Category Archives: Humour

Sunday Walkabout

Posted on November 2, 2014 by 9minnon

On our habit of random walking about on Sunday, and we find that sometimes we are taken to parts of the city which hold treasures for the traveller. Some such treasures were found on one such Sunday. A short bus … Continue reading →

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Getting Around

Posted on October 28, 2014 by 9minnon

Lao Tzu said: A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. With this description, we could be somewhat of good travellers, albeit weekend ones. You would have read in this post about our wanderings around … Continue reading →

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History Of English

Posted on July 28, 2014 by 9minnon

Here’s a nice video summarizing the history of the English language. This starts from the beginning, and explores how folks from outside England, like the Anglo-Saxons, the Latin-speaking Christians, the Vikings, and the Normans brought a plethora of words which … Continue reading →

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Happy Holi

Posted on March 16, 2014 by 9minnon

Holi is the wonderful festival of colour, celebrated all over India in different and colourful ways. The festival of Holi has a number of legends attached to it. Here are some. When the demon king Hiranyakashyap wanted to kill his … Continue reading →

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Kala Doriya

Posted on February 8, 2014 by 9minnon

For all my Punjabi friends from around the world, this should be a throw-back to Grandma, as it is for me. These are ladies who would be contemporaries to elderly folks nearing the century mark, if not more. Some of … Continue reading →

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The Genders — Contrarian

Posted on October 8, 2013 by 9minnon

These guys were going at each other today. Actually, there was no need to eavesdrop. They were so loud, the deaf could hear them. They had apparently read the post about gender from a few days back. And they were … Continue reading →

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The Genders

Posted on October 7, 2013 by 9minnon

The other day, these guys were discussing (no marks for guessing) women. The bus was particularly crowded, and i suppose they realized folks were listening to their inane talk, so they lowered their volume, but enough to be still heard … Continue reading →

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No Need To Talk

Posted on October 2, 2013 by 9minnon

These guys were laughing away on the bus today. Got me thinking why. Ordinarily, I would have thought what’s wrong with these guys, but our friends seem to be a bit crazy, how they say, a bit soft in the … Continue reading →

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