This was no ordinary cat. — I was not particularly fond of cats. No particular reason except that they’re probably not as friendly, understanding and loyal as dogs. Our story starts in the early 80s when we were still in school. There was a cat in our apartment complex which had littered dozens of kittens over…

Weight for it. — I was born skinny. In fact the most I have ever weighed is 60 kgs around the time I got married. For over 25 years my mom tried to fatten me up and failed. We’re married for almost 22 years and my wife has tried every trick in the cookbook…

When a jump is over hyped, it pays to have a safety net! — Who Dis? A die hard romantic is what I have been most of my life. Whether it was me selling stuff professionally (been in Technology/ Project Sales for the better part of 28 years), making friends, wooing someone or just having a good time- it had to be special. When I was…

I never believed in ghosts/ spirits. Until this happened. — A little background. I’m from Mumbai, India. After I completed my Grade 12 examinations, I took admission to an engineering college at Pune, around 180 km away from my home. This was in June 1989. I met Trevor (all names changed) at Pune who coincidentally was from my school and parish in Andheri…

There Was Something About Mary It was October, a couple of days before my birthday. It is around this time every year that a statue of Our Lady goes from home to home, in our parish, to people who want to have her with them for a day or so…

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Will ChatGPT Take Away Jobs? I asked the beast itself! Hey ChatGPT, I hear you are here to take away our jobs? Chat GPT bot: ChatGPT, a new artificial intelligence technology, has been gaining attention for its potential to automate customer service, but it should not…

Charlie left me with no sheen — There comes a time in every man’s life when it doesn’t matter what he says or does, it all comes to naught. I said naught not naughty. Naughty we welcome. This is how I think I don’t have too many articles published on MuddyUm and I feel like half a…

This was no ordinary cat — I was not particularly fond of cats. No specific reason except that they’re probably not as friendly, understanding and loyal as dogs. Our story starts in the early 80s when we were still in school. There was a cat in our apartment complex which had littered dozens of kittens over…

Food can be a pain in the ass — I love food. Great tasting food. I am Indian and all around me are amazingly tasty vegetarian dishes of all types. I can’t really say that I dislike any vegetable in particular. Can’t say I love any either because I am a hard-core meat eater. I love all meats —…