Neverending roads

Spammers

2008-06-10T14:39:00.002+01:00

I fail to understand some spammers. Why make the effort when you can't/don't describe what you are trying to advertise. I saw this in my office mail account today. For curly? in Are. Or drawback it faint. Are craving On radius. And on lineage. In an index. his by dram shutdown fray. ardent my punishment. He storm at hollywood. Of treasure? The be mower overload. Be same With royal. Which

More republican crap

2008-05-30T16:27:00.005+01:00

Excerpts from CIA director Michael Hayden's recent interview.Al Qaeda is essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and on the defensive throughout much of the world.............Near strategic defeat of al Qaeda in Iraq. Near strategic defeat for al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. Significant setbacks for al Qaeda globally -- and here I'm going to use the word 'ideologically,' as a lot of the Islamic

Myanmar to now accept all aid workers

2008-05-23T10:12:00.005+01:00

It disgusts me to read this news. The Junta have decided to protect their powers in lieu of the lives of potentially millions of people. We sometimes conveniently assume that the military is meant to protect the lives of their countrymen. And what took Ban Ki-moon such a long time to get there?Although one thing worth appreciating is the pressure that the international community (especially UK

Beer Festival

2008-05-23T09:49:00.003+01:00

I had a great time last night at the annual Cambridge Beer Festival. Good beer, good weather and lots of people. I started with Regatta - a light summery beer, not very bitter (I don't like bitter). I found it a bit bland but was generally good for a starter. I then tried out and quite liked the Festival Special Beer from Elgoods brewery (they said that its name will be decided after a

Dinosaurs and extinction

2008-05-13T20:54:00.004+01:00

There are theories attempting to explain the cause(s) of Dinosaurs' extinction. Popular one of course is the meteorite collision theory. There are others though that at least we Indians will never agree to. Here is one that I found in London Museum of Natural History

We have an allotment!

2008-04-15T07:54:00.003+01:00

We have now gotten ourselves an allotment! I should get some photos before we do more work. Our current plans..

Restaurants in Cambridge

2007-12-17T14:13:00.000Z

Here is a review of some of the restaurants in Cambridge that I have been to in the recent past. I hope to keep them updated with time.Bombay BrasserieAvoid this one. Terrible food, crap ambiance, average service.Visited: Q4 2007Address:DojosI think that this one is a pick and mix kind of restaurant. You choose the sauce and decide whether you want to have it with Rice or Fat noodles or thin

Mac OS X Leopard

2007-12-13T17:53:00.000Z

I upgraded to Leopard recently and I would say that this is probably the best update that I have seen so far (comparing to Jaguar and Tiger). The interface is so polished and well thought about. The layout of the system (for example network connections) is simple, uncluttered and yet packed with features. Some of best bits that I have discovered so far are the sharing options that are available.

LoL

2007-12-13T14:05:00.000Z

A very funny read..

Sporting events this weekend

2007-10-19T12:07:00.000+01:00

So much sport to watch this weekend..Saturday: Rugby world cup final between England and South AfricaSaturday: Cricket T20 between India and AustraliaSunday: F1 last match of the season qualifier on saturday and race on sunday

Karnataka Politics

2007-10-04T12:59:00.000+01:00

If you have been following up on the political developments in Karnataka, it won't take long to figure out how immature and undignified politics is in Karnataka (could be extended to the entire country in my opinion). We have a Chief Minister who is guided by the ex-PM (Why a person who has occupied the PM position goes down to this level is beyond my grasp). Most politicians across all parties

Time to be practical?

2007-10-01T15:08:00.000+01:00

I read this article on how an astronaut is trying to gather information on how to pray in space.While I am considerate towards religious sentiments and I believe that every individual has the right to follow his/her religious beliefs and practices, surely, in examples like these, these people have duties towards their countries and the taxpayers who have financed their journey to the rim of our

Of course I am not pissed off

2007-09-05T18:18:00.000+01:00

So what if Apple introduced new ipods today? Mine is just as good as the new nano..isn't it? Its only a month old after all..

Nice photography

2007-09-03T11:06:00.000+01:00

I happened to hit this page on Flickr. Nice photography, especially the ones in Egypt (look for the Cairo skyline - ancient and new) and the London eye @ night.

Should I buy an iPhone?

2007-06-14T12:51:00.000+01:00

I would say, wait for a while. Prices will drop a little, software will mature and more than anything else, you will get to read proper reviews before you spend a lot of money (rather than reviews based on speculations and peanut sized phone specifications). I would also say, a phone like the iphone is absolutely necessary for the market. It should wake up all these sleeping, terrible phone

Movie reviews

2007-06-14T12:47:00.000+01:00

UpdatedPirates Of the Carribean - At World's EndI liked it. Jack Sparrow is cool as ever. I didn't like Kiera Knightley's expressions. She just doesn't seem to know how to act (not that I do but there are certainly better ones out there). 4/5Oceans 13Better than the last one (i.e. Oceans 12) but not as good as the first one. Plot and cinematography feel very similar to the first one. The plot is

We have GOD or rather, we lost GOD

2007-03-08T13:20:00.000Z

As much as I would like to comment more on this, I believe that the root cause of this could be a psychological problem and its not nice to make fun of it. Times of India reports:Court quashes man’s plea to be known as 'god'Mumbai: A man claiming to be “god” and wanting recognition of his “divine status” on Thursday failed to get the judicial endorsement he had sought.The Bombay High Court

Programs shot with HD Cameras - worth the price of a HD TV

2007-03-08T12:58:00.000Z

Wired.com clears up some assumptions that we have made about wildlife programs until now. Apparently, the wildlife hunts where one predator chases its meal is usually not a single act of hunting. Many such hunts by the same species of the predator are stitched together and we end up believing that its the same hunt. You can read more here.With the introduction of HD Cameras and TVs, this is

Office Open XML vs ODF

2007-03-03T19:30:00.000Z

Its not breaking news anymore that Microsoft is making an attempt to open up and standardize its document format. One might ask if there are existing standards that Microsoft could adopt or even further develop by interacting with the community. The answer is 'Yes there are' and 'No, Microsoft wants to come up with its own "standard". I read a well written and detailed article explaining why one

Buying MS Vista

2007-03-01T12:58:00.000Z

I saw this on Macrumors forum. I am guessing that Apple will do a new version of their 'I am a Mac and I am a PC' ads along similar lines..

Re-growing cut fingers

2007-02-21T17:27:00.000Z

Accident Victim says: "I lost a finger in an accident...booo hooo..."Pig says: "Here, take some extract from my bladder and apply it on your wound. You will get your finger back (at the cost of my life)Well, apparently this might be possible sometime in the near future. Want to know more? Read this.

Pheromones

2007-02-16T14:37:00.000Z

I got this from 'How Stuff Works'. Its a very interesting read on Pheromones and its connection with the immune system.The debated topic of human pheromones still carries some weight in the field of love research. The word "pheromone" comes from the Greek words pherein and hormone, meaning "excitement carrier".In the animal world, pheromones are individual scent "prints" found in urine or sweat

Whats after this life?

2007-02-08T16:04:00.000Z

This is a question that comes to my mind quite often. A question like this tends to get an answer based on beliefs of the person answering this question. Some say that you will be born again, some say that you will be judged and sent to either heaven or hell while others (like me) tend to believe that its the full stop to another life.The same question popped in my head today but this time under

This wierd weather

2007-02-01T10:32:00.000Z

Its confusing me. One day its freezing with snow, frost and all. The next day, its comfortably cold. Well, if this is my situation, I wonder what our flora and fauna are going through. I can hear some birds thinking, "Should I lay eggs or not?". Some trees cursing, "Dammit, I just spent so much energy into these new leaves and its getting cold again. All this for nothing.."If any of you are still

Jobless or what?

2006-12-18T15:28:00.000Z

Reuters says:A Hindu wedding ceremony of 18 dogs has been called off in India after hardline religious groups and animal rights activists said it was a mockery of the religion and cruel to the canines, a newspaper reported on Sunday.The marriage of nine dogs to nine bitches to promote canine culture was expected to take place on Sunday in the northwestern town of Jaipur, the Times of India

Merchants of Bollywood

2006-12-13T14:25:00.000Z

The Merchants of Bollywood is a theatrical performance delivered all around the world by the Merchants of Bollywood team. Its a fictional story based on the real life of Ayesha Merchant, grand daughter of the famous Shantilal Merchant. The dance performances are splendid even though most of them are borrowed from latest bollywood movies. However, the lack of a strong story line gets obvious

Casino Royale - All fizz, no taste

2006-12-13T14:18:00.000Z

This James Bond is fit for action but not suitable for delivering dialogues with style. The story itself isn't too bad. I would rate it 2.5/5.

A Self Parking Car built with Lego blocks

2006-12-13T14:15:00.000Z

It did cause some 'dents' at the end. Nevertheless, amazing achievement

Money first, secure software next (or maybe never)

2006-10-04T11:06:00.000+01:00

So, the security software makers such as F-Secure, McAfee, etc are unhappy about Microsoft Vista. In fact, they are so unhappy that they published a one full page ad in Financial Times (www.ft.com) stating that Microsoft Vista poses security risks. Their claim is that a single company like Microsoft cannot be trusted to protect 95% of the Desktop PCs which are out there in the world running

USA, the sneaky big brother?

2006-09-14T17:52:00.000+01:00

I read this article in www.wired.com. Apparently, the US government is aiming to eavesdrop into any communication lines (anybody's phones, emails, etc) and search any house within the USA without any court approval.Its not like they haven't been doing it already. Wired.com says Bush has acknowledged the NSA program monitors Americans' international phone calls and e-mails without court

Cartoons on current issue

2006-09-13T13:07:00.000+01:00

Time has great cartoons on current issues. You can find them here

Using Science to justify the presence of God

2006-09-13T12:17:00.000+01:00

I typed exist into google search (looking for exist xml database) when I happened to notice the third hit: Does God Exist. I thought, umm...interesting. What is this site about? The summary on the google results page said Bimonthly online journal that provides scientific evidence for God's existence. I definitely had to take a look.Well, the first line claims that the lecturer will try to prove

Go Zidane....!!!

2006-07-06T15:50:00.000+01:00

I have never supported the French team in this world cup. Why? Because my mind feels that there is a lot of arrogance in this team (and its supporters) and I don't particularly appreciate the style of players like Thierry Henry or Franck Ribéry. But there is one person in the team that stands out and its obviously Zinedine Zidane. Players like Ronaldo, Ronaldino, etc can pull of major stunts and

Prison Break

2006-06-07T13:07:00.000+01:00

Reuters says:ATHENS (Reuters) - A helicopter landed in the middle of the high security Athens Korydallos prison, picked up two prisoners and flew away in a Hollywood-style escape that has left Greek police stunned.A criminal on the run hijacked the helicopter Sunday to get his brother out of prison, police said. Vassilis Paleokostas, 40, who was serving a 25-year sentence for kidnapping and bank

Will I always do the right thing?

2006-05-14T10:23:00.000+01:00

I have always believed in myself, that I will choose to do the morally right thing when I have a choice. But of course, I am only human!I suppose all of us learn more about oneselves from certain situations in life. Our mind realizes some of the qualities that we have developed but weren't completely aware of. One such situation in my life was in Chennai during Sep 2002. I was in Chennai for my

One of the worst emotions of life

2006-03-01T18:49:00.000Z

The emotions arising from loss. The loss of a child, a partner, a parent, a sibling, a relative, a friend.... whoever means something to us in life.Nightmarish! I was really touched by the photos above which were taken in Moscow. It shows the grieving relatives and friends of victims who were buried under a collapsed roof. Courtesty: International Herald Tribune

Count your sheep

2006-02-22T17:03:00.000Z

Funny one. I saw this at CountYourSheep.com

Well done

2006-02-21T14:21:00.000Z

Recently, Bangalore City Corporation (or whoever is currently incharge of maintaining the roads) announced that Rs.100 would be paid to anyone reporting a pothole in certain sectors of Bangalore. And what did some Bangaloreans do? Went and dug some potholes!! Cheerio. It happens only in India :)

Did I hear "Fair World Trade"?

2005-12-14T19:45:00.000Z

America complains that Europe is being partial to Airbus by offering low cost government loans. If its all about fair world trade, what about the huge agricultural subsidy that America offers to its farmers? These subsidies lower the price of agricultural produce. And who suffers the most? Poor farmers in poor countries, in Africa for example, who cannot compete with such low prices. Truly,

The renaming craze

2005-12-12T09:54:00.000Z

Bombay to Mumbai, Madras to Chennai, Calcutta to Kolkatta and now Bangalore to Bengaluru - this is just too much. Instead of focussing on infrastructure issues, our Chief Minister decides to rename our city, moving away from a name that is world famous to something that makes no sense, no difference. Most kannadigas call Bangalore as Bengaluru anyway. How does it matter? Why do we have to be

Confidence or Overconfidence?

2005-12-04T20:36:00.000Z

Being confident with one's thoughts is important. Being overconfident can be disastrous. So, how do you realize where the dividing line is?I have come across many situations, both at work and while having casual discussions/debates, where I have been really confident with what I believed in or the way I analysed the matter of discussion. Many a times, I have gone wrong. During such situations I

Mar adentro*

2005-11-30T18:24:00.000Z

A conversation with Tommy reminded me of this movie that I had seen many months ago. I must say that it was one of the best movies I have seen so far. Its based on a very controversial true story of a young man who injures himself while diving into the sea and is paralysed neck down. He then fights with the law to end his life with dignity. Deserves 8.5/10. Highly recommended.* Translates to 'The

Asta la Vista

2005-11-24T17:24:00.000Z

Wonder how BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) on the next release of windows (Windows Vista) looks like?

Ants eat away woman's eye in hospital

2005-11-17T10:54:00.000Z

REUTERS Says:KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - A woman receiving treatment for diabetes at a state-run hospital in eastern India lost one of her eyes after ants nibbled away at it, officials said on Tuesday.The patient recovering from a post-surgery infection shrieked for help as the ants attacked her on Sunday night, but nurses told her it was normal to feel pain from the infection.On Monday, the

Cricket crazy India - The 'Chappel' effect

2005-11-15T16:17:00.000Z

'Chappel' has more or less the same pronunciation as a word in kannada, which means Slippers.

Heartwrenching

2005-11-10T10:56:00.000Z

On the other side of our border: This earthquake has changed my life. I had three sisters and two brothers but now I am left with two sisters and no brother.On October 8 I was at my office in Karachi when my mother called me and said a very strong earthquake had hit Islamabad, northern Pakistan and Kashmir.That evening, we went to Islamabad and straight to Margala Towers to look for my sister. It

From Dependency to Interdependency

2005-10-28T10:25:00.000+01:00

Dependency in any aspect of life can cause so much pain and irritation. I was supposed to get some help with moving into a new house today. In return for that help, I hadn't thought of something that I could offer. Clearly, this is dependency. The helper is at liberty to change his mind as there is nothing that he can gain out of this situation. The result: The helper won't be able to live up to

Retake, Retake, Retake.....

2005-10-18T17:14:00.000+01:00

Just got back after a video interview of our project for our company's DVD. My hands are shivering as I type. It took me one hour just to answer 6 very simple, very basic questions. I am so happy that I don't have to face the camera for a living! A presentation in front of a live audience of 50 people is so easy compared to sitting in front of a camera, which is not live and only 3 other crew

The fate of rail crashes

2005-10-07T15:13:00.000+01:00

I am appalled by the state of Indian Railways. The number of crashes, the lessons learnt from these crashes, the actions taken, everything is so very disappointing. Ofcourse the rail network in India is big but that doesn't mean it can be disastrously managed. This topic comes to my mind after reading the recent court rulings over the the Hatfield crash in the UK in 2000. 4 people died because of

Clocky

2005-10-07T10:53:00.000+01:00

Gauri Nanda, a student at MIT, has come up with this Alarm clock with wheels and wrapped in carpert (as seen in the pic). Apparently, when you hit the snooze button, it runs around the room making sure that you get up (to throw it out of the window). It won her the lg Nobels award. Good Thinking! More info here

Chariots of Fire - 2005

2005-10-07T07:38:00.000+01:00

This year's charity run was organized to raise money for Children's Hospices in Milton. I took 13.5 minutes to finish the run this year, 80 seconds more than last year. Very Disappointing indeed :( Anyway, our team took nearly 1 hr 10 minutes and stood 108th amongst a total of 400 teams.

The Four Brothers

2005-10-05T09:55:00.000+01:00

Worth watching. Sometimes a bit 'hollywood'y but that didn't bother me much. Apparently, its quite similar in story line to 'The sons of Katie Elder'. A well deserved 7/10.

Ishna - month 8

2005-09-16T15:03:00.000+01:00

Pasta recipe (Beginners)

2005-09-16T12:42:00.000+01:00

Ingredients:Required:1. Pasta shells/spagetti/gnochi/etc..---quantity is dependent on your stomach size ;)2. Onions - 13. Vegetables (of your choice)--- recommended ones are: mushrooms, babycorn, peppers(any color ;) ), carrots, peas, asparagus)4. Oil (olive oil highly recommended)5. Pasta sauce (commonly available in store) --- recommended: bolognese, roasted vegetables, pasta sauce with red

Collaborative Editing

2005-08-25T05:22:00.000+01:00

How many applications are available which provide online real-time multi-user document editing? How many of them are free*? I don't know of anything else other than SubEthaEdit, which is both. It just works! It uses Bonjour and does the job pretty well! For macs only!*non-commerical use only

Google to enter the telecomm battlefield

2005-08-24T12:20:00.000+01:00

Expect top class innovative communication stuff from Google in future. They have plans to take on the Telecomm industry and guess what? Their plans are to adopt the open standards route for communications (H.323, et. al. maybe?). The battle is bound to get hotter than ever and end users have nothing to loose but only gain! I am really looking forward to this.Source: FT

Doggie Li's Unleashed

2005-08-22T19:48:00.000+01:00

Unleashed starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman and others. Don't watch a movie if you don't like to watch it. Doesn't matter if it is "free" :)Bad movie - came out when it was half way through.

Security issues OS: wasn't this expected?

2005-08-22T18:56:00.000+01:00

The amount of time we leave our computers connected to the net is increasing. The scope of things that we can do online is increasing. This is common knowledge now. We stay connected to the internet longer than ever before. What started off with an occassional dial-up (a typical home user) has now reached a stage where it doesn't cost anything to leave our machines connected (or even downloading

The Rising - More fiction, less facts

2005-08-18T12:53:00.000+01:00

A good movie. Although, most bits don't go well with what historians have to say. Mangal Pandey protested during a parade and tried to shoot himself but was later executed (hurriedly). The arrival of Rangoon regiment, etc. are pure fiction (not to mention Mangal's personal life). The First war of Indian Independence began on 10th may 1857 when soldiers from Meerut revolted. And its not a ballad.

Mysore - First wireless city in India?

2005-08-18T12:36:00.000+01:00

Apparently, its true. Mysore now allows Wi-Fi access from anywhere within the city. It uses 802.11g standards, which cater for a theoretical speed of 54Mbps and has 3(?) stations within the city. At Rs.750 per month and a rate limit of 128 kbps on the end user, I think, is quite good for a start. But, we can expect scalability issues to crop in as soon as the consumer base (100 in total now)

Famous quotes

2005-08-17T10:18:00.000+01:00

Need I tell you whose quotes these are? 1. 20 marks kosans that is whatever till I covered. 2. Are u understanding what I telling? 3. For me there no class on Friday means for my class 4. Please all of you attendance. 5. Why are u talking to besides people. 6. There is no class for my class on Friday. 7. Where is there ? ( What is that ? ) 8. You answers kosans only when I ask

OS X hacked. Tiger can now be made to run on x86

2005-08-16T14:40:00.000+01:00

The developer version of OS X Tiger has been hacked. It can now be made to run on any x86 machine. Apparently, its much much faster than many Apple machines. Although, all peripherals won't work because of driver issues. Step by step instructions to do so can be found here:http://www.uneasysilence.com/os-x-proven-hacked-and-running-on-an-ordinary-pc/Well, the instructions to install OS X are so

Border control needs to change

2005-08-16T13:15:00.000+01:00

I need to travel to Poland for work. By being an Indian citizen, I automatically belong to the list of citizens who need a visa to visit almost every country on this planet. Due to unreliable visa processing agencies (for Polish visa), I had to go to London myself to get a visa and I can't quantify the trouble that I (and my countrymen) have to go through to get visa for some of these countries.

Charlie and the chocolate factory

2005-08-11T10:19:00.000+01:00

Hmm...this is a good movie and is quite funny but I think its meant for kids. I liked many dialogues delivered Johny Depp and the 'bad mouthed' grandfather.

Expect genetically modified rice soon

2005-08-11T09:55:00.000+01:00

Scientists have worked out how how the 400 million "letters" of rice DNA are arranged. Source: BBC In future, we can probably expect to see rice grains in fun shapes? hmm...Which one would I go for...a dog, a cat or hmm...a sports car as my rice grain? :) Frankly, I don't like many of these genetically modified vegetables available in the market. They are bigger in size and have deep colors but

6 Months and going strong

2005-08-01T17:03:00.000+01:00

I got my Apple powerbook in february this year. Many people asked my why I chose mac and also mentioned that they wouldn't spend their money on a product prices mostly as a fashion accessory! 6 months have passed without a single crash, or an OS error, haven't heard of a single virus, no need for an anti-virus software, nothing! I upgraded to Tiger (OS X 10.4) in may. Installation took 40 mins or

Fantastic Four

2005-07-29T17:24:00.000+01:00

My rating: 3/10. My advice: If you have a choice, consider it strongly :)

R.E.M @ Hyde Park

2005-07-29T17:06:00.000+01:00

We had been to a concert where R.E.M and others played some real good music couple of weeks ago. The concert was in Hyde park, London and was very well organized. Originally scheduled to be held on the 9th of July, it was postponed because of 7/7 bombing incidents in London. We went by car till the suburbs of London and then took the metro. I experienced some psychological fears but those were

In quest of perfection

2005-07-28T09:41:00.000+01:00

Don't you like it when things just work???And if these things provide you an array of features designed to make the most complex things simple and easy, don't you just love them? I am compiling a list of products (software, hardware, etc), companies and other bits that I have encountered in my life that make me just love them (and say Wow! that is just great) for the near perfect level of

The perfect cup of tea

2005-07-21T11:12:00.000+01:00

How do you prepare a perfect cup of tea? Ofcourse, perfection in this case refers to ones taste. Everyday I use the same quantity of water, the same tea bag, the same amount of sugar (two tea spoons to keep my sweet tooth happy) and the same amount of milk. Looking at it with pride, I walk back to my desk. Some days I finish it off with happiness because it really tastes the way I want it to.

Edinburgh in summer

2005-07-18T00:22:00.000+01:00

Last time I visited Edinburgh was in January 2003. It was just after my first set of exams. Scotland was cold, I didn't want to spend much money and only a few months had passed since I came into the UK. Much has changed since then. Edinburgh is much more prettier in summer and so is the rest of scotland for sure. The photos that I took from my mobile phone don't do justice to this beatiful city

Is this summer?

2005-07-06T23:27:00.000+01:00

I really wonder. Weather has been all time worse since I came to the UK. We have had a maximum of 2 weeks of decent weather with good sunshine and acceptable temperature since May. And its already JULY!!!!! Apart from being wet (which is usual for UK), its coooold.. max temp is well below 20 and min has dipped to around 10 in the last week. I miss India.

War of the Worlds (2005)

2005-07-04T16:41:00.000+01:00

As there are more than one productions of the original "War of the worlds" book by H. G. Wells, its probably appropriate to associate the movie with the year of production :) < Blooper_Warning> This blog discusses the storyline in the movie and may be considered by the curious ones as a blooper. (even though the original novel was 'pen'ed back in the 19th century)< /Blooper_Warning>.I found the

The Matrix: A different perspective

2005-06-27T18:10:00.000+01:00

I happened to read the following from Don Veto's blogsI groked matrix reloaded and now got it.Forget all the philosophy in the movie and the double meanings of names. Think of the matrix and machines in terms of software and rule based algorithms.I believe, like Morpheus is so fond of saying, that the matrix built by the machines is just a complex adventure game, or Multi User Dimension or

Weekend in Taormina

2005-06-27T00:07:00.000+01:00

Took a short break last weekend and went with friends to Taormina in Sicily, Italy. In the list of best places that I have been until now, this one figures on the top! We landed at Palermo on friday, rented a car and drove to Cefalu and then to Giardini-Naxos. Naxos is around 5 Kms from Taormina, one of the best places in Sicily. It is located on top of a hill overlooking the sea, with a cape

The Smiths are in town

2005-06-15T18:48:00.000+01:00

I watched this movie on tuesday and wasn't impressed. Jolie is ofcourse superb and Pitt's acting is good. But the storyline is worth half an hour and has been stretched out into 2 hrs although you don't quite feel it that much. I came out of the theatre thinking "So what was the story?". Too much (unnecessary and unrealistic) violence, where bullets fly everywhere and bad guys get hit first

Balanced Scorecard

2005-06-09T18:05:00.000+01:00

A very interesting read from a management point of view.

Which one?

2005-06-09T00:02:00.000+01:00

Sony Cybershot DSC L1... or Canon IXUS50 ? Back home, we have a Canon IXUS II. No doubt, Canon cameras are great. I saw Praveen's Sony L1 and liked it as well. Can't make up my mind...Sony is cheaper, 4 mpx while Ixus50 is 5 mpx. But I am not very keen on higher mpx as they increase image size. The things that impress me in Ixus50 are the large LCD, DIGIC II processor and various shooting modes.

Carnival De Cuba

2005-06-08T22:12:00.000+01:00

We were in London last sunday to take part in the annual Carnival De Cuba on South Bank. People were dancing salsa, tango, merengue, etc. on the streets... This kid couldn't resist either... And thats when my mobile's battery went flat. Well, this happens when I need to use it the most. I really need to charge my mobile phone often :-D. I am quite impressed with the quality of pictures my

Mac will marry Intel as well

2005-06-06T19:15:00.000+01:00

Its official. Steve Jobs has spoken about transitions to Intel architecture beginning this year and completing by 2007. Xcode 2.1 will be released today which supports coding on both platforms. The dream is to have one binary which can work on both architectures!!! Interesting... Is this the beginning of 'The End' (for Micro$oft)? Personally, I don't have any strong opinions for or against

Strawberry fair

2005-06-05T09:33:00.000+01:00

With some initial reluctance I finally decided to join my friend and we went to the annual Strawberry fair held in Midsummer Common. This is my second visit to this kinda fair. Last year when I went there, I didn't quite like it mainly because of cleanliness and hygiene issues. Although the name might suggest something related to fruits, its actually nothing to do with strawberries (I think). I

Star Wars III

2005-05-30T18:00:00.000+01:00

Watched this movie on sunday. There have been very rare occassions in my life where I have been totally engrossed in a movie and by its characters. This movie figures in that list. I must admit that I was (and still am) a 'star wars illiterate'. Hope I am not alone :-). I felt that the storyline was averagish. Infact it kinda reminded me of some bollywood movies where twins get separated at

In Detroit

2005-05-16T14:00:00.000+01:00

First time in Detroit, the so called the motown or the motor capital of the world (US?). I am here for a week long workshop in Ann Arbor. The flight was not bad. I flew with KLM from London to Amsterdam and then with NWA. Movie-on-demand for economy class, good food but not-so-friendly cabin crew. After arrival, we headed to a National car rental 'farm' and picked up a chevy malibu. Damn this jet

Had a friend for dinner

2005-03-20T06:00:00.000Z

I would be careful with the above words if I were in Germany :-)...A late start to my weekend by getting up at mid-day and then meeting a friend for a cup of tea....no punting unfortunately...this damn weather is great when I have to stay indoors. Ended the eventless day with a dinner with friends, one of them leaving to spain for good. Hope to see some sunlight tomorrow atleast....

Just another weekend???

2005-03-19T04:40:00.000Z

Well, the temperature here shot up so suddenly! It was freezing last weekend and now its 17deg C??? Had been really waiting for it...I guess the enthusiasm when spring 'springs in' increases with each passing year. So, the weekend is here and I don't know what I am going to do. Just came back home from the usual friday evening visit to the pub and there is so much household work waiting.. I guess

My first blog

2005-03-18T00:30:00.000Z

I can't say that I love to read blogs but interesting blogs are so much fun. Now I definitely want to try blogging to experience this 'new found craze'. So here is my first blog. It comes with a promise to myself that I am going to try to update it as 'regularly' as possible (an abstract promise ;-) ). Now I shall go away and invite people to read my first blog....