The Sound of Silence

I sometimes wonder what life would be like if God hadn’t given me the gift of hearing. What if it was just an endless hum that greeted me each morning, instead of the chirping of the birds or the rustling of my curtains against the gentle morning breeze. Would everything around me still seem as beautiful as they do now.  What if this world had no sound? What if the vibrations of a guitar string elicited […]

The Chechis of the South 

TheChechi’s of theSouth are a unique breed. Well, not quite as far south as the Penguins. More like thesouth Malabar coast of Kerala where these Chechis come to roost.  From here, they are then sent to all parts of the world, with the “Gelf” earning special mention as the choicest destination.  There has been much hullabaloo regarding these, often dusky, Chechi’s. Some claim (and rightly so) that they are the prettiest that the land has to […]