May Day

May 1 is celebrated throughout the world as Labour Day, often called May Day (not to be confused with “Mayday” which is an international distress signal code in radio communication derived from the French “m’aider” meaning “help me”). Its origin is found in the Industrial Revolution that took place in Britain at the end of [...]

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Coming out soon!

I’ll be coming up with an interview category, where we’ll talk to experts. And as blogging is about writing, we’ll favour interview with
writers in particular. But this doesn’t mean that other experts will be left out. Far from it. We’ll find out as we progress. Any expert is welcome.
I’m also interested to know how beginners are faring, how bloggers are doing, and also about those who’ve just been published, or won competitions, etc. This site, if you remember, aims at honing [...]

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Reading… and writing… for pleasure

When I woke up this morning I didn’t really have any plans for the day. I thought I’d reorganize my schedule so that I can have a smooth blogging the coming week. But then I decided to go to Port Louis. It wasn’t to watch the races. No, although it was the second day of [...]

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Hepatitis Awareness

Yesterday I couldn’t make it to my blog. I came back very late. It was 10.30 pm and I was exhausted. I had a long day’s work. On Thursdays I usually do consultancy for a private enterprise after my normal work. After a quick bath, a coffee sip and a light snack I rushed to [...]

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A healthier heart

Today I had an appointment for the routine health check-up. There’s nothing serious, thank God, except the high blood pressure, which I manage to keep under control with the daily intake of Atenolol 100 mg. Usually the blood pressure is OK in the morning and the evening, especially when I’m at home. But at the [...]

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Farewell party

After the heavy dholl-poori-chicken-curry dinner of yesterday I could hardly get up this morning. And the idea of a jammed road on the first school day after the Easter vacations made me even lazier. Is it also hectic for you on Monday morning? I lied until the thought of a farewell party at the office [...]

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Dholl Puri

Had a pretty cool day. Spent most of the time in the kitchen, giving a helping hand to my other half. Woke up at 9.00 am. After the usual market chores, a quick glance at the weekly news and a copious breakfast (which sustained me until a delayed lunch time at 2.45 pm), settled with [...]

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Blog carnivals

Just to let you know that my blog has been featured in various carnivals. See them below:
History Carnival 50
Carnival of Cities #5, Metro Voices 
Carnival of Cities #6, Worldly Views
Carnival of The Storytellers 6th Edition 
Carnival of Cities #8, Global Village 
Carnival of Cities #8 
All the World’sa Carnival! 
Global Village 
Brisbane’s Zombies hit the Carnival of Cities #8 - Global [...]

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The racing season is back

The racing season is starting on 21 April in Mauritius. It’s a period when race-goers are plunged into the search for every hint on the performance of horses, stables and jockeys. As from Wednesday when the provisional entries for the races appear everybody’s attention is focused on the tipsters. On Saturday evening all this business [...]

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Should we legalize sodomy?

The Attorney-General here had decided to bring a Sexual Offences Bill in Parliament last week. It would provide for harsher terms of imprisonment, up to 60 years for those found guilty of sexual violence and rape. At the same time it was proposed to introduce penalties for false cases of rape or sexual assault, which [...]

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