Kapil's Korner

I am not a Kareena Kapoor fan and Jab We Met was not really on my To Watch list. However thanks to some friends I went along and I am glad we watched this film. Nice entertainment is what describes Jab We Met. Typical and predictable storyline: Stranger boy meets stranger girl. Lots of goof-ups, [...]

Like me if you love collecting all sort of stationery which includes fancy writing material here is a great diary – The Monologue by Paper Luxe, which I picked up during our holiday to Singapore. It has a Moleksine type Italian leather cover, a bookmarking ribbon, an elastic band which holds the diary shut and [...]

Early morning this news was not something pleasant to start the day with. MUMBAI: Services on the Western Railway were disrupted for an hour on Thursday evening after an agitated mob blocked the tracks at Goregaon. They were upset at the death of a three-year-old girl who was knocked down by a local train while [...]

Last evening we were taking a stroll at Marine Drive, better known as the Queen’s necklace. Although we didn’t walk much we drove past the stretch. One of the things which I realized was that in the recent refurbishment plans that Marine Drive underwent they seem to have forgotten one small but important bit – [...]

Manish talks about the LMI (Last Mile Idea) which brings a smile on the customer’s face. [Last Mile Story 1, Last Mile Story 2] At the end he mentions a mental note to keep collecting such experiences. So the other day while I was travelling to the suburb in a taxi I happened to see [...]

I am sharing two applications which I think can be great tools on the desktop. ObjectDock This is a little hidden bar at the top or bottom of your screen which when triggered gives you a complete menu of application/folder icons to quickly access them without having to bother going to the Start> All Programs [...]

Amway hit the idiot box with it’s first TV commercial. I like the script and execution. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cUakk5Ajvs[/youtube] What’s interesting is that the ad has been put on youtube by AmwayQuixtar. An attempt to have the video on the internet’s most popular channel. Good move.

Nirav posted 10 questions that got me thinking and I thought it would be nice to share my thoughts and get you guys thinking too. 1. How much money you spend per month? All my expenses go into my black diary so I have a good track of my money. 2. How long you spend [...]

Today’s ad by Airtel is a true symbol of the company’s optimism and forward looking attitude. Good work!

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