Posts Tagged ‘rants’
“Geographies” and “Based Out Of”
Ever since I joined work four years ago, I've heard the following two expressions being used in a manner that I find weird / counter-intuitive compared to how I'd heard them being used conventionally on previous occasions. The first one is the usage of the term 'Geography' as a noun to refer to a particular region of the world. I'd remained [...]
Down with JD(S)
On Monday evening, according to what I heard on Radio Indigo, Bangalore experienced its worst ever traffic jam, thanks to the JD(S) 'general body' meeting taking place in Palace Grounds. People were stranded for hours, and many missed out on their flights. That evening, I had to head to Total Mall on Hosur Road for a farewell treat, and I was [...]
Of Premature Celebrations and Apologies
It has been seven days since I did anything related to the internet. I took a few days off work, and combined with holidays for Dasara, the total number of days for which I was away from the office was seven in all. Being a cheap and lazy guy who doesn't want to spend all his time at home online, I have consciously avoided getting another [...]
Much Ado about Leave
For four years now, since I have commenced life as a working professional, the subject of leave is a very touchy one, so far as broaching the same with one's managers is concerned. I have noticed that while I can talk about any leave plans I have with some manager that I have already worked with for a few months, if I have to inform a manager [...]
Cubicle Neighbours
As cubicle neighbours come, this one is as peculiar as they get. There is someone who sits in my proximity at the office who has a dialogue from a Gult (Telugu, for those woefully uninitiated) movie as his cell phone ringtone, complete with background music and all. The ring tone begins with some female talking in a flirtatious voice, followed by [...]
Child Free Zones
There are many things that I see and hear that irk me no end, and being the non-confrontational skinny guy that I am, I choose to rant about it by posting it on LJ. Plus I'd rather not get my "Meh" t-shirt or my "Security" t-shirt torn in any fracas that ensues from a retaliation to my righteous moral indignation. I've ranted about virtually [...]
Social Experiments on Techies
Having seen the Dark Knight for the second time with Kodhi at PVR, I was thinking about the concept of social experimenting on techies to see how many of them get off their high horses if they're given enough incentive to do the same. I am targetting techies because I like making fun of myself. There, I just absolved myself from all vitriol [...]
Praise or Abuse?
Its been four months since my last birthday today, and I was just remembering the day and what transpired a couple of days before and after that. One thing that stands out in my mind is worth documenting here, for posterity. Our office has a splendid intranet portal which has all sorts of things to keep oneself preoccupied should blogging / [...]
