Archive for December, 2007
Goodbye Stranger, Its Been Nice
Posted on December 29, 2007 - Filed Under blog
In all probability, this is the last post in my blog for 2007. I had written a somewhat senti post a year ago about how friends are moving on, while I still seem to be running hard just to stay in the same place.
This is a personal post of sorts, and if you aren’t really [...]
Outsourcing Santa
Posted on December 25, 2007 - Filed Under blog
While watching a plethora of arbit and nauseatingly gooey Christmas specials on TV, I was suddenly struck by my usual hourly flash of inspiration.
Mouthing curses at fundaes that encompassed the ‘joy of Christmas’ and the ‘festive spirit’ and ’seasons greetings’ and all that nonsense, I decided instead to log on to the net, and while [...]
The Prodigal Customer (a.k.a Hair Yesterday, Gone Today)
Posted on December 25, 2007 - Filed Under blog
(Warning: Long post, but I had a lot of fun writing this!)
The tremors vibrating through his entire body became more and more evident the closer he came to his final destination. It had been a whopping four hundred and eighty one days since his last visit, and he was well aware of the fact that [...]
I am a Rock
Posted on December 24, 2007 - Filed Under blog
This is another post about music, solitude and my ipod. So if you think you’ve read enough and more about it already, it is high time you closed this window and moved on to take care of any other relevant business. Hasta luego.
However, if you are still with me so far, good for you.
My [...]
Live Free or Die Hard
Posted on December 24, 2007 - Filed Under blog
Die Hard 4.0 was among the millions of movies that I missed out on watching in the theatres due to a significant lack of enthusiasm or company (though the former is significantly more to blame than the latter), and with each passing week, the list seems to just grow and keep piling on.
Now Die [...]
Congestion Charges
Posted on December 21, 2007 - Filed Under blog
While reading this article on Churumuri, I came across a concept of congestion charge, which refers to money paid by private vehicles in order to enter the central and western areas of London.
A hefty payment of ?8 per vehicle per day is probably enough to dissuade private vehicle owners from entering the areas within the [...]
