Heh heh heh... 

Fort, Chennai 

Besant Nagar beach, Chennai. 

Life of Pi

So I start reading this book: Booker prize winner, impressive reviews, Indian setting. I'm a hundred pages into it and all he talks about is religion and how this guy Pi loves God in many forms and how he gets a prayer rug and gets baptized and is chased away by Brahmin priests, etc. Where is the tiger that I heard so much about? Where is this boat that goes all the way to Canada?

There are inconsistencies galore. He talks about Kapil Dev and the story is set in 1975 or thereabouts. Kapil didn't make his debut till '78, if I'm not mistaken. He introduces a pious muslim character, one who prays five times a day and reads the Quran regularly. The guy's name? Satish Kumar!

I'll continue reading for a while more, but I'm not impressed. Pshaw!

What I've learnt over the past few weekends - Chapter One

All characters in new Chinese movies fight by flying around. They sometimes stare at each other and pass profound statements like "Broken Tailbone is sharp like a leaf", "It is the way of the pigeon" and "Pass the Tomyum soup". Sometimes they close their eyes and stand still. This is a highly advanced form of fighting, not to be tried at home.

Characters in old Chinese movies fight by yelling at the top of their lungs and lunging at anything that moves. They do not fly over treetops to trade blows. Sometimes they bring in American experts like ex-basketball players or B-movie stars. The thinnest person usually wins in the end.

Morning calm 

Stuffed shirt