Archive | February, 2008

26 February 2008 ~ 1 Comment

A wonderful ad, after a long time.

The personification of something so common and prevalent, done to a degree that is almost touching, human. A simple idea brilliantly executed. And as my favorite ads do, this one made me think about it long after the 30 secs was done. And made me even blog about it :)
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19 February 2008 ~ 7 Comments

The Next Generation is here

Today a friend’s friend Y was telling us about her 5 year old nephew. Apparently this loveable kid was being remonstrated at home, and guess for what. He bought the same X-box game twice on eBay. (He just won the bids, he didn’t pay for them, Y tells me amusedly.)
Now lets wait here for a [...]

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16 February 2008 ~ 6 Comments

The Tiny Lady in the Toilet

No, its not metaphorical. And no, its not a joke.
My company is a nice place to work. Really. The people are damn smart, the environment is competitive yet casual, and I can wear my jeans and sneakers to office every darn day.
But then, God save you if you have to pee between three and four [...]

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16 February 2008 ~ 4 Comments

Sector 14

I always worried that I would go back to campus after a few years, as a prestigious ‘alumnus’ of the institution, where people would address me as Sir, serve me coffee in the Placecom waiting room, and herd me to presentation rooms and guest houses. When all I wanted was mess chai and walks on [...]

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03 February 2008 ~ 5 Comments

Shanghai, in pictures

Shanghai, in a cold Chinese winter :) And a conference to remember. Couldn’t see much of the city, because of the work and the cold, but it’s years ahead of Mumbai, not as clean as Singapore, and is HUGE. Visited the Bund, Pearl Centre, and walked along the riverside. Froze my ass off [...]

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