Sunday, September 29, 2013

Preemptive tactics

[My daughter and I were at a shop]
[Conversation in Kasaragod Malayalam]
[Daughter]: I want that. [pointing to a chocolate pack]
[I]: No, you had them already. 
[Daughter]: I want that.
[I]: No, no more demands. 
[Daughter]: I want that.
[I]: No, I won't bring you along for shopping anymore. 
[Daughter]: I want that.
[I to the shop keeper]: How much for it?
[Another father-daughter pair were standing next to me]
[Their conversation in Kannada]
[Father]: Do you want that too?
[Daughter]: No. 
[F]: I'll buy it for you. 
[D]: No, I don't want that. 
[me thinking ... Need to employ this]

Friday, September 27, 2013

Aging as it should be

Have I ever felt it or even noticed it
I'm all set to overcome the youth
facing the years never ever flinching

In paternal mode with lowered testosterone
And the westermarck has kicked in
to my amazement  embracing everyone

With a smile on the lips like a blown rose
With the semi-closed eyes saturated in knowledge
the face perceives none of the failings of the youth

the eyeing that corners
the smile that captures
the blankness that deepens
the presence that unsettles
the entity that resides

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Skin Surface - ii

Though I'm strongly against beauty pageants, I couldn't help but notice that a Telugu origin girl has won the Miss America title. In my Dravidian beauty scale (of the dark ones), Telugu girls  do stand first. 

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Guilt free

[I was walking on the footpath and a guy on a motorcycle stops next to me]
[He]: I'm sorry to disturb you. 
I don't say anything but look at him with squeezed eyes and furrowed brows. 
[He]: Do you speak English?
[I]: Sorry...
[He]: Do you speak English? The way you're looking...
[I]: yeah, yeah
[He]: You see the traffic police caught me and I'd given him all my money. Now I don't have money for petrol and the tank is almost empty. If you can spare some for one litre that would be helpful. 
[I]: I've done my charity.