Monthly Archives: August 2010

This rain is unusual, really is. It’s odd. It’s downright crazy. It’s been raining for months, without let up, without recompense. It’s upsetting and also I like it. I am torn between the love of watching the rain and hating … Continue reading →

Has it occurred to you? You are doing something on the net and they ask you to download a plug in and then you go ahead and download it, and the net gets disconnected, ending your session (as it is … Continue reading →

Today was Kairali Belapur’s Onam celebration. Kairali is one of the few communities in whose activities I show an interest. Having worked in associations such as Bombay Management Association and ASCI (not to mention the church committee) I lose interest … Continue reading →

There’s a passage in John Steinbeck’s Travels With Charlie (which I read years ago) that states that ultimately when civilisation and mankind self-destructs and reaches a sort of Armageddon, life would tentatively start from the little known encampments and villages … Continue reading →

I saw this video of Google and was taken aback. What luxury! They get the best food to eat all the time, they get to sleep during work hours, they don’t swipe their cards, they can do their exercise, they … Continue reading →

I usually don’t write about the professional life in this sacred space but this is an exception. Well, I will do it this once because it’s a crime not to mention it here. Or, I will burst! I wrote about … Continue reading →

Don’t know when this paradigm shift (as they call it) occurred, but it sure did. Time was when Indian movies were of the type that portrayed mainly the angst of the country side, the poor, and the rustic – Jis … Continue reading →

This blog is 7 years old exactly. The birth anniversary was yesterday. Sorry I couldn’t post this yesterday. When I started blogging I didn’t know what I was starting. I was writing content for a website and I use the … Continue reading →

SircanIspeaktoyouuuuuforamooommmentttttttt? Yes SirIamspeakingfromACACAcreditcards sirrrrrrrr! So? Sirdoyouwantacreditcardddddsirrrr? No. Butsireverybodyhascreditcardsthesedays sirrrr! Howcomeyoudon’thaveonesirrrr? I didn’t say I don’t have a credit card. You asked me if I want a credit card. I said “No.” Sirrr ACACAisgivingyoucreditcardwithlifetimefreesir, noneedtopayforlifetimesir. I already have a lifetime free … Continue reading →