Showing posts with label general. Show all posts
Showing posts with label general. Show all posts
Monday, July 11, 2011
This is a very engaging video of the Norwegian Royal Guard performance (apparently on ice).
Apart from the famous "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" theme, around 6:28 you should be able to spot the tune of a melodious bollywood song.
Ofcourse, we are the copycat here, as explained here.
Interesting find this has been.
Link via Abhishek S.
Link via Abhishek S.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
I see, it has been a month since I visited this space.
Two of the busiest months of my work life (since 2006) just got over yesterday.
Regular blogging will now resume.
Regular blogging will now resume.
Oh, and, Chotu is doing very well, Thank You. He is about to go for the very first vacation of his life this weekend. I am eager to know if he is a beach bum like other dogs I have known.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Prasad stumbled upon Puri Sabzi and shared the delicious link with me.
The writing is fresh and honest, the look is perfect and there are some very interesting bits shared in there.
I haven't had so much fun reading an aggregator!
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Okay, once again, Prasad shared this post.
I don't know about you, but I have always struggled to strike a balance between good writing and honest writing.
You see, being able to do both is quite a task, and mostly what one ends up with is cosmetic stuff.
But when you browse through Sudhir Raikar's posts, you feel happy to just enjoy the humility.
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A fine piece on how to choose one's career.
Those professions which are not so much involved in life itself as concerned with abstract truths are the most dangerous for the young man whose principles are not yet firm and whose convictions are not yet strong and unshakeable. At the same time these professions may seem to be the most exalted if they have taken deep root in our hearts and if we are capable of sacrificing our lives and all endeavours for the ideas which prevail in them.
Marx needs much respect for such thoughtful illustration, and that, in 1835.
Link via Aditya
An amazingly brilliant thought by Stephen Fry
Perhaps the greatest definition I think of character and quality is people who when they’re truly great rather than making you feel that tall they make you feel that tall, that they’re greatness as it were improves you. They used to say of Oscar Wilde that when you got done from a dinner table you felt funnier and wittier and cleverer. Now a lot of Brilliant people make you feel less funny, less clever, less witty because they’re so clever, witty and funny, but he had the opposite effect. A bit like what Shakespeare said about Falstaff, not just a wit, but a cause of wit in others.
Stephen Fry on his influences, can be read here
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How many awesome people you meet make you feel awesome ?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
As a Mumbaikar, I loved reading this witty piece on why Bombay hates Delhi.
However, the humour in why Delhi hates Bombay just fell flat.
A lot of us seem to have suddenly discovered Open. Some good reads in there.
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Chris Yeh answers questions related to MBA admissions and more here. Neat site with some very useful information.
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A very interesting article on why the recent controversy and arm twisting in the chase for Blackberry is useless. I have always loved using the BB and all this demand for decrypted mails is supremely ridiculous.
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If you have a pet at home, Charu just did you a big favour! This is a comprehensive list of vets across the country.
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I admire B Raman for his straight talk. Here he urges Indian whistle blowers to pull up their socks.
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This one is for all loving and caring sisters. Next time your brother pulls your hair, throw this in his face!
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