Never be Overcome

Never be Overcome

It’s an unquestionably well accepted fact that, even if it’s just a couple of words and regardless of whether those words be wise or damaging, should those be instilled over a period of time in a child’s mind, they burrow their way in and stay embedded.  Triggers! ...
Getting my Money’s Worth

Getting my Money’s Worth

This time I’m rolling the clock back to 1999.  The period when we were still in Dubai. A couple of years ahead of ’99, one fine day while doing whatever it is that one does in that city, this having been nagging me for some time, I arrived at a conclusion that, long...
Our Indomitable Tyke

Our Indomitable Tyke

Xerox came into our lives in February 2016 after we lost Psycho in a bizarre accident. Being the person I am and as happens whenever I lose one of my four legged friends, when Psycho headed off to his happy hunting ground, I was totally distraught. Muskan, having...
A Heavenly Lick

A Heavenly Lick

For those of you who’ve been reading my yarns regularly, you’d have noticed that I’m all over the place.  What started off as ‘A Planters Tales’ has now reached a stage where I am having to dig deep into my memory to share what, in my personal view, despite having...
2 Wheels & an Enduring Love Affair

2 Wheels & an Enduring Love Affair

        Shortly after I completed my master’s and got my first job at the Intercontinental Hotel in Delhi and feeling chuffed at receiving my first salary, my Mum having pitched in by digging into her meagre savings to make her son mobile, I became the proud owner of...
A wee PEE Tale

A wee PEE Tale

Upfront I concede that mine is somewhat of a strange habit, one which harks back to and is thanks to our 5-year stint in Colombo. After we relocated to SL, carrying on from what she had been doing in Dubai, Kitty had not given up her teaching job and was working in...