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Suresh Pattali

suresh@khaleejtimes.com

UAE exam season: Why school tests still haunt me every day

UAE exam season: Why school tests still haunt me every day

I can empathise with parents and I am reminiscing about those harrowing days when education was anything but fearful

My grandson is my valentine: How the day of love is more than just romance

My grandson is my valentine: How the day of love is more than just romance

In times past, we never celebrated Valentine's Day. We hadn't even heard about it though it must have been there in other parts of the world.

'Karama Zindabad': How Dubai mastered the art of Indian food

'Karama Zindabad': How Dubai mastered the art of Indian food

For food lovers, anything else can wait. Rather, should wait.

Dubai's lost dog: Why the Dh100,000 reward did not bite me

Dubai's lost dog: Why the Dh100,000 reward did not bite me

A child is born from two willing hearts committed to raising them together — and having a pet is no different. Love fails when even one person isn’t on board

Do we still need finger bowls at restaurants when dinning out?

Do we still need finger bowls at restaurants when dinning out?

Kindi service in restaurants is an upgrade to the finger bowl, an upper-class culinary culture in the US, England and India in the early 20th century, though historians trace this dining element to the Middle Ages

Do dreams have an expiry date? What has age got to do with dreams?

Do dreams have an expiry date? What has age got to do with dreams?

Some dreams are not meant to be realised. They are better kept on a pedestal as a beacon, as a north star that will make you purposeful in life and help you in character building

Lessons in love: When solitude is no longer a choice

Lessons in love: When solitude is no longer a choice

Reflecting on love, life, beginnings, endings and everything in between

When dreams meet reality: The beauty and ache of fleeting encounters

When dreams meet reality: The beauty and ache of fleeting encounters

A tale of longing, anticipation and a meeting that lingers more in memory than in time itself

Age claims all of us, people and places alike

Age claims all of us, people and places alike

With the change, what’s at stake is not just the unleaded memories of a bygone generation, but a way of being that must be preserved for the wellbeing of the planet

My journey to stoicism: When anger defined me and why it no longer does

My journey to stoicism: When anger defined me and why it no longer does

Can the angry young man within ever be reignited or is it gone forever?