Manoj

Category: Asides

  • The little things

    After the terrible twos, a parent can only hope that things improve. But little do we know that when they turn 3, kids become threenagers! Threenagers are a species with unlimited energy! Unbound curiosity; always listening; attention back-holes; and fearless adventurers! They listen to everything you say and use it in contexts unimaginable to you…

  • The perfection block!

    The perfection block!

    I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s blog and been watching a few videos of him talking and I admire his way with words and how simple he makes everything seem. One of the things that struck me was the idea of how the “writer’s block” isn’t actually a feeling that stops you from writing anything, but…

  • Smile For You!

    Years ago, when a friend of mine graduated from his school, he was presented with a plastic file containing 16 printed pages with this cover: It was a collection of articles, poems and parables that had instantly caught my attention. So, I had kept a copy of them with me. And while cleaning my bookshelves, I…

  • What an Idea, Sirji!

    A few days ago, I came up with silly expansions using the letters in the word “idea” – IDEA – Intellectual Declaration of Enhanced Apprehension (Bad) IDEA – Idiotic Disclosure of Extravagant Attitude (Good) IDEA – Innovative Deduction of an Employable Axiom What do you think? Do they make sense? 🙂

  • Oponions – Opinions that make you cry

    Someone (presumably a great person) once said, “Opinions are like wrist watches. Each shows a different time; and everyone believes that their time is accurate.” Having an opinion isn’t really a bad thing. A good conversationalist always has an opinion about everything. Opinions are an individual’s perception of a fact or an event, while Oponions…