December 2006
(14th December 2006)
Yesterday it may have been obvious to a non-sentient being that I was in a grump. I didn't like Bombay and didn't want to be here. Today I do like it - a lot - and do. Possibly this is because I have made appointments with smart people who care about urban design and toilets. Possibly it was having 100 business cards printed on a ...
(14th December 2006)
From today's newspapers
1. an obituary to Mr. Harminder Singh, formerly director of Siemens, Ltd.
Good-bye dear colleague...
Your powerful support to the company,
through thick and thin,
steered us to the path of high growth.
Today, as we trend excellence,
we know you are still watching our moves,
inspiring us and urging us to do better.
-- Your colleagues in grief at Siemens
2. Casual Leaves: Two ...
(13th December 2006)
Man: "Do you want to be an extra in a Bollywood movie?"
Me: "Ha! No."
Man: "Seriously!"
Me: "Seriously, no."
→ Beanbags
(13th December 2006)
I am writing this from an internet cafe which as of ten minutes ago has a resident pigeon. The pigeon has leaped from fan to air conditioner to fan. It is now on the fan. Its claws are making whirring noises. It is a lost Bombay pigeon that wants to join the Indian internet boom.
Excuse the silence. The last time I did a transition ...