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The Day I nearly died!
–Had written this blogpost one year back and it was lying on my desktop screen since then. Publishing it now. Exactly a year later. On the 14th of March, 2011, couple of days after a massive earthquake and a subsequent tsunami hit Japan, I decided to go surfing. I guessed that since fear-mongering would be [...]
Sodexo Coupons – Invalid. A Business Model explained
Short Summary: As of January 1st, 2012, all retail store chains in Bangalore (and across India) have stopped accepting Sodexo coupons in lieu of items purchased. Every firm hands out these Sodexo vouchers to its Employees (included in compensation package). Employees are now worried that these Sodexo coupons would be useless as they are not [...]
Happy New Year!
So, we have finally arrived at a year where we kick the Mayans’ butt big time, eh? Wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year! It is pretty shocking how our minds work, isn’t it? Every January 1st, it’s almost as if there is a ‘refresh(F5)’ button in our head where we tend to [...]
A few updates…
1) You’d think that finding a girl that you want to spend your life with was the big part. The rest are minor details. Not so. Especially when it comes to the wedding invite. It was a long and arduous journey, too tough to recall and too elaborate to detail out. And that was just [...]
Facebook trauma
- Read this and wrote this post inspired by it. What is your problem in life is my question? You put up a picture saying ‘At the India Gate’. Arey, I am an Indian, you are an Indian…we know what India Gate is. What is the need in telling me that it is India Gate, [...]
Power Generation is NOT the issue in India
It came as a revealation to me that in India, Power Generation was not the constraint for uninterrupted power supply, but the State Electricity Boards (SEBs) were the constraint. Let me explain. First, the basics of power. We get electricity through to our homes due to three stages – power generation (at the power plant [...]
Why Men will never understand Women
There are thousands (maybe millions) of blogposts and news items which explain the fact why Men never understood (and will never understand) women. However, looking at this issue and understanding it through the lens of Hindu Mythology is a little unique (and hopefully enlightening!). Let me explain. I’ve been reading “7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar [...]
Travelogue – Sydney–Australia–Part 2/2
Travelogue – Sydney, Australia – Part 1 here Weekend 2: This was the weekend of Mardi Gras, a carnival that happens during March 1st week every year in Sydney. As this Wiki link details, The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is an annual gay pride parade and festival for the LGBT community in Sydney, [...]
Anna Hazare – A Rant
Before I start off on my rant on this entire issue – Read these links first – a) What is the Jan LokPal bill about? – A brief (in my view, very simplistic explanation – don’t get too carried away) b) Absolutely brilliant article by Pratap Bhanu Mehta – Of the few, by the few [...]
We are the Champions!
28 years. It’s almost a lifetime in sports. We are the Champions of Cricket. It’s been a tough journey. Sachin. A dream fulfilled. This is it! Actually, let me take a step back. I was 6 months old when we won the 1983 World Cup. The only memories of that World Cup win is through [...]
