Roger Federer’s crash out in the semi-finals of Australian Open came as a bit of s shock to me. Though no one can go on for ever and although his form off late is far from perfect, I was one among those who thought or rather wished Fed is invincible. May be it is one [...]

Years ago when we had a nursery school near our home in India, it used to be a gory sight in the morning for few months every year, when children cry like anything for being dropped at school. The parents will try every possible trick in their books by cajoling, coaxing and bundle them in [...]

I have whined quite a lot in these pages about poor customer service at many places, so it is only fair if I mention about an exemplary service that I received.
It is for the third or fourth time we are visiting the High Wycombe branch of T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants in as many months and [...]

2008 began on a great note.
When I returned the extra cash that the cashier at the NEXT store in Hemel Hempstead gave me due to her error, she was all the more impressed with my honesty that she and her supervisor came around the counter and gave a big hug. Prettiest of those 2 [...]