birthday musings...

Tons of wishes, very nice gifts, peepli live, raajneeti, "fools gold", mtdc karla, the missus is here, all in all a good 'birdday'....some thoughts as below:

Like it was strange watching a story about farmer suicides in a mall built on the ruins of a once great factory. So many crushed dreams below our tashreefs. I though peepli live could not make up its mind; to take up the suicide issue or indict the media... a good effort though, but to call it a black comedy is taking it too far.. I liked 'tingya' much better. simple direct storytelling...

Like, we have become a nation of extremely tolerant people. Jab tak apne niche aag nahi lagti we do not act. Some of us vent our anger through blogs, some through virtual groups all of which really mean nothing...

Like, it is very sad to see relationships end. Particularly the ones you drew inspiration from...

Like, all malls, despite being so spacious, make me claustrophobic. Cannot handle trying out clothes. Apna silai ka master achha tha.. yeh readymade ne waat lagayi...

Visited the apple showroom for the nth time. nain sukh.. kya designs hai bawa.. simple clean elegant...

Just two birthday resolutions this time around. Strive to expand the mind and contract the body...

round and about

yet another weekend and some thoughts on nothing in particular...

like, inception has definitely created a buzz. last time i experienced something like this was after "sixth sense" was released. By the way where in the world is the night shyamalam of that movie...

like, work always expands to fill the time available...

like, my mausha would have been proud of me. So many people in my house over the last two months. It reminds me of my childhood. 22, rajmahal was a constituency by itself.503, fiorello is fast catching up...

like, it was good to meet some members of the IAS aspirants gang. Thank you Akhsada...

like, its amazing how we are all desperate to grow up when we are teenagers and how we want to be teens when we get ahem... older.. Weird...

like, today i was in a conference call over the net with someone who was 3.5 hours ahead of us and the other who was 3.5 hours behind us. Surreal, i tell you....

Round and about

Another Sunday, some random thoughts about nothing in particular

Like.. Middle age is a very strenuous time. One is surrounded by stubborn people on either end of the age spectrum... Parents and children...

Like.. its funny how i refer to my abode as 'house' instead of home whenever janaki is not around. Much like Airforce one being referred to as a boeing aircraft when the U.S. President is not aboard...

Like.. in the virtual social world it is so easy to like and unlike...

Like... with so many people opting out of the corporate rat race, i hope it does not start a parallel one...

Like... I am convinced that it will not be the meek who will inherit the earth.. the incompetent have a better chance... sheer numbers u see...

Round and about

another weekend and a few thoughts about nothing in particular

Like, played some really atrocious chess and scrabble, lost most games played...

Like, football, tennis, formula 1, badminton, golf, so much sporting action at the same time; difficult to keep track...

Like, this whole bandh thing , cannot understand how this is going to help reduce prices. The point about petrol in India is that the states make huge amounts of money by their levies on petrol. Diesel was supposed to be for the benefit of farmers; do not understand why a bloke driving a Merc should get the same benefit...

Like, quite a few people i know are opting out of the rat race. Guess there is a limit to putting up with idiots...

Like, this has been the best monsoon in the last 5 years. Consistent rainfall, unlike the intermittent downpours one almost got used to.

Like, i must stop now. Writing about the weather was the last straw.

Round And About

Another weekend; some thoughts to share, about nothing in particular

Like, the number of people who moan and groan through the week,only to perk up on friday is big enough to qualify as a tribe... Another vote bank in the making.

Like, the best asset class to invest in will have to be one's friends.

Like, i have given up on cricket. Its badminton now. Saina, you may take a bow; considering you were partly responsible for this conversion. Thank you...

Like, it will be interesting to watch what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. The clash between the old and new...

Like, it is fun watching little zizou grow up. Discovering new things, figuring out how things work...

Like, its strange that i am still writing this blog despite just 125 odd page views.