it was expected

Saw a commercial, an infomercial rather. The Pepsico prez of India Rajeev Bakshi appeared on primetime tv and vouched for the goodness of his product. The ad gave a mini tour of the pepsi bottling plant and basically is as damage control as it gets. But this was a long time coming (or did I... Continue Reading →

Halleluiah!

The Earth moved,The Angels wept...and only 3 lil beasties remain for the interview to be officially over.Now, all I have to do is send their marks off to HQ and get back to my regular work.*does the dance of joy in happiness*

Pirates of the Caribbean-II

Been waiting for this movie since I saw the 1st one-kind of a long wait truth be told but it was worth it. In parts i.e. Johnny Depp IS Jack Sparrow. With his kohl-lined eyes, the now you see it, now you dont kind of smiles and the entire gamut of expressions that he goes... Continue Reading →

For this bounty that we are to receive, we give thanks. Amen!

I had to go out for some work so I took an extended lunch-break during which I ate zilch but had these desserts instead.I got the remaining 2 books in Green Gable series (yay!).Also got the set of Emily books. (dunno if it's yay material yet, just bought it coz I like the Anne series).Then... Continue Reading →

what is it that’s going wrong?

A middle-aged lady was killed by her domestic help. This happened on the same road my house is. The proximity made me less anxious than the actual incident which occured.  There has been an increasing occurence of people getting grieviuosly wounded or being killed by the people they hire for odd jobs around the house.... Continue Reading →

recommendation time

There's a great book store in Hyderabad and they keep many books which I haven't beheld since school days.I have nearly completed all the Anne of Green Gables series and I want to add more to my collection of coming of age books or children's books. But not the absolutely kiddo ones.Can I have some... Continue Reading →

rolf and then some!!

Oh god!! I met such a funny creature today. Make that 2 funny creatures.2 students from the University of Warangal  (or some place that sounded like that) were in my institute for a sales promo.They came around to me and tried to sell me an aggregate britannica (which the lady first called britannia) and then... Continue Reading →

In Memoriam

Hrishikesh Mukherjee passed away last night.It's weird but I'd never thought much about film makes. I mean, movies don't get made by themselves but in India there is so much hype around the actors as such that most others involved in the movie tend to get overshadowed. Among those who made a mark and made... Continue Reading →

MOOOOOOOOOO!

This essay has been doing the rounds of emails and forwards for a long time now but it's hilarious each time you read it.Posting it here for those of you who haven't been assaulted by Biharism yet. Indian Cow   HE IS THE COW. "The cow is a successful animal. Also he is 4 footed,... Continue Reading →

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