Whenever anyone around you talks of spiders, you no doubt picture Marv from the movie “Home Alone” screaming away to glory when naughty Kevin places a…
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Month: September 2018
Hiccup High, Hiccup Bye
Hiccups are pretty annoying to have. I have heard all sorts of insane theories as to how to stop them. Stand upside down on your…
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Ambu Mami and the vanishing baby (Part 2)
Pankaja was furious. “Did you just call my baby a devil? How dare….” Ambujam interceded. “Wait Pankaja. Let’s see what the lad has to say.…
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Pomato Tomtato
An iconic advertisement in the 90’s which popularised the Tomchi sauce, a combination of tomatoes and chillies has been on my mind a lot lately.…
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H is for hurricane, T is for Typhoon!
Given my very personal experience with Typhoon Mangkhut last weekend, there should of course be no surprise, as to today’s topic. Mangkut, branded the super…
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Ambu mami & the vanishing baby
Ambujam was kneading the dough absentmindedly to make chapatis for dinner, enthralled by the new programme in DD channel which featured songs from new movie…
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No is for Nod (A Harry Potter Mystery)
Indians are notorious head nodders. We just can’t seem to stop our head from nodding or shaking everytime we speak much like the bowing culture…
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Surely you Iest!
Late arrivals do know how to make an entrance, don’t they? They are so much of a fad that all the coolest “in peeps” are…
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Ambu Mami and the injured poacher.
Pankaja had dropped in for a visit and a kaapi. Ambujam had long blocked out her steady stream of chatter while thinking with pleasure of the…
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Baboons with Brooms
All of us want to flash that million dollar smile that all those Hollywood A-listers flash in front of the camera. But sadly, dental hygiene…
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