I don’t know whether this ruins the engine or not, but when I’m low on fuel, I like to let my motorbike just coast along on it’s own momentum. I just give it a tweak on the throttle and glide down the road. It’s taught me a couple of things. You don’t really realise how [...]

Balaji Booked tickets to Umesh's wedding. It was to be held in Kerala, near Umesh's hometown, Ottapalam. He booked the tickets a month in advance. We left Chennai on the evening of the 12th of January, 2008. It was a Saturday and had been a full day for me. I packed my bags early in the morning, when I was leaving for office, carried it with me, and managed not to forget anything.

It looks like the monsoons are beginning here, the first of the heavy rain spells began yesterday. Today’s been a bit brighter, but still, its more cloudy than usual. I like the rains. Especially when it rains this way, rains in the late evening, clears up at night, cloudy mornings with the su