Curry Man Enterprises
There is an unwritten rule that you should never get into business deals with your friends. The logic behind this is simple – it’s easier to make your friends believe in your crazy idea through blind faith than it would be with a complete stranger. And like most lessons in life, this is one that you never quite appreciate as much as you should until you get your fingers burnt. Friend of a Friend’s Optimus Prime was a friend of my childhood friend, Mr Magpie. I had known Mr Magpie ever since 7 th Std in school. He was one of the rare friends one could always rely on when in trouble. We had always managed to maintain our friendship even after he changed schools in 10 th and even after he had moved to the UK for a few years. Optimus became friends with Mr Magpie in the other school and I had met him years later when we all went for a movie at Sree Padmanabha Theatre in Trivandrum. Me and Mr Magpie would catch up every now and then – maybe once a month. And Optimus would ofte