Monthly Archives: October 2007

An Ode to the Buffalo

October 12, 2007
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O great big buffalo, how mighty you areRuling the planet like a powerful czar.You’ve made your kingdom in the city of BangaloreWe beg for your help, we can’t take it anymore. Majestically, you sit in the middle of the roadJamming traffic, disrupting your heavenly abode.Bravely, here I come with a suggestion for youAll those...

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Traffic Everywhere

October 11, 2007
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Traffic Everywhere

They say there are 2 things that are guaranteed in life. Death and Taxes. I want to add a third to the list: Traffic. Traffic and I seem to have a never-ending love affair. It keeps following me everywhere, never letting me go, always behind me and haunting me. Traffic is really everywhere. There’s...

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Misc: Official Google Blog

October 11, 2007
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<showoff>Have you guys been reading the Official Google Blog lately? There’s a post on there that might interest you http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/two-more-reasons-to-type-in-hindi.html Pay special attention to who the author of the post is </showoff>

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Political Manuvering

October 10, 2007
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Political Manuvering

You know, I don’t understand politics at all. Politicians do things that don’t make sense from any angle. Take the recent Deve Gowda adventure, for example. Here’s my understanding of the political situation in Karnataka: 1) Deve Gowda’s son wants to be CM, so he makes a deal with the BJP.2) He says I’ll...

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The Phantom of the Opera

October 8, 2007
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The Phantom of the Opera

I went to an opera this weekend. It was the most indescribable experience of my life. It was called “The Phantom of the Opera”. I can’t even begin to describe what it felt like – It was like watching a Hindi Movie, but dubbed in French. With a Jazz soundtrack. And with the audio...

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How to be a (Fake) Philosopher

October 3, 2007
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In today’s highly competitive world, you need all the tools to get ahead. Appearing to be spiritual will help you tremendously, and so I’m going to teach you how to be a fake philosopher today. The official definition of philosophy is “Stuff that no one really understands”. It is similar to Jargoneese, but different...

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Scary Roller-Coaster

October 2, 2007
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Scary Roller-Coaster

Sorry everyone, I haven’t been able to post for the last few days. I was off on a mini-vacation. My brother-in-law and his wife, my wife and I had been to Orlando, Florida this weekend. We went to Universal Studios and the “Isle Of Adventure” theme parks over there. It was loads of fun,...

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