Big Bizarre
I dropped into the Big Bazaar store for a bit last night (not out of choice, if you must know). But I must say, they've really re-done the place, in a good way. Impressive, must…
Category: Life or something like it
Cartoons Against Cartoons
A 27-year-old Amit Katarnaware does not seem to have a problem with corrupt politicians and bureaucrats eating the nation alive, drinking the nation dry. But he does have a problem with a few cartoons that just…
Sleepy Hollow
Remember that scene in Sleepy Hollow, where the roots of the tree of the dead open up to allow the headless horseman through? My neighbors have their very own little Sleepy Hollow going on here…
Who’s right, who’s not, and when?
Here’s a joke a friend had forwarded some time back. While I found it extremely hilarious at the time, and still do, I just realized a thing or two that we could learn from it,…
Deja-vu(ow)
Ok, I just coined a new word. It's called Deja-vuow.! That's Deja-vu-ow. (a combination of Deja-vu and 'wow').! Different people come across the same messages or pictures at different times on Facebook, as you may…
Business – whenever, wherever
If you got to start your business, you can't always wait for real estate prices to be right. Sometimes, you just start..Wherever.! (Saw this on some random inner road on the outskirts of Pune) For…
My oldest bud
India has managed to retain the great binding power of the concept of “family” unlike many other countries, where kids become independent and usually move out soon as they are out of school/ college. But…
Fuel Hike
It's brilliant how a fuel hike causes such chaos the night before the hike. Kilometre-long lines of people waiting to pack in as much fuel as they possibly can before it gets dearer. And while…
Captcha This
Know how you have to type those alphanumeric characters online to prevent spam? Now those measures seem to be getting scarier by the day. It started with a string of arbit letters, graduated to CAPTCHAs, deformed sets…
Starbucks
The entire buzz in the recent past about Starbucks coming to India reminded me of this question that popped up in my head when I was at a Starbucks at a mall in New Jersey…
See Yourself Become The Villain
In the Dark Knight, there's a scene where Harvey Dent says "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain". When you first hear it, it sounds like…
Forward Pass
Forward Pass Try this. Say instead of zipping past a car on the opposite side of the road waiting to make a u-turn, slow down (of course, look back first, to make sure you don't cause…
Layers of BS
Ever realized how much time we spend each day either building a thick layer of ‘unnecessary’, and/ or scraping a thick layer of it. Rather than build quality products and services, we tend to build…
Who’s the Richest?
Howdy folks.! Not sure if you missed the reading, I sure missed the writing though. And after a fabulous month-long vacation, I'm back to what I'm told is, the grind. The office complex I work…
Bumblebee
According to the theories of Aerodynamics, the bumblebee should be unable to fly. The size, weight, and shape of its body, in relationship to its total wing span make it technically impossible to fly. The…