Manoj

Category: Reminiscences

  • For the love of “sighing flosser”

    For the love of “sighing flosser”

    I have loved libraries ever since I was a kid. My mother got us library cards – each card allowed us to borrow one book against it – and there was a tag and a pocket attached inside the back wrapper of the book that was stamped with the return-by date. Ah, the 90s! Simple…

  • Growing up

    Growing up

    Growing up in life, I have heard a lot of adages. One of the things my dad used to say whenever I demanded things, just because my friends had or did, was — “If your friends ran and jumped into a well, would you do the same?” I wasn’t bold enough to tell my dad…

  • Body-Parking!

    During my school days, I was fortunate to have heard many experts speak. The school management would arrange for eminent personalities to speak to the students about once in a month or so. I’m not sure if the practice still exists, but I opine it should. We however, were more interested in playing than attending…

  • A word about wordpress

    For those who have come to wordpress recently (post v2.5 release), I’m sure you found the design, interface, manageability, and the performance of wordpress a satisfying experience. However, for those who have been with wordpress since its early stages, it has been an extraordinary journey (at wordpress.com, also at wordpress.org – What’s the difference?) when…

  • English – In my life

    I love English for two reasons. One, because I can express myself better in it. And two, because its a funny language. Also, it is probably the only language whose speech accent changes every few hundred kilometers almost everywhere in the world. In India, it probably varies with every person! I took to liking English…