Posted by: Aadisht on: April 28, 2007
Despite much pleading and negotiation, Mint informed me today that no way are they going to agree to a proposal before I actually write the pieces. In other words, my plan of financing a trip to the Philippines by selling multiple travel writing pieces to them has come a cropper. Not a complete cropper. They [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 28, 2007
Does anybody know if Canon has plans to launch a successor to the PowerShot S3 IS anytime soon? I’m hugely tempted to upgrade from my Coolpix 7100, but don’t want to find two months after upgrading that my camera’s obsolete.
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 27, 2007
If you’re from faaking Nicaragua or Chad you can enter the Philippines without a visa. Even if you’re from Saudi Arabia. Even Bhutan. But if you’re Indian it’s the application process with documents and visa fees for you. Shite.
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 22, 2007
This is bloody annoying. Up until now, I’ve never had to actually buy a Harry Potter book. There was always some kind soul I could borrow it from. My neighbours uptil Goblet of Fire, my grandma for Order of the Phoenix, and Swami the HT Commie for Half-Blood Prince. Which is all well and good, [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 21, 2007
Please note that I am giving up Punjabi self-loathing. I am taking up Punjabi victimhood instead. The reasons for this will become clear over the next three or four months (since that is how long it takes me to write a series of posts).
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 21, 2007
My travel writing piece has appeared in Mint. Hopefully, more will follow.
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 21, 2007
Social skills are not about being polite. They’re about knowing when to be polite and when to be rude.
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 20, 2007
You can afford to eat regularly at Olive Bar and Grill. I, of course, am a mere commercial banker. So despite being a grossly overpaid MBA I cannot afford to eat at Olive Beach Bangalore. Unfortunately the fates decreed otherwise. I foolishly did not carry an umbrella yesterday. Thus, on my way back from the [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 20, 2007
Pentagram asked fans to make a music video for their single Voice. They finally went with a montage of 26 different videos. One of the videos that they liked but didn’t use was Varun Agarwal’s anti-reservations video. Why is this important? Check out the video. Specifically, check out the frame 2 minutes and 32 seconds [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 20, 2007
There’s something about Mumbai. The skyscrapers block out natural light. The people block out landscape views. Still, out of all my really awesome photographs, about half were taken in Mumbai. Sample these two: I used to see this dog everyday when I was working in Fort. He used to live at the Flora Fountain intersection. [...]