Onam

Another Onam is upon us. Some pics from an Onam few years ago...

Monday, October 30, 2006

Pukaarta chala hoon...

Well, here's another of those criminal acts. This time it is a Mohd. Rafi number that is maligned, one of those lilting ones and my favourites. As always, my apologies to the original artists. Pukarta chala hoon..Movie Name: Mere Sanam (1965)Original Singer: Mohd RafiMusic Director: O P NayyarLyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri That's one of the things that happen when I stay indoors on a Sund...

Thoughts on a Sunday night...

It's been a fine day today with lot of sunshine. But the forecast for the next week is not all that encouraging. Also, we turned our clocks back by 1 hour as we switched back to GMT from BST today. Although I certainly didn't mind the extra hour of sleep as a result, it was a strange thing..to find your routine adjusted by an hour! It has started getting dark earlier and the "gloom and doom" of winter is definitely upon us. With less and less...

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Adarsh - few more photos

Just in tod...

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Diwali & Ramzan...

With Diwali and Ramzan having passed, here's an interesting poster. It was designed by Contract for Actionaid India Society after Gurjrat Riots. Good thinking and nice "punch line". Indeed, who are we to draw the li...

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Happy Diwali !

Wishing that this festival of lights brings you every joy and happine...

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Cybercrime...

Here's my first attempt at karaoke recording, done on a sore throat using crude methods last week. I'm being audacious and posting it here, confident that I'm safe from any direct action. With due apologies to the artists behind this beautiful song.Innumente Kannuneeril... Movie Name : Yuvajanotsavam (1986) Originally sung well by : K J Yesudas Music Director : Raveendran Lyrics : Sree Kumaran ThambiListen to it in the privacy of your homes at very low volumes to avoid public nuisance and because audio quality is not good.-----------------------------------------------Edited...

10, Downing Street

Ever wondered what's behind this rather ordinary, but world-famous front entrance (apart from Mr. Blair, ofcourse)? Take a virtual t...

Friday, October 13, 2006

Rubik's cube...

I've been kept occupied in my spare time by a Rubik's cube which I picked up from a stand in the just concluded Call Centre Expo in Birmingham. Shortly after reaching home I started playing around with it. In what can now be termed as a reckless act, I scrambled it horribly and have ever since been trying to solve it. I'm feeling humbled by this boy who seems to have got it rather fast, although I found out that it's not a world record (may be for his age). It appears that the best time for restoring the cube in an official championship was 12.11...

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Men are from...

Here's an Iraqi dude explaining differences between men and women.. (Click Play)...

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Adarsh- New Pics

Couple of new snaps of Adarsh received last week. Looks a lot different from when I saw him la...

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Update...

1) Was busy last week. Among other things, went to Call Centre Expo 2006 in Birmingham on both days. Couple of our clients were participating and also there was opportunity to hunt down potential clients. It was a colourful affair. Also there were several free management seminars being conducted. Attended a few of them. One of them was by Michael Weissman, who was explaining his theory of "Paradox of Excellence", which basically is The better you perform, the more invisible you become- to everything but bad news. The longer you do a good...

Sunday, October 01, 2006

About bloggers

It seems they will critisise everything I start to do: Bloggers' rubbish"But the pace at which the blogosphere is getting cramped with half-wits, religious maniacs, failed writers, sociopaths and cold-blooded killers, is scary." Is that me? beware...

Saturday Blues..

It was the end of another boring Saturday. In the morning, I thought that the sun will hold up and went for a listless stroll through the town centre. The problem with such strolls is that I end up spending money on lotsa "useful" things for the home. So today, it was a small bucket, a small carpet (because I thought the rollers on my chair was spoiling the floor carpet and the latter needed protection) and ofcourse the inevitable groceries for the week. And on the way back, it rained and I got drenched. In the evening, prepared a panful of...