Nano- A small car Ever since Ratan Tata mentioned his dream of making a car that would be affordable for the common man, he had the common man’s gratitude. Years later, that dream has finally come true and the Nano is no longer just his...
Karaoke My first experience at Karaoke was Friday night at Willington Club. We were celebrating Mom and Dad’s wedding anniversary and Dad wanted to surprise Mom. We were having starters when suddenly they asked if anyone would like to participate in the Karaoke. While we...
My Game Boy Most days when I am at home not studying you will find me with my eyes glued to the ‘Game Boy’, my fingers moving faster than a pianist’s. Mom equates my Game Boy to Mary’s, Little Lamb. Only the reverse is true....
My iPod Dad gifted me an iPod on my birthday this year. I couldn’t have been more pleased. What I love most about my iPod is that along with being portable its really sleek. I have the choice of a thousand songs at my fingertips and...
SMS SMS stands for ‘Short Message Service’, technology we use to send one another text messages through mobile phones. With the advent of SMS, pagers became redundant. The SMS is very convenient and has many different features that make it attractive. First they are sent...
Surfing the Internet Ever since Dad got the Internet connection our lives have changed. First we used to quarrel over the television channels, now we quarrel over who is going to use the Internet. There are many reasons I love the Internet but the first...
I bumped in to Laloo Prasad Yadav We were travelling to Mangalore first class. Mom wanted me to buy some water from the railway platform so I moved to the door. Suddenly, two muscular men armed with guns entered the compartment and they pushed past...
The angry pressure cooker One evening we were watching ‘Dance India, dance.’ morn was in the kitchen cooking. When it was Jay’s turn to dance we called out to Mom. Mom came out and after sometime all of us got engrossed in Jay’s performance. Next...
How I won the gold medal My twin Daniel is a star athlete. He fell ill before the relay finals, and we decided that I would trade places with him. I am no athlete and as I took the baton in the last lap, I...
I witnessed a robbery Uncle Sam runs a sundry shop. One day, I went to his shop to buy some comics. It was five past eight. Suddenly, two men entered. They were wearing dark glasses and hooded shirts which seemed weird as it was eight...
