Posted by gargi on 01 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Cogito TV, Diary, Photographs, Print
Was in Sri Lanka for a week, for a reccie for a NGO film. I didn’t really do the tourist circuit, but saw the Sri Lanka in which people live a work. Villages & communities recovering from the Tsunami, villages and communities coping with a changing environment that can have serious repercussions on their lives [...]
Posted by gargi on 22 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Diary
work has never bothered me. people around me have…. I don’t need a break from work, i need it from people and situations. so every time that situations get too much to deal with .. i take off on work ….. to the back of back of beyond.
it has happened thrice in my [...]
Posted by gargi on 06 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, India, Media
PseudoKu tagged me in the brand meme. What brands do I use….
F&B - Food & Beverages
Coffee Concerns Coffee, Matunga. Roasted and Ground Filter Coffee, without which i am not to be approached
Tea
Water - tap water, boiled. 3 -4 liters a day.
Food grains - local grocery store, kirana dukan….veggies … local market. Flour [...]
Posted by gargi on 03 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, Mumbai, Music
…. in Mumbai, giving a respite from the terrible mugginess that has been upon us !
i went out and walked in the rain …. glorious feeling …cannot stop smiling like an idiot.
all seems well with the world.
and here is an amazing rendition of garajat barasat sawan ayo re ….
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Posted by gargi on 30 May 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, Photographs
I was in Chennai for my grandmother’s birthday on the 25th of May. But, the birthday was just an excuse. We caught up with all the cousins, assorted nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. The Chennai i know is very different from the Chenani that most people live in. For me, it is a place [...]
Posted by gargi on 22 May 2008 | Tagged as: Culture, Diary, Uncategorized
It is almost a decade since Rangeela was released. And, it was a fabulous film. A.R.Rehman had composed a brilliant soundtrack, there were some rocking numbers, and the actors sizzled. It was possibly my favourite Ram Gopal Verma movie after Shiva. I used to have the tape in my car and listen to it quite [...]
Posted by gargi on 09 May 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, India, Photographs
Sarah Vaughn in the classic Summertime, from Porgy & Bess.
Summer is here… and there is no escaping from the heat in Mumbai. In fact, Mumbai, with its heavy dose of humidity this year feels terribly like Chennai. And, since I am spending the latter part of this month in Chennai - for my patti’s [...]
Posted by gargi on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., Diary, Doggy Tails, Photographs
The Dogess with a sense of humour albeit a warped one !
Lurking …. That's what she does best.
Yes she is gorgeous. No, she is definitely not friendly. No, No, even if you are good with other dogs … she is still dangerous. Seriously. Not dangerous maybe…. just paranoid with a tendency to [...]
Posted by gargi on 27 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., Diary
After much cogitating, ruminating and surveying … i got the Oympus E 510, today. Now I have to get used to it !
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Posted by gargi on 01 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: And Finally ..., Diary
cheaper than retail therapy more friendly on your liver than alcohol therapy, not fattening like chocolate therapy ….dusting is a great way to bust out of the blues.
And today, on a Monday morning on less ….i used a broom, elbow grease and a dust cloth to drive away the blues, and the [...]
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