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@Cinefan: Day 3, five more movies

I decided NOT sit in the front row if I intended to watch five films in the day. I did, so I didn’t.
Important to note that if you’re buying tickets, you MUST check them. I’ve had problems each time I’ve bought tickets - first time, I wasn’t given a ticket for one particular show, and […]

@Cinefan: Osian’s database, and impressions of Day 2

New year, same old problems. I walked into Siri Fort 1to watch Mizoguchi’s Sansho the Bailiff, to find someone arguing with the organizers about being allowed to take a bottle of water inside. It’s entirely random - they allow water in for some shows, not for others.
Later, when I went to buy tickets for a […]

Everybody’s crazy in their own way

If you’ve stayed in a hostel, you know what I mean.
Anyway, the latest crazy story (the last was Aishwarya eating chocolate ice cream with pineapple toppings) is about my sister.
She woke up at 5:00am today, got ready in half an hour (a new record), and walked out on to the street at 5:30am to look […]

Random excellent stuff

The llama song and the Gamma song (from Finch, Scout)
The best sentence in the English language
A softer world (from Ash…varya)
Splash attack (click on “watch this movie”)

also from Finch, Scout, this interesting, wtf, read: Inherently funny word
And before I forget: Samit with underwear on his head. (p.s.: I’m told he’s finished the third book) and this […]

Cinefan Ahoy!

Really looking forward to the Cinefan film fest (21st - 29th). This year, films are also being screened at two PVRs - Rivoli and Plaza, so that’s tempting since they’re just a metro ride from home for me. However, most films are being screened at Siri Fort, so I’m probably just going to hang out […]

Rolling Stone Magazine To Be Launched In India

Well, you’re reading it here first: The Rolling Stone magazine is on its way to India, being launched in collaboration with MW.Com India Private Limited, the Mahindra backed company that publishes Man’s World Magazine.
I don’t know when Rolling Stone will be launched, or even if they will have an India specific website, or even India […]

Counterculture in India — Music

“Fuck you, I wont do what you tell me” - Killing in the name of by Rage Against The Machine
Rock music as counterculture
Jazz, swing, rock and roll, grunge, Hip Hop and now Indie music - all have emerged as countercultures. The popular phrase “Rock and Roll is dead” came into prominence when the labels picked […]

So whatcha been up to Pratibha?

Even if elected by sycophants, not my President. I now think Kalam is a better candidate (for the lack of a better one). What about Najma Heptullah or Karan Singh?
Related:
So, Pratibha Patil for President of India just because she’s a woman?

what do you do when…

…you’re tired when you’re working, and bored when you’re not?

Wireless Connectivity Issues - Airtel GPRS and Tata Indicom Data Card

Just got back from Bombay after a hectic five day trip where connectivity was a major problem, so this blog post is for putting it all on the record:
1. GPRS: Airtel has two GPRS offerings: Mobile Office, priced at an insane Rs. 499 a month (they had initially told me Rs. 16 per day of […]