Nitika and I are planning to take our second honeymoon next month. So currently we are busy evaluating locations, hotels, attractions and other details of places we would like to visit. Things are exciting and every night post-dinner we get online, surf, bookmark and make notes or action things – IT’S FUN and is keeping… Continue reading Get 4 months of holiday happiness
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Bong baby scores a goal!
If I am in the mood I usually try to catch up with the day's happenings on the news between 9pm and 10pm. Last night I was amazed to see yet another piece of crap making it to the headlines and having two experts LIVE on the show to share their opinion on the same… Continue reading Bong baby scores a goal!
Employees are getting free iPhones
Last evening I read somewhere on the net that Steve Jobs of Apple gave away 8GB iPhones FREE to all it's 17,000+ Apple full-time employees. Now you may call it a smart move to increase word of mouth publicity, engage user experience and everything - But a product like the iPhone surely doesn't need anything… Continue reading Employees are getting free iPhones
Women and financial investment decisions
You may have seen the latest ICICI Prudential tvc which shows the wife persuading her husband to sign up for the life insurance policy giving her all reasons why he should get one. Yesterday we had a little (healthy) debate on this ad. Without getting into details I'll just put across the big question which… Continue reading Women and financial investment decisions
Slideshare: Unleashing the Creative Beast
A few days back while browsing around a few blogs, I came across an interesting presentation shared by Tara Hunt of Citizen Agency. Click here to see the presentation at Slideshare. Some of the interesting points to take home included: [Slide 20] How many times do we often get into the mode of saying let's… Continue reading Slideshare: Unleashing the Creative Beast
iPhone – I can do with one
We've all been hearing about this big one coming in soon. And now it's here - Apple's iPhone. It's crazy how people go hysterical spending hours in the lines to be the first one to lay their hands on such beauties. What's the psyche: Me first? See all the crazy things fans are up to… Continue reading iPhone – I can do with one
Kolkata travel diary
Over the weekend I made my second trip to Kolkata. And this time it was a purely holiday trip - no work and no client meetings. And it was truly a memorable and fun trip. The biggest surprise was that we were staying at Taj Bengal and not Tollygunge Club as was informed by Nitika.… Continue reading Kolkata travel diary
Weekend in Kolkatta
I'll be in Kolkatta for the weekend. Will be attending a wedding and chilling with my in-laws. Also hope to get some time to see some of the beautiful sights of the city which include the Howrah Bridge, Victoria Memorial - roam the famous Park Street. I will be sharing my experience on Twitter -… Continue reading Weekend in Kolkatta
Kebab Korner: Freaking Expensive
A few days back we celebrated my sister's birthday at Kebab Korner in Hotel Intercontinental on Marine Drive. This is an old-time favourite restaurant of Mumbai city when Intercontinental was called Hotel Natraj. The start itself was bad, we literally had to beg them for a table because it seems their most popular and busy… Continue reading Kebab Korner: Freaking Expensive
flickr cancels paypal option
This is very disappointing. A few hours ago I had some funds credited to my Paypal account. The first thing I was supposed to do was upgrade my flickr to a pro account. When I logged into flickr it seems just a few days back they had stopped accepting payments via Paypal for some freaking… Continue reading flickr cancels paypal option
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