How do you plan your goals?
Bend it like Beckham.
Peace between warring nations.
What brings you peace?
I’ve always loved to do “busking”. Both for the love of the music and give the collection to the needy.
What profession do you admire most and why?
The Voter IDs. With fancy numbers. (If the ECI, permitting!)
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
Fill the gas. Hit the road. Press the pedal. Go for a joy-driving. I’m a car-enthusiast.
Describe one habit that brings you joy.
I was way too kind with the technical team from telecom service provider when they visited my home for an upgrade of WiFi services. The service provider forgot to inform the crew about what WiFi package I had applied for, the time they should visit my home, about the requirement of a phone handset for connection etc. I still paid them the charges without a question about their unprofessional service. And lastly, the crew left without even telling me what my fixed line number was. I was way too kind with the service provider. Looking forward to hiring them again.
Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.
Parents pick up a fistful of salt, two to three (dried) chilles or some mustard seeds. Hold them in hand and roll the content round our head two to three times. Ask us to blow air into their hands. They throw the content into a fire. That burns and leaves a thick black smoke in the whole house. All to ward off “evil eye”. Homes today have got smoke alarms! Period.
What traditions have you not kept that your parents had?
No, it’s business as usual in India.
Was today typical?
I’m an expert at looking busy while doing nothing. It’s a skill I’ve mastered chatting with Grok, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini for years.
How would you describe yourself to someone?
Obviously, the one from the toy store, next door.
If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be?
"சென்றிடுவீர் எட்டுத் திக்கும்" 