HOTEL PRATHEEKSHA

Hotel Pratheeksha, Asramam, Kollam

CHEESE AND CRACKERS

I have heard people say ‘It goes like cheese and crackers’ but I never thought about it. I usually had cheese with bread, rarely with crackers. I never compared it. Later on when I started comparing I realized there is a lot of difference. Cheese tastes so much better with crackers than with bread. Crackers are crispy and that could be the reason it tastes better with cheese. Now I usually have cheese with crackers, rarely with bread.

McDonald's

McDonald's, RP Mall, Kollam

HANDWRITING ANALYSIS

I once read a book on handwriting analysis. It says how the handwriting of a person can reveal some things about him. I can remember only three things now, probably because they seem to be true by my experience.

People who write slanting to the right are more emotional than rational. People who write slanting to the left are more rational than emotional. Those who write their words upright are balanced in their thoughts.

People who write with large spaces between words are not careful with money. Those who write their words close together are trying to save the paper and so would also try to save money.

People who underline their signature tend to think more about themselves and their own problems. Those who do not underline their signature tend to think about other people’s problems too and try to solve them. I have noticed many leaders do not underline their signature.

ASRAMAM JUNCTION

Asramam Junction, Kollam

SAVING A BIRD

When I was living in Africa a bird came into my room one day. It was a small blue colored bird. It must have come in through the door which was open. I kept the door open and tried to get it to fly out but it was trying to fly out through the window. The window had a net with openings too small for the bird to go through. I thought it would hurt itself and decided to catch it but was not successful. I then removed the bed sheet and tried to throw it over the bird. After a few tries, I got the bird under the bed sheet. I could see where the bird was by its movement under the bed sheet. I caught the bird and removed the bed sheet. I took it outside and released it. As it flew away, I felt I had done something good and was happy.

A few months later, another bird came into our office. It was a small green colored bird. A local managed to catch it. I thought he would release it outside but was surprised to see him pull out a few of its larger feathers. He did not want it to fly away. He then placed it inside his locker and closed it. I asked him what he was going to do with it. He said ‘We will eat it’.

LOUIS PHILIPPE

Louis Philippe, Kollam