Moonwalkers
Here is a Malayalee view on what really went on with the fake moon landing pictures!
Humor, Malayalam, Email Flotsam
Humor
And what is funny Phaedrus, and what is not funny — need we ask anyone to tell us these things?
Columns, Malayalam, The Today Paper
The Worldly Malayalees
I wrote this piece on the World Malayalee Conference 2008 for a Singaporean newspaper. I was away in India during the conference (22-25 August, 2008) and did not see it in print. This post is about my home state of Kerala, its language Malayalam, and those who speak it – the Malayalees. If those words make no sense to you, you may not be interested in this post.
God’s Blunder
Is man one of God’s blunders? Or is God one of man’s blunders? Why would Nietzsche say a thing like that? Here are my thoughts.
Sex and Physics — According to Feynman
Richard Feynman on physics and sex. My serious and not-so-serious thoughts on the words of the great man, aptly described as ‘No Ordinary Genius.’
Humor, Malayalam, Email Flotsam
Are You a Malayali?
If you have to ask what in the world a Malayali is, then this post is not for you! This one came as email flotsam and was too funny to pass up. In other words, if you are a Malayali and find this one a bit offensive, trust me, I didn’t write it! Must have been a North Indian lobby!
Creative, French, Humor
La chienne
Another of my French “redactions,” this piece is a translation of a joke, which perhaps didn’t translate too well. I was told that the French version was in poor taste. Now, reading it again, I feel that the English version doesn’t fare much better. You be the judge!
Creative, French, Humor
La pauvre famille
Another one of my early “redactions” describing a rich girl’s perspective of what poverty is all about. Enjoy!
Creative, French, Humor
Les fermiers
One of my “redactions” for my French courses. My fellow students and teacher loved it, hope you will too.
Les fermiers aux Etats Unis ont de la chance – ils ont de grandes fermes. Ce n’est pas le cas en Mexique. Mais, le Mexicain de qui je vais vous parler, etait assez content de sa ferme. Une fois, un fermier texan est venu chez notre Mexicain.[…]
Creative, French, Humor
Les chapatis
Another one of my “redactions” for my French courses. My fellow students and teacher loved it, hope you will too.
En Inde, on mange ce qui s’appelle des “chapatis”. C’est un peu comme les baguettes en France.[…]