November 2008
44 posts
2 tags
Nov 30th
This post sums up the feelings of most Indian Muslims http://tinyurl.com/5tmg8n
Nov 30th
Deeply saddened watching Hemant Karkare’s funeral
Nov 28th
Was in a training whole day, just catching up with the news. Shocked, sad and angry at the same time over the events at Mumbai.
Nov 27th
The rains have been blasting the city since evening. And I finally managed to find the Chennai met dept site - http://tinyurl.com/5ohufx
Nov 25th
Is Nokia scared of the Chinese? Real competition eh? http://tinyurl.com/6f8zpj
Nov 25th
With so many benefits, napping should be allowed officially at work http://tinyurl.com/2js25m
Nov 24th
Laughing at: http://tinyurl.com/5qoklr ( http://www.twitthat.com/ )
Nov 24th
Sleepy Monday morning: had a black coffee, now chewing gum to keep myself brisk
Nov 23rd
Pietersen has been disappointing in this series so far
Nov 23rd
England don’t look like they are in the hunt: can we expect 7-0 or 6-1?
Nov 23rd
Watched Singh is Kinng - general, time pass stuff
Nov 22nd
Mory Kaante’s Tama still gets the adrenalin pumping as it used to 15 years ago
Nov 22nd
Just finished reading Robin Sharma’s The Monk who sold his Ferrari; lots of positive ideas & messages;not sure if all can be applied though
Nov 21st
Nov 21st
Kung Fu Panda - Meaningful, fun movie
Enjoyed Kung Fu Panda; had clear messages: always be humble there is no secret path to success only dedication and hard work
Nov 20th
Contrary to what politicians and bigoted media will have us believe; communal harmony does exist - http://tinyurl.com/57sdg6
Nov 19th
Looking at the Amazon CloudFront Getting Started Guide; Edge Location will hopefully speed things up
Nov 18th
A trip to the snack bar shows Bingo chips stacked in racks; no sign of Lays at all.Just proves that in the FMCG space,advertising is king
Nov 18th
Modern art or plain crazy, you judge http://tinyurl.com/68mek5 via @flyyoufools blog
Nov 17th
Piccdrop is a simple, elegant service for hosting images with direct linking. www.piccdrop.com
Nov 17th
Nov 16th
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Welcome To Sajjanpur: Light Movie
Enjoyed watching Welcome To Sajjanpur; nice, easy going movie; reminded a lot of Malgudi Days, Chitchor and Amol Palekar movies. The song Ek Meetha Marz De is very melodious.
Nov 16th
Moon conquered. Next is Mars. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200811142311.htm
Nov 14th
Massive win for India. I guess the match was over at lunch time itself when 387 was put on the board
Nov 14th
Chittr - the Indian version of Twitter is gone; chittr.com points to a domain parking site while www.chittr.com points to comicszone.com
Nov 13th
Yuvvraaj Songs - Manmohini Morey is Outstanding
Manmohini Morey from Yuvvraaj is amazing. Mastam and the rest of the songs are pretty good too; quite a few have a classical touch.
Nov 13th
Wrote a post on SaaS asking a question. If you care to view: http://tinyurl.com/6l9a32
Nov 13th
Reuse exists in all fields I guess: Chinamma Chilakamma song from Meenaxi (Hindi) now appears in Sakkarakatti (Tamil)
Nov 12th
iphone in India is a damp squib - http://tinyurl.com/6yp766
Nov 12th
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Carbon Credits
Cartoon by Toothpaste for Dinner Sometime back I read that Olympia Tech Park in the city had employed techniques for conserving and utilizing energy efficiently. They had cut down on Carbon emission and adhered to various norms in the industry. This reduction in Carbon emission resulted in Carbon Credits i.e they were emitting lesser Carbon than was allowed so the difference was credited to...
Nov 10th
Google Ads have gone crazy: inserting Flat Stomach ads in between each RSS post; absolutely frustrating
Nov 10th
Comprehensive win for India. Is Aussie supremacy in Cricket over now?
Nov 10th
Nokia 5800 preview by AllAboutSymbian http://tinyurl.com/6o8qpa
Nov 6th
Just as I thought that Krejza, the Aussie with a Russian sounding name, was being smacked all over the park, he breaks in with wickets
Nov 5th
Nokia has released 7 low-priced models today; it seems that they are not afraid of cannibalizing the sales of their existing similar models.
Nov 5th
Its only been Obama, the US election results and its likely impact on outsourcing in India discussed all through the day
Nov 5th
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Nov 4th
1 tag
A Simple Introduction to Twitter
Nov 4th
1 tag
Great Overview on CFL Bulbs
Nov 4th
Watched Saroja, a well-made fast-paced thriller. Enjoyed Premji Amaran’s antics.
Nov 3rd
Watched Donnie Brasco; very intense movie, shows the emotional side in a gangster movie
Nov 2nd
Reading Inscrutable Americans now - fun stuff on a Desi’s experiences in USA - http://ping.fm/BGxFI
Nov 2nd
Watched Chennai 600028, fun movie on Gully Cricket and Chennai
Nov 2nd