Monthly Archives: December 2007

Aditya’s Advice Column 5

December 28, 2007
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I’m a newcomer to Bollywood, and I acted in this director’s movie which turned out to be a big flop. Not only did people think that it was a blue movie, but the director, let’s call him SLB, insisted on portraying me like a joker. Now, my career is sinking faster than the Titanic....

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This year in review

December 26, 2007
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I can’t believe it’s the end of the year already! Didn’t this year feel especially short? I think we might have missed some months. I don’t remember experiencing a June or a February. We might have skipped those two. I’ve got to go and check the calander again! Anyhow, it’s that time of the...

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Enlightenment!

December 23, 2007
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I was flipping through one of the wife’s magazines the other day and I came across an interesting article. The article was about the top 10 flop Bollywood movies of the year. So I’m reading through it, and I’m like ‘Haha…yeah, that was pretty bad…Haha…yeah, that one sucked too…Hoho..Yeah, that one. What was the...

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Tennis!

December 22, 2007
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I’ve started to enjoy playing Tennis. I suck at it, but that doesn’t stop me from playing anyway. It’s like an addiction. But my other friends don’t seem to enjoy it as much. They say I’m not a “Good Sport”. Ha! I think they’re just being bad losers. You decide for yourself: So last...

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How to Disguise Insults

December 19, 2007
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One of the great undervalued skills of life in the 21st Century is the ability to disguise insults. Swearing and cursing to someone’s face is quite easy, but often produces counter-effects (i.e., you’ll get beaten up). If you’re an expert at disguising your insults, your victim will spend several agonizing hours deciding whether what...

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This Modern World

December 18, 2007
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This Modern World Welcome to this world, in this modern day,Where, with smoke and dust, the air has turned grey.“I’m OK” they say and put up a brave display,But everyone really seems to want to run away! Cheer up, they tell me, “Let’s go Shopping!”2000 bucks for a shirt?!? There’s no way I’m paying!No...

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How (not) to do College Projects

December 17, 2007
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There’s a major problem with the way Engineering is taught in this country. And the problem is that, at the end of the 4 years, they expect you to create some Software Project to prove that you learnt something and didn’t waste your time. And this was a big problem for me. Luckily, there’s...

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Misc: Pointless Wanderings Blocked?!?

December 17, 2007
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New! Email Delivery Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner   Hi Everyone, A few people pinged me and let me know that PointlessWanderings has again been blocked in their offices. Now, I’m assuming that your company has done this to stop you from wasting time on this blog, which is a great compliment....

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Driving and Traffic Comparision

December 15, 2007
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Driving in India is so much different than driving in the US. I’ve written about the various traffic similarities earlier, but today I wanted to focus on the differences. 1) If you can drive in India, you can drive anywhere. Driving in India is like playing a video game – You have to dodge...

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Top 10 things about me You Didn’t Know

December 14, 2007
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1) I’ve once managed to set my computer on fire. Like literally. With smoke and all. 2) I can’t listen to music. If I have music on for more than 15 minutes, the voices in my head start singing along (with a really bad voice too), and that gives me a terrible headache. I...

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