The human ear is a wonderful organ. It allows us to enjoy – music,the lulling sounds of waves and the soothing pitter patter of rain. On thedownside – ears tend to take the shape of a cauliflower when mistreated (seenwrestlers?) considerable limiting one’s sex appeal. The blasted piece ofcartilage is…
Tag: Navy
Ah! The sights and smells of the sea – Catspaw
Captain William Bligh of The HMS Bounty (Anthony Hopkins) was relieved of Command by mutineers (led by Mel Gibson) and cast away in the middle of the sea in a boat along with a few loyal sailors. The Captain thereafter, displayed tremendous leadership qualities, excellent knowledge of seamanship and dogged…
Where would life be without alcohol? In a life without humour!
The discerning ones amongst you would have noticed that alcohol makes rather frequent appearances in my writings (for example here, well here too, and then again here). But then that’s merely because alcohol has so many wondrous qualities that it is not feasible to cover them all in one piece….
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
What was your most prized purchase once you started earning? Amongst young naval officers it was a vehicle – which in our case in the late 1980s was a ‘two wheeler’. Aah the freedom that a scooter/motorcycle gives! The joy of one’s hair flying in the wind, the exhilaration of…
Movie for the Commanding Officer: A fraught mission indeed!
I had made a mention of my Midshipmen tenure in Visakhapatnam in one of my earlier posts here. To recap, I was appointed by the Navy on a corvette for my Midshipmen tenure at Visakhapatnam in early 1987. The corvettes were fabulous ships – sleek, fast, had a menacing silhouette; bristling…
Found A Better Planning Aid Than Alcohol? Now, That Is Impossible
Grains (wheat, barley, rye, rice, etc) are all excellent sources of nutrition. They provide proteins for muscle building and carbohydrates for energy. But these humble sources of nutrition become everyone’s favourites only when they are allowed to ferment, because while stardom, success and happiness do not grace us often, the…
How to convert a house into a home
One of the peculiarities of a life in the Navy is the frequent transfers. My time in the Navy, saw us move 15 times from city to city after marriage, which in turn, saw us convert about 22 houses into homes. Considering my married years in the Navy numbered 32,…