Walk of life

  Credit-able..... When I was in school,a short story by O' Henry ,American Author,was taught. An aging aunt visits her nephew whose wife had just delivered a baby.The couple was leading a lavish lifestyle but all of it on Credit.Their expenses were in contrast to their earnings. A call from hospital comes " Pay your hospital dues or else you won't be able to take your newborn home". The astonished aunt left quietly leaving a packet of money as Gift to the Nephew to pay the hospital bills....but instead the Nephew uses that money to pay the house mortgage. That was a story written in 1915 or so......as imagination of the American Author then. Cut to 21st Century,Credit buying is the norm of the generation. EMIs,Loans,Mortgages....... Everything is on Credit and Instalments. Young generation is ambitious and full of Aspirations. Big Bucket List for every thing in life- Personal and Professional. Gains are important.....Professional and Personal....... Financi...

 Culinary need. Many times" Bollywood " celebrity in their interview when asked" Do you cook?" No...... " Can you cook?"....... The newly famous " Celebrity " answers tongue -in- cheek" I can boil water."....... I was attending International Women 's Day celebration organized by a Club and majority were housewives.  The Chief Guest was a famous Doctor, a lady who held many influential positions and known face in Society. She proudly declared in her speech for empowerment of women" I have never ever entered a kitchen till date". In India,Manpower being easily available and affordable too.....we have the luxury of househelpers,cooks,gardeners,cleaners which makes us avoid basic responsibilities.  Cleaning our own rooms,arranging our personal things,........most importantly our Culinary Needs. Food is basic necessity for everyone on earth. Plants prepare their own food through photosynthesis.  Animals arrange their own food b...

  Hair- Raising Stories. Hair on Head is sign of beauty for both Males and Females. Hairloss is a big concern today. So many Advertisements made to show how to prevent and control Hairloss. A patch of hairloss is matter of anxiety. But for Anaesthesiologist, long hair and long beard is big anxiety.... Long thick hair interferes in  Intubation. Long untied hair or beard gives lot of problems during surgery. Once a Girl from African continent was posted for Laparoscopic Surgery. Her thick curly hair were long upto her knees.They were braided with beads. We couldn't tied them up.Leaving them untied was interfering in Intubation and also positioning of her head during Surgery. So What to do? I gathered her braided beaded locks in a bedsheet. Tied up the bedsheet. Left it hanging down the Operation Table. Another incident was of a patient very old and from a community which had the men not cut their beard at all.So he had knee length long beard. I got the beard braide...

  Arrey Devaa..... Oh God! Why me???? Don't we all ask the Almighty this question when we are in trouble? We all remember God and question Him only when in grief. Whenever I lost my shoes .... Oh God! Why me???? Then Almighty showed me a young girl who had to lose both his feet after a Terrible Train accident. Whenever, I got sad when my kid didn't get good marks or a prize in some competition... Oh God! Why my kids???? Then Almighty made me sedate a kid who was mentally challenged and was ever dependent his poor parents. Whenever I got a dear object stolen.... Oh God! Why my things???? Then Almighty showed me a lady in last stages of Cancer fighting for her stolen last days with near and dear ones....fighting against the sands of time slipping away . Dear Friends, Ever we keep complaining to God, Why I didn't get this thing? Why did I lose this thing? Why did this happen to me? Ever we crib and get disturbed. But We never Say Thank you God! Do I deserve...

  Instagram,You are Menaka. Photoshopped,Autocorrected. You are beautiful You are Perfect. Your world is perfect and happy. You lure me. You fascinate me. You attract me with your beauty products... Your designer clothes entice me. Your music videos hook me.... Your reels keep me dancing .....and twisting.... Your cooking breaks my diet... Instagram You are Menaka I am Vishwamitra. How much I concentrate and control myself..... I get mesmerized by you I leave my studies... I keep my chores and responsibilities waiting for completion.... I burn my food and spill the sambhar.... My kid crying....my parents moaning..... Instagram, You are Menaka. I am Vishwamitra. My cupboard is full.... My plate laden... My bank balance empty My credit overdue But I get smitten by your Influencers  .... Who surround me with discounts and sales..... Who take me every site....every corner.... From cloud to cloud.... City to state ... Country to countryside..... Inst...

  Paan stories. Karnataka grows Betel leaves .The variety is Ambadi leaves which is Heart shaped. Karnataka also grows Arecanut - Supari. Superior has variety - Dark variety and White variety. Yeli,Adaki,Sunna- Leaf,Arecanut, slaked  lime. A must after every meal . People are seen nowadays eating Paan at any time. Latest is PAN Guthka And Spitting. People Spitting anywhere and every where. Spitting from moving bikes ....moving bus. Showers of Sprinklers.... Sprinkling red Showers on my White dress. Sprinkling in corridors   .... On streets  .... Painting Red...... Hubli is now Painted Red  ..... Painting the town Red is an English Idiom....meaning going around flamboyantly. Paan chewers actually literally and metaphorically " Paint Hubli Town Red". You are standing at the signals to cross over or waiting at the bus stop or just standing or walking along a busy street....you find someone spitting Paan or Guthka beside you.With no Apologies ...

  When should I retire? Recently I saw a short film about a man as a routine get up early morning, finish his daily chores,gulp in the hot tea,gather his money purse,railway pass.....his wife hurriedly tucks in his lunch box..... He reaches the railway station to catch his daily 7.01 am Platform No.1 Local train..... His wife sitting relaxed with her morning cup of tea and newspaper,as usual....... Both realise...... Yesterday the man had Retired from his job.There was a grand Retirement Party held in the office....the place of some 3 odd decades of work..... Both man and his wife had got so much used to this daily routine that it completely slipped from both their minds .... Now life has changed for both . Retirement.....in Service Sector.....is mandatory after 60yrs of age( At least most sectors unless a person opts for Voluntary Retirement) But in certain fields, as long as the person is in a position to perform his duties..... There is No Retirement. Kaun Banega Crore...