Conflicting Message
May 25, 2005The HT hoarding legend reads – LET THERE BY LIGHT, in the process cutting off the light of the residents of Heera Panna. With HT in front of the building and Pyramid next to it, Heera Panna may be in a posh…
Month: May 2005
Little Madam
May 25, 2005Mahuli on Her second Birthday on 22nd May. Inertia in uploading the pictures:)
Laugh a Minute
May 25, 2005One of the things that I have always admired about the Bennet and Coleman Group is their unabashed chutzpah! Kuch bhi bol dete hai. I remember when they launched Indiatimes, the ToI ran a piece on “you can search the web with…
The Bombay Bloggers Barista Meet
May 24, 2005On Sunday I overcame post lunch inertia and trudged around to Regal – the other end of Mumbai – to attend the Bombay Bloggers Meet. It was the first time for me. The meet was held at the Regal Barista – where…
Revenge of the Sith
May 23, 2005The Good News is that George Lucas has promised to make no more Star Wars films. The bad news is that Revenge of the Sith is the link between the first two dreadful episodes and New Hope. And to be fair, it…
Wrestling with WordPress 2
May 22, 2005This week has been spent figuring out how to fine tune wordpress. the miracle of the undo button or control+z has been of great help. I have finally figured out how to get pictures on to the site. Of all the plugins…
Nazar Review
May 21, 2005Last night I went to see Nazar at Fame Adlabs with Anand and his friends. Anand Sivakumaran is also the writer of the film. Let me start by what the film is not. It is not the Eyes of Laura Mars –…
Survey in the mail
May 19, 2005In my inbox today – a peculiar mail. An excerpt from it: Dear Sir/Madam, We request you to take some time off your busy schedule to fill in this questionnaire about “Blogging”. The survey is aimed at finding out what does/could drive…
Accredited by the Government
May 18, 2005The ToI reports that the GoI (now that rhymes) is thinking ( and that is an oxymoron) of accrediting internet journalists and bloggers. In a 5 years past its sell by date quote, the Principle Information Officer Shakuntala Mahawal said: We are…
Redefining Double Standards
May 17, 2005The Pentagon has reached a new low. It has accused Newsweek of being “irresponsible” for suggesting that interrogators desecrated the Holy Koran. The Guardian reports a spokesman for the Pentagon saying: ” ….our reaction is that Newsweek reported something that was factually…