“Are we rich or poor? My son asked me yesterday,” Swami said while having his coffee the other day. Jigneshbhai and I were engrossed in the muffin at that time. Jigneshbhai looked up with a smile and asked, “What did you tell him then?” “I didn’t answer. I appeared to be busy,” Swami replied. “Hmm. … Read more
This week I am posting an unpublished chapter from an unpublished book. I had started on a story idea a few months back but never got back to completing it. I chanced upon it this week while thinking of something funny to write. Who knows – perhaps it might go into the next novel from … Read more
I recently read “A Prisoner of Birth” by Jeffrey Archer. One would think that a long book about a simple man wronged and his story of revenge against powerful adversaries would be a common story. But the way Archer writes and tells the story makes this an extremely gripping, interesting, tense one that I could … Read more
“Raichand completed my performance appraisal yesterday,” Swami remarked while munching into his chocolate muffin at the cafe the other day. Jigneshbhai continued sipping his coffee. That irritated Swami no end. “Hello, I said something,” he yelped. I looked at Jigneshbhai to see if he reacts. “Yes, of course I heard. How did it go?” he … Read more
“I don’t know when this project is going to end,” Swami sighed while munching into his muffin the other day. “First there was the budget problem. Once we got the budget, we didn’t have enough people. Then some people left. Now the client says he needs everything tomorrow. One obstacle after another after another! And … Read more
“Nowadays, there is no scope for getting away with half-baked knowledge,” Swami complained the other day over coffee. Jigneshbhai and I thought he was talking about his experience at work with clients. “You mean you need to know your stuff in front of clients? No scope to faff around?” Jigneshbhai asked. “Well, with clients yes. … Read more
A friend of mine who was a CEO of a big company told me the other day that he was leaving his job. I thought he must be becoming the CEO of another, bigger company, but he told me that was not why he was leaving it. I asked him why, and he told me … Read more
“For the last two years, this man comes to play every weekend,” Jigneshbhai remarked pointing to someone in the group having coffee on a table some distance away. We had come to the café straight from our weekend game of badminton that day. In the café was another group that frequented the badminton courts. “That’s … Read more
“There are some things you just can’t make better,” Swami remarked while sipping his coffee over the double chocolate muffin. For a moment, Jigneshbhai and I thought he was referring to the exceptional muffin and coffee. We stared at each other and nodded in agreement that it’s tough to better that. But he wasn’t referring … Read more