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Here I am, writing my One Hundredth Blog Post! Yeah, I repeat, as the title says it, this is the and my One Hundredth post on my blog! Wow! Wow because even I can’t believe that I have reached here finally! I remove my helmet, raise my bat and look towards the heavens… I have…
Director – Todd Phillips Cast – Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helmes, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong. Genre – Comedy Watch Because – Some funny moments, Entertaining second half Dont Watch Because – Tries too hard, Missing situational humor, Does not live up to expectations, Shoddy direction, editing. Rating – ♥♥ and a half out of 5 VERDICT –…
50 years ago, on October 5, 1962, in the movie Dr.No James Bond sitting on a Poker table eyed the beautiful Sylvia Trench and to her query of his name, responded dramatically with a cigarette in his mouth: “Bond… James Bond”. That was the beginning of one of the most intriguing characters the World has…
So, India is a wonderful democratic country under the rule of the law and constitution that even an alleged beggar can go up to the Supreme Court and get his death sentence for murder case commuted to just seven years in prison without anyone, not the courts or the police or the government making any effort to…
The Use and User of Credit Cards – Lifecycle Click on the chart to enlarge, uh, view the chart in a larger screen. Hey, it is easy! You will be screwed any which way. This is the kind of chart you were not taught in IIM (Or any other ‘B-School’). This is real-life management, baby! Infinitely more useful than…
Notwithstanding all the arguments put forward in the previous part, the single biggest reason why I am not buying an apartment in Bangalore (or anywhere else) is because I don’t have the money to pay for it. “But who has that kind of money? You can take a home loan no?” they will say. No….
How the 45th US president-elect and the issues that dominated his high-voltage election campaign will actually turn out as a matter of policy continue to be subject to intense speculation. However, drowned out by all the din about the wall, illegal immigrants, Muslims, ISIS or trade pacts, there were a lot of other issues that…
When you are making a movie about giant alien robots, make a movie about the damn giant alien robots, and not about human histrionics, teenage angst and love life crises! Leave those to drama movie makers. As with all sequels, the movie lost track of it’s core plot and characters. I had hoped against hope…
Despite all recent societal advancements, Kerala society lags in mental health awareness as it is considered a taboo plagued by lingering stereotypes and falsehoods. This discourages those with afflictions from seek professional help fearing ridicule and exclusion. This needs to change for a healthier society especially our children.
Here’s my experience of paying with UPI for a ticket on a KSRTC bus via Google Pay in Kerala, underscoring my observation that it might not be the best method for transit payments.
Watched the financial-thriller-drama movie “The Big Short” the other day. As you might already know, the movie is on the sub-prime crisis of 2007-08 and resulting Great Recession, about four guys who looked around and predicted that the US housing market was a bubble which would crash in the imminent future, taking banks and the…
“Amreeka is how real Punjabis pronounce ‘America’” says Atulya Mahajan in his “Amreekandesi – Masters of America“, a 310 page opus chronicling of the lives and times of a group of Indian students roughing it out it the US of A trying to make their dreams come true while describing life in America in general…
