Kapil’s Korner

I spent some time today listening to the music of OM SHANTI OM and SAAWARIYA. I can’t really do a “music review” so I am going to just share my likes and dislikes.
Om Shanti Om
I was disappointed, very disappointed. I was expecting it to be better than Main Hoon Na also but I guess the [...]

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I watched The Bourne Ultimatum and I enjoyed it very much. The third sequel in Jason Bourne’s adventure this is a well directed movie. Some of the action sequences are commendable and it really amazes how the stunt directors manage to get through without any major mishaps. There are a few scenes in which I [...]

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This ad is today’s edition of Bombay Times. Although I have always loved Femina’s - The Woman of Substance branding, this one left me a little baffled today. Will appreciate if the women out there can throw some light on what she intends to say.

She loves her mother in law, which means she is married. [...]

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I got a letter by airmail from Bahrain and I noticed that there was no stamp either of the Indian or Bahrain post-office. Rather interesting, but I am not sure if it’s a collector’s item.

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I use Google Talk to update my twitter status. A few minutes back I posted an update which said “end of day’s play … going home now“. Strangely twitter said it was an error: Can’t find that person. Did you misspell the name?

So I decided to go online and see if I can update my [...]

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Yes, Google gets 1300 resumes every day. And you can’t be surprised why, with all the lovely perks on offer. Go take a look.
Also see the Time special: Life in the Googleplex Photo Essay

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Three new books on my shelf.

King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema by Anupama Chopra

Mavericks at Work by William C. Taylor & Polly LaBarre

Call of the Mall by Paco Underhill

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Sometime back my mom noticed this little thing grow in one of the plant we have at home. We couldn’t figure out what it is and also don’t know whether it’s a wild plant or something you can eat. Apparently later our servant clarified that you can eat that little seed like thing found [...]

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I got to read an interesting book - 2000 insults for all occasions Compiled by Louis A. Safian.
This book is best recommended for potty time reading. There are various types of insults categorised into Husbands, Nudist, Blondes, Office and of course the inevitable subjects like Woman and Marriage. You can have some great fun reading [...]

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A few weeks back the city saw some sexy hoardings put up by MTV. I was amazed at the boldness it showcased. And I was very sure it was hot enough to attract some noise.

It didn’t take very long for the opposition to come in. As reported by Mumbai Mirror the advertisement offended parents of [...]

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