Some good teachers

This Teacher’s day, I see all the FB, twitter and whatsapp status posts and messages wishing teachers. Most of these wishes say “Wishing ALL teachers”. But I think that only SOME teachers deserve… Continue reading →

My First Trip to Foreign – 5

Stroll on Maroondah highway, Packing house, Drive to Sydney, Road Behaviour. On a not-so-fine day, Natchi and I went for a walk. The weather is crazy. Everything we do has to be crosschecked with the… Continue reading →

An excess of insignificant choices

Professor Syndrome had discovered a new disorder which he jocularly described as ‘the case of Buridan’s ass in the supermarket’. Buridan’s ass had starved to death because it could not choose between two… Continue reading →

Jazz Brice’s blog on Dove real beauty sketches

Insightful blog on Dove Real Beauty Sketches by Jazz Brice. http://jazzylittledrops.tumblr.com/post/48118645174/why-doves-real-beauty-sketches-video-makes-me

‘Real beauty’ sketches. Really?!

The Dove real beauty sketches has been making the rounds. They have made an attempt to “build positive self-esteem and inspire women and girls to reach their full potential” (text from their website). I’m sure they’ve done… Continue reading →

My First Trip to Foreign – 4

Puffing Billy, Dandenong, Bunnings  and houses in Australia. We went for a ride on Puffing Billy, which is a heritage train that goes along a scenic and beautiful route. We took many photos… Continue reading →

Of names and Surnames

I love my spouse much, but I’m not changing my name. I don’t know where this whole name changing habit came from. It’s become all fashionable now. In Tamil Nadu, we’ve always had… Continue reading →

My anglophilic Christian name

Wrote this in 2010. Publishing on my blog now.  Seriously, what were my parents thinking when they named me? ELEANOR VALENTINA… whatever. My father Jayachandran is from a village near Samayapuram and my… Continue reading →

My First Trip to Foreign – 3

Church, Kids’ Train, Mullum Mullum Creek Trail, smiling strangers, and B&W crows! We went to City Life church and worshipped God. And the sermon by Pastor Mark Connor was useful and thought provoking,… Continue reading →

The children we sacrifice

I’ve borrowed this title from Grace Poore’s movie whose context was Child Sexual Abuse, but I do think that it applies to our general attitude towards children. Children most often do not have… Continue reading →