Recent Posts Tagged With 'india'

• alma mater

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 23:10 in india, felt, memories, staying.in.my.head

  Looking out the window, I recognized familiar landmarks. The things you see every day, that become part of a routine; and then one day you see them no more. I was dropped at the corner as I had been all those years ago. I started a walk I had done ev...

• vestigial recollections and resolutions

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 12:20 in relationships, india, felt, goodbye, realization, staying.in.my.head

  Engines whir, and I watch as the plane passes the runway, the adjoining highway, then another, and another…then they blur together amongst the millions of blinking lights that make up the streets and homes of Bombay. I desperately try to retain...

• leaving india

  Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 23:46 in india, staying.general

  Sucks more and more every time. Period....

• the trip draws to a close..

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 23:34 in india, staying.general

  And I remain obsessed with StickCricket, even as my mom pointedly mentions that I am now supposed to be reallly growing up – given that I’ve hooked the missus. Not taken her, just hooked. Now for my annual sojourn of Bombay, and a visit t...

• india continues

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 04:36 in india, felt, staying.in.my.head

  I get a breather for a few days after Bangalore, Mayiladurai, Thirrakadaiyur and Trichy.. and return to the insanity of Bombay. To prepare for the next stage of insanity. I have returned from one of the more memorable trips I’ve made recently.....

• india has happened

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 14:27 in india, staying.aside

  Craziness ensues. I LOVE it....

• vishu kani

  Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2009 at 12:04 in india, realization, staying.in.my.head, in the past

  Getting up at 4 am, bleary-eyed and barely awake, I would half-stumble, half be dragged to the swami corner. Multiple applications of water to the eyes would ensue as my parents attempted to make me notice every single tiny detail of the vishu kani. ...

• no posts would be better than this post

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 17:08 in india, links, techie, frustration, random crap, staying.general

  I wish I could post about something interesting. Sadly, since I’m all out of ideas.. I’m just going to rant and make snide remarks about news items.. which are not necessarily news anymore. By some quirk of fate, most news items I have re...

• frustration, irritation and everything in between

  Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 17:00 in india, views, frustration, staying.thoughts, terror attacks

  Quoted from this article: James Otis, the owner of the Mahatma’s items, told PTI he plans to donate most of the money collected from the auction to “worthy causes” and institutions and groups working to promote Mahatma’s ideal...

• dev d: what should be india’s official entry to oscars 2010

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 02:09 in india, reviews, genius, staying.reviews, in the movies

  From the sequence showing Dev come back for his lady love, and get caught alone with her.. to a sequence showing how he ends up on Chanda’s bed - Anurag Kashyap seamlessly paints the picture of Dev D. For most part of the 170 minute length, you...

• he fuckin’ won!

  Posted on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 at 23:09 in music, india, genius, feelings, staying.in.my.head

  Recognition is sweet. Even sweeter after an awesome musical performance. Even sweeter coming during a career that has truly transcended time, place and belief. No matter that he has been felicitated so many times over that this is just one more feath...

• yehi hai right choice baby..

  Posted on Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 19:01 in india, staying.aside, random crap

  Many many eons ago, when I discovered Squible and the concept of ‘aside’ posts (just involving links).. I had started off with the concept of gomutra and how it would be sold. And now.. *drumroll* I present the ultimate conclusion to that...

• changing india

  Posted on Sunday December 7th, 2008 at 18:42 in india, controversy, views, staying.thoughts

  it is now widely accepted that the “resilience” or the “spirit” that we have lauded so much in the past is a myth that most people have stopped believing in. people are angrier this time round, if anything, the attacks suppose...

• more blow-ups..

  Posted on Sunday September 14th, 2008 at 11:09 in india, frustration, staying.aside, bomb blasts

  6, this time. right in the heart of delhi. so many dead, so many more injured. and normal life continues. the 'spirit' lives on, or something. it will never end. we couldn't care less. is this the final victory that the terrorists have aimed for ? ...

• the iphone in india ? really ?

  Posted on Thursday August 21st, 2008 at 17:08 in india, cell phones, views, techie, frustration, staying.aside

  why would apple expect the iphone 3G with its unsurpassably (crappy) features to be so wanted in india ? the country where the N96 is to be launched early. seriously. you might as well ship them all back to the US and keep selling them to people who ...

• why india and the olympics will never go together

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 19:56 in india, views, frustration, staying.aside

  some of the more telling passages to me from a brilliant article about Liu Xiang, china's great hope at Beijing 2008. and why india will never really make any difference at the olympics. [...]...

• blowing up. and over.

  Posted on Monday July 28th, 2008 at 17:51 in india, felt, frustration, staying.thoughts, bomb blasts

  india has been victim to a blast every 3 months for the last 2 years. the blasts are happening more frequently now, and more blasts have being threatened by those who have done it. my frustration continues. [...]...