The Race Against..You.!
The Race Against..You.! In this post, I am sharing my experiences while preparing for a cycling event held in Bombay last December. While it's a little overdue, but whether you're a cyclist or not, I…
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Hindi Chini Vie Vie
The world knows China for all the cheap products that it has captured the world market with. But while the average Chinese is a decent hard-working person, I think all the years of exporting cheap goods to…
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction A lot of you might have watched this video at least once in the last 2 years that it seems to have been on Youtube. In case you haven't, hit play. I've been lucky to witness…
We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes Industry bigwigs, public figures, influential people, media celebrities among others, carry with their success, power and fame, certain unspoken responsibilities towards others, especially those not as fortunate. Those responsibilities include always acting in a fair…
See Ma, No Hands – Reviewing the Dettol No-Touch Soap Dispenser
See Ma, No Hands - Reviewing the Dettol No-Touch Soap Dispenser Here’s a product review. You wouldn't be reading this if you were fortunate enough to live a secluded life in the hills, which means…
Death and The Maiden
Death and The Maiden "Tonight's happy song, kinda like a walk in the park ..the sun coming through the window in the morning on a beautiful day... and you have nothing better to do than…
Social Media, What Next?
Hybrids come naturally in most businesses. Hybrid products/ services. The easiest example that comes to mind, is the BMW X6 (something between an SUV and a sedan). I don't think that particular line has been very…
Learn To Be Still
Today's news had an article on how a Chinese mother had caged and shackled her mentally ill son in a homemade cage for 11 years. In 2001, the son, Wu, beat to death a 13-year-old…
Can You Handle This? Dangers of Bad Design
Can You Handle This? Dangers of Bad Design When making products, or even installing one, more often than not, haste does make waste. Some calmness and a little imagination goes a long way in avoiding…
Brrre..witty
In continuation with my interest in the importance of brevity in communication (to a greater extent in written communication, and to some extent for verbal), this post is made up of some interesting quotes on…
Au-shitz.!
Au-shitz.! With all the 'do good deeds' and 'do unto thy neighbour...' that has literally been beaten into our souls while we were growing up, I often wondered why some corrupt politicians and other people…
Ironman: Heroes Aren’t Born, They’re Built
"I've been called many things. Nostalgic is not one of them." -Tony Stark Many of us have been anxiously awaiting Ironman 3 [not sure if my connection was slow, or if the official movie site expected…
Spread A Message
The Delhi gang rape incident is still fresh in the minds of many. An intolerable mix of anger and helplessness is how I remember the incident. A few days after that angel from the Delhi…
Like Endorsing, Endorse Liking?
We all remember the notorious financial meltdown of 2007-08 that washed away a lot of dreams. We all know why it happened. Some wise (read greedy) people built a huge structure on an extremely very…
Beery Bad
Here's a first. A product review. Several weeks ago I was at a Raymond's store picking up a suit I had given for altering. On one of the display sections, a number of beer bottles…