Archive for June, 2004

Simple Tips on Writing

Tuesday, June 29th, 2004

Somewhere on the Web I found these tips on Writing, that I thought I would capture on my site for my own handy reminder and reference. Glad if it helps you.
1) Improve your writing, but it will require work and time. Even a small effort toward improvement can have positive results. It’s up to you!
2) [...]

Hum-Tum

Sunday, June 27th, 2004

I used to hate Saif Ali Khan so much. That ended with Dil Chahtha Hai. His +ses : Sense of humour and the body language on comic scenes; the way he delivers the dialogues; perhaps everyone’s favourite so far, his blushing. I liked him in Kal Ho Na Ho too. He was so funny with [...]

Remember those white Ambassador cars?

Friday, June 25th, 2004

Of course, we do. How can anyone from India not remember it? Either we have one? Or its the only car a majority of the billion can claim to have had a ride in? It was and in purity is still the exclusive Indian Car. A symbol of Indian Automobile legacy.
Can you imagine Ambassador in [...]

Innovation Tools

Thursday, June 24th, 2004

One of the greatest virtues of American Society is Innovation. The wheel of innovation has grown so humungous and furious that I dont think it can be controlled anymore. The developments in stem cell research is an example, its virtually impossible to stop from moving into the next level : Human Clones.
What is critical is [...]

Indian Hockey & Greece Olympics

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004

The National Game is all set to revive its pride. After all, India is still the best performing hockey team in the Olympics having won the Gold more than half a dozen times. We have to admit India won it before 1980 when the game’s standards were largely same across the globe, east and west. [...]

A new life for krithi begins

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004

Krithika has left today to Mumbai to take up new and first job as financial analyst at Shoppers Stop. She is very ambitious and intelligent but conservative when it comes to risk taking. Finance and Risk, inseparable isnt it? It will be interesting to see how her career unfolds.
Amma has also initiated her look out [...]

Coolsites

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004

I own an account at Mybookmarks.com, where I could store all my bookmarks online in one place and access it from anywhere. Nothing great right? But I dont use it everyday. I still use my browser favourites to store my likes. But once every year, I update my online account and clean up my local [...]

Scientific Proof for God?

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004

A distinguished science professor writes this observations on if God ever existed? Is it provable? Did God really design the universe? Is darwins theory still true?
Is There Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God? How the Recent Discoveries Support a Designed Universe
Long ago I read the book ‘A Brief History of Time’ by Stephen Hawking. [...]

Why Matrix is different?

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004

Most of us must have seen Matrix (First Part) in theaters. Just another normal perplexed soul I am, I didnt understand anything, except something is happening in the movie that is just outside the scope of my boundaries of comprehension.
After that ‘I have no idea what that movie was about, but it was Good’ experience, [...]

Fahrenheit 9/11

Thursday, June 17th, 2004

Almost a year ago, during a lunch break from work, Roy and I were walking across 3rd ave to a musical shop. As we passed by a book store, I noticed a bunch of people standing in line trying to get into the store. I also soon realized they were all holding a book, of [...]