pavement vendors as they seductively fill themselves with millions, nay zillions of shoppers, who saunter from floor to floor, entering shop, leaving shop, burdened with brimming bundles, crammed cartons, big boxes….
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.