tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359733632011-12-02T14:57:19.685+05:30... Stay tuned!Manikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03876860572490237330noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-39691124360234286972011-10-23T18:27:00.002+05:302011-10-23T19:18:08.918+05:30

"There's a fine gentleman I know at work, he's soft spoken, well mannered & very courteous. He acknowledges people around him, never cuts them short & seems to give everyone their space. I saw him at the supermarket the other day, and though he looked the same, he seemed quite different. He was pushing his shopping cart through a crowd of people, was rude & I saw him shouting at the Billing

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My friend Vinay Vyasarao, on a hammock somewhere near Gurgaon The Voice (thereafter referred to as V): Relaaaaaaaxxx!!! Imagine yourself in a hammock, in a forest, bird sounds, you're relaxed, reading a book. Let it be vivid, detailed, feel it, live it. Your favorite song is playing ... Me (thereafter referred to as ... Me): Hey hey, wait a Min! What's it playing on? Do you have a Sound

Manikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03876860572490237330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-73621183778424317632011-08-14T13:23:00.004+05:302011-08-14T14:48:19.385+05:30

Tabs on browsers seem to be the norm these days. Looks to be a very useful feature, till you look closely. I think tabs have caused a major change in how we do things, and not all these changes are positive. Very very long ago, there were browsers that allowed you to view just a single page. If you wanted to view a different page, you navigated away from the current page. Things had a logical

Manikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03876860572490237330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-18797797686201655122011-08-09T22:59:00.016+05:302011-08-12T23:43:49.699+05:30

Have been thinking of writing this up for some time now, as a logical companion to my "Renting a house in Bangalore" post. These are some questions I had, when I decided to explore buying an apartment. I hope these would be useful for someone in a similar situation. An entire book can be written on this topic, I don't intend to be that comprehensive. So, I'll just model this post as an FAQ, to

Manikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03876860572490237330noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-57618802433849939902009-01-01T23:00:00.001+05:302009-01-02T02:40:28.102+05:30

As we start this new year, if there's one word that comes to my mind, its "Hope".Hope that the world would come out of the chaos into greens of harmony ...Hope that we'll, once again, feel safe when we step out of our homes ...Hope that the world would learn its lessons & realize the perils of short-term artificial Boom ...Hope that people will embrace contentment and resist greed ...Hope that

Maniknoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-22913037866113175782008-11-26T22:44:00.004+05:302008-11-27T14:55:31.667+05:30

Sickness, says arvgrins, makes you nobler. It's the first time I've heard that, and don't know how true it is, but there sure seems to be some truth to it. He added that it makes you grateful for the little "big" things that you often take for granted. Have been going through patches of sickness last few days and I do agree that it brings along a wave of emotions, gratitude being one of them. If

Maniknoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-13223596253141190682008-09-03T21:31:00.004+05:302008-09-03T21:59:15.171+05:30

I know this is going to be a marathon post, the experience was no less, believe me. My intent of writing this is to share my experience of renting an apartment in Bangalore, might come in handy for someone going through a similar search. The facts stated are true for Bangalore only, and not necessarily for other Indian cities.Disclaimer: I'm not against landlords and agents, but my experience is

Maniknoreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-10956171340239782222008-08-27T00:40:00.005+05:302008-08-27T18:29:47.574+05:30

I'm back & for a change, I'm going to talk about the changes I've been going through while I was away. Life, in the last few months has been full of this crazy lil' thing called change. A change of job (I joined Yahoo!), moving to a new city (Bangalore is lovely, a little too rainy but still lovely), setting up home (I think I might do a dedicated post for that)... it's been hectic but enjoyable

Maniknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-21387404982928741202008-02-06T16:05:00.000+05:302008-02-06T16:13:17.817+05:30

Came across this interview of Sanjeev Bikhchandani, the founder of Naukri.com. Very inspiring read, to say the least! Check it out Here.

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Last month, I returned home to Delhi having been away for 9 months. One of the things I had been silently worrying about was reviving my "Delhi" driving skills. Arriving at the airport 2 hours late and 1 bag less didn't lessen the enthusiasm and I chose to take the front passenger seat in the cab; THAT gave me the front seat to the roller coaster ride that driving in Delhi is. The cabbie was my

Maniknoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-84615455217381582532007-09-03T22:57:00.000+05:302007-09-04T02:35:12.857+05:30

There are some things that can be categorized and some that cannot be; and then there are these little uncategorizable (I created a new word...Hurray!!!:D) things that have this "Aha" factor about them which tend to not get talked about. Sometimes its an interesting movie, a soulful song, a useful tip from a fellow human being etc. that makes you go "Wow/Gee/Ooh/Mmm/OyeHoye" ... somehow these

Maniknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-62312633764051551022007-08-13T04:13:00.000+05:302007-08-13T06:53:02.529+05:30

Never been to museums much, atleast in the last few years. Visited a few as a kid and hardly remember anything from those visits, I do have some faint memories of the Nehru Planetarium and Rail Museum in Delhi. Thought let's give it a shot one more time.Visited the MIT museum in Cambridge last month. Seemed like going there was a big thing, the kind of thing which becomes an experience that you

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A few days back, I filed my income tax online. To many, that may seem like something ordinary but to me, being able to do that online was a milestone in itself. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that when I heard that taxes can be filed online, I started off exploring with a pessimistic outlook ... maybe the website would be down ... the system might be slow ... will it be reliable ...

Maniknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-1202424630100545842007-02-21T13:41:00.000+05:302007-02-21T14:45:50.134+05:30

I'm glad some film makers still put their money in projects like this. It keeps the non-commercial stream of Cinema alive, the stream in which artistics decisions are backed by artistic reasons, rather than by mass-Junta's acceptance. In short, Anwar is an artistic expression that doesn't conform with typical cinema but is a pleasant change from the routine.The movie is set in Uttar Pradesh and

Maniknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-1168925014376895452007-01-16T10:52:00.000+05:302007-01-16T13:48:27.420+05:30

Oh it's a time for joy & happiness....Of celebrations, parties and letting goBut my heart, it seldom obeys rules....It wants to let Joy decide when it wants to flowIf joyous times and sad times were in our hands....We wouldn't ever want to undergo the latterBut life's not like that, it'll give you a taste of all....To life, your preferences don't really matterAnd now the festive wave has passed..

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Spotted at a multiplex in Gurgaon ... An interesting translation of the famous dialogue from The Original Don: "Don ka intezar toh gyarah mulkon ki police bhi kar rahi hai, par Don ko pakadna mushkil hee nahi namumkin hai"

Maniknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-1162926527038480262006-11-08T00:31:00.000+05:302006-11-08T01:10:03.796+05:30

Theres always an argument when we compare culture of India with that of the West. The general perception is "kids in India are taught to respect more than those in the West". I dont agree; in fact have beliefs to the exact contrary. I believe Indians respect age while in the west, individuality is respected. Indian kids are taught to bow and touch the feet of elders. How many children actually

Maniknoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-1160759013543978192006-10-13T01:23:00.000+05:302006-10-14T01:59:27.186+05:30

Last week, I was out to buy a few medicines & suddenly realized that in last few weeks, more than 10 chemist stores/pharmacy stores had setup shop around the area where I live. There were four pharmacies in the same market complex itself, one of them newly opened. Well, buying medicines is going to be convenient now, I thought. I couldn't have been more wrong!As I walked into the first of the

Maniknoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-1160758797629589062006-09-25T00:27:00.000+05:302006-10-14T01:37:53.203+05:30

I love the Pizza, but I never used to find anything fancy about it. It was a simple recipe: grab a flat pie of bread circular in shape, spread cheese & tomato paste and throw in vegetables, maybe some processed cold meat too. Bake it in an oven and there you have a pizza. Well, not quite ... you might argue! The pizza, in today's avatar, is much more than just a simple snack. It's a foundation

Maniknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-1160758641576193262006-09-11T23:51:00.001+05:302011-08-09T22:43:41.689+05:30

First things first, Munnabhai and Circuit ROCK, and so does their creator Rajkumar Hirani. The series started with a “Gangster goes to Medical school” storyline, which took the country by storm and metamorphized Munnabhai & Circuit from screenplay characters to a Brand. The Brand’s identity is now further strengthened with the sequel Lage Raho Munnabhai, which thoroughly stimulates

Maniknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35973363.post-1160758455660680502006-09-07T19:28:00.000+05:302006-10-14T01:36:06.746+05:30

Well, I've been asked this question a couple of times. My reply's always been in the negative but each and every time, the question has surely made me think. Why should I blog? Or rather why do people blog? Logic instantly provides the following answers:To air one's opinions.To have a living identity online, which is more than a profile and less than a website.To solicit feedback or bounce

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