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
...
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.
...
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.
...
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!”
...
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.