Pertinent Observations

Archive for July, 2007

30 Jul

The seven ages of mom

When I was a kid, we used to without fail celebrate my birthday on the 6th of December, and my father’s birthday on the 30th of the same month. However, never once did we celebrate my mother’s birthday. Repeated questions in this matter went unanswered for a long time, and I grew up wondering how [...]

28 Jul

IIM Admissions

In order to comply with the Right to Information Act (one of the very few pieces of good legislation by the current UPA government), IIMB has disclosed the “formula” used in this year’s admission process. For someone who went through the process three years back, it makes extremely interesting reading. Once again, I’m not in [...]

27 Jul

Why?

I wait and wait for the weekend, and when it arrives, what do I do? First thing I do when I reach home on Friday night is to check my work email! And I do it again as soon as I wake up on Saturday, just in case one of the people in the head [...]

27 Jul

Learn from the guy on your right

The Gabriel Heinze drama is reaching dramatic proportions, with Man U refusing to sell him to LIverpool (or any other EPL club for that matter) despite the latter meeting the asking price. And it seems like Heinze wants to move at any cost – it seems he has engaged LIverpool’s legal team to assist him. [...]

25 Jul

IT and avale nanna hendathi

In the classic 1988 Kannada movie Avale Nanna Hendathi, there is a character who has three wives. The first wife convinces the guest that he should have coffee. The second wife makes the coffee. And the third brings the coffee for the guest. Isn’t this exactly the way IT companies work? //

23 Jul

A gem

This interview with A B Bardhan, the General Secretary of the CPI published in yesterday’s Business Standard is nothing short a masterpiece. The entire interview is a work of art, and deserves to be framed. However, even in such a galaxy, some lines deserve a special mention. When asked why the left has little influence [...]

23 Jul

Bad timing

Sometimes I feel like I want a break. That I want to take a few days off, even unpaid leave will do. And roam. I want to generally roam the forests of the western ghats. Go by bus. Start off at some famous place. Take a bus to some arbit place and get off. Walk [...]

19 Jul

The English Tail

Cricinfo says: Both James Anderson and Chris Tremlett are in which means there won’t be a Lord’s debut for Stuart Broad. A little unlucky, after his 5 for 76 for England Lions against the Indians at Chelmsford. It is Tremlett’s Test debut though. I think the reason Tremlett has been preferred to Broad (despite the [...]

19 Jul

Hunch

januarybitch ?is 1pi00te005 ‘s alter ego //

18 Jul

I gave up

I had a haircut today. I don’t think i’ll ever have long hair ?? //

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