Archive for May, 2009

Petty jealousies and new immigrant to Canada

Whenever I hear good news concerning a new South- Asian immigrant I know, I feel relieved and pleased. But there are people who feel jealous and insecure to hear of someone’s good fortune. I don’t blame people who are overcome by the pangs of jealousy when they hear that someone got a higher paying job, for example. […]

Cricket in the new world

Just as hockey is the unofficial religion of Canada so is cricket the all-encompassing boundary that confines an Indian’s brain.  An Indian cannot think beyond cricket unless his thoughts go for a six.  And that too, he will religiously pick up the ball from the stands and throw is back into play.
Indians take cricket […]

Is it necessary to go in for fire, flood and earthquake insurance for your home?

The question is a “no-brainer”- as North Americans would say.  It does not even merit a second thought. Insurance cover and a new house purchased on a mortgage go together like tea and Parle glucose biscuits.
Insurance is a must if you are planning to take a mortgage loan for your dream house. In any case Insurance is mandatory, or […]