Archive for April, 2007

The irony for smokers in India

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Government cannot ban smoking in India. But they cannot promote it either. The tobacco industry makes them huge amount of money. But they cannot be seen as promoting something which fills their coffers.
Now, let’s think about the smoker. Legally… he cannot smoke at a public place. He now cannot smoke while driving. Smoking while someone [...]

Driving has become a pain

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Courtesy the Government
India has bad roads. Except for the few national highways, most of the roads we have in India are in real bad shape.
They are full of potholes and they are full of illegal speed breakers. Illegal because the law has defined certain guidelines for making speed breakers and I really doubt if [...]

Benefits of a ganjoo cut

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

You do not have to worry about ending up with messed up hair if you drive around on a motorcycle instead of a car. I now know coz I am using my bike more than my car.

My mom hates my ganjoo cut

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

As expected my mom was literally shocked to see me when she came visiting me yesterday. Ok. I know it’s more like a Bihari cut (no offense to my Bihar based readers and friends). But I think I am fine with it. I might even continue to sport it in the future.

Digg rocks for one day old stories

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Staying in touch with the absolute latest is what web users prefer generally. But, for a Digg user, to try and check out the latest stories can be very frustrating.
First. Most of the stories on the front page are likely to be receiving thousands of hits at that particular moment. Most web services crumble under [...]