Archive for February, 2010

Green Flag in Mumbai
Friday, February 26th, 2010

I hope that this will be my last post / tweet on my recent India trip.
When the flight was about to takeoff from Mumbai, one could spot quite a few Pakistani flags fluttering in the slums nearby. Nothing legally wrong in flying the flag of another country. Just that Pakistan is not one another country [...]

Good Freebie
Thursday, February 25th, 2010

During my trip to India last week, I got an opportunity to visit Chettinad Hospitals in Kelambakkam, Chennai to donate a unit of blood. The said hospital is set in a sprawling campus with well laid out lawns and what not. One need not be an Einstein to realise that the place is much beyond [...]

200*
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

49.3 And now, Tendulkar’s batting on 199…
Langeveldt to Tendulkar, 1 run, 85.4 mph, single to reach the first double-hundred in ODIs, streered behind point, takes off his helmet and waves to the crowd, which is on its feet, so are his team-mates in the dressing room, a fan’s blowing a conch, Tendulkar’s soaking all [...]

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Trip to India – Some Observations – Part 2
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

* All the traffic signals can be dismantled in Chennai and thrown away. No one gives a damn for the red signal.
* Why wouldn’t anyone doing anything about the unmanned level crossing at Tambaram Sanatorium. With so many tracks and thousands of people crossing without a bit of care, that is a major disaster waiting [...]

Trip to India – Some Observations – Part 1
Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Back home to UK after a super hectic 10 day trip to Chennai, India.
* ‘Dining Street’ restaurant in LHR Terminal 4 is real bad. They took us 40 minutes to get our order of baked beans on toast. Saved few more potential customers from the misery by telling them of the above.
* Jet Airways is [...]

Pre-Holiday Week
Monday, February 8th, 2010

However much I plan to keep the last few days before my holidays free, it doesn’t work out. Have tons of work, at work and at home before we fly out on Friday morning. I foresee at least couple of long nights this week.

Facebook Politics
Friday, February 5th, 2010

Look at the following tweet from the Conservative Party.
“Our Facebook page has more people than Labour and the Lib Dems combined. Join and show your support at http://www.facebook.com/conservatives”
I am tempted to ask ‘idhula enna perumai‘ (Whats there to feel proud about?) like Thengai Srinivasan did during the interview scene in the movie ‘Thillumullu’, but those [...]