Monday, 14 October 2013

Fools ‘R’ Us




As a rule, man is a fool
When it’s hot, he wants it cool
When it’s cool, he wants it hot
Always wanting what is not

 
As the young actor walked up and down the hall rehearsing these lines from one of Dad’s plays, we learnt them too.

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This is sharply observed in the international community that we live in. Most people of Caucasian origins relax in the sun on the beach all day hoping to be deliciously tanned. Whereas others who have rich skin tones shy away from the sunny hours.

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Although living in the desert has its charms, we long to go on holidays in green tropical places and snowy mountains. Our friends from the cooler climes, however, are always willing to come here for a change.

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Last year my husband was posted away from Muscat for work. Every now and then my girlfriends would gather around me and make sympathetic enquiries about how I was getting along on my own.

One Nigerian friend, who has to always cook big meals, however, said, “Hey, I wish my husband was posted elsewhere for a year!”

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Hiranmayee and I have short wavy hair.

“What lovely hair you have!” we tell Chris, our friend from the Phillipines.

Chris ran her fingers through her long, straight locks and said,

“Thanks, I grow it myself.”
Now this is one lady truly satisfied with her looks.