My Cousin’s Wedding and Other Stories
Posted on December 2, 2008 - Filed Under blog
Well, I made up the other stories part so you’d start reading, but I wouldn’t hold it against you if you were to just close the window.
So, on Saturday evening, I left Bangalore for Mangalore via train and returned on Monday morning. It had been almost two years since I had visited Mangalore, and [...]
And the Lay-Offs Begin……
Posted on November 14, 2008 - Filed Under blog
In case you weren’t yet aware, the recession has hit the IT industry.
Pretty badly.
Forget all the sugar-coating fundaes that Dr.Manmohan Singh has given us about how things are bad but will get better. If global trends are any indication, lay-offs will, like every other trend perpetuated by our western civilizations, hit Indian shores sooner [...]
What Will Our Children Think?
Posted on November 7, 2008 - Filed Under blog
During one of those times when I was supposed to sit and work on something important, my mind, as usual drifted off in one of those random flights of thought that have been so characteristic of me since class two when I was thrown out of class for not answering my attendence despite occupying the [...]
Read More..>>Band Photo
Posted on October 30, 2008 - Filed Under music
So, the other day, our friend Shrenik came when we were putting practise, and using his flashy remote controlled Nikon DSLR took a few pics of us. Combined with Adobe illustrator, he’s done something that you can see embedded here (see up).
He’s taken a few other weird and funny photos of us. For more of [...]
Drinking Theories
Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under blog
I have two theories on alcohol consumption that I wanted to blag about. I know neither will make it to a research paper, but then again, what else is my awesome blag for, aye?
Drinking on a Sunday Evening: Most people tend to drink on Friday or Saturday evenings, once the working week has come to [...]
Counter-Intuitive Nicknames
Posted on October 22, 2008 - Filed Under blog
Ever since I was able to, I have given people around me nicknames. Most of them have been funny and non-offensive, and have had a decent shelf-life. The only one, which I thought was quite funny, which almost had me killed was ‘bird flu’.
At the height of the virus scare, the person who was [...]