Smoke from Carlton Towers, Bangalore
I am sure the news about the fire in Carlton Towers has spread now. It happened yesterday (23rd Feb 2010 at around 5PM Indian time). According to reports I am reading, nine are dead and seventy were injured in the incident. Some jumped out of the windows in panic as the sixth and seventh floors were filled with a thick smoke.
I just came back from Ragoo’s on KR Road where I had a coleslaw, salad, garlic bread, muglai tikka, pizza, pasta, noodles and rice. That makes it at least three distinct cuisines in one meal. I never thought of this until now, but man, our stomach is facing a definite globalization thing going on too.
In many cities (although I can only speak for Bangalore), we have restaurants that make up different cuisines. Sure, we do have just Italian or just Chinese restaurants but they are more of an exception than a rule. Even in those cases, there are usually some Indian tastes in the menu to make the palate feel more at home. The rest of the restaurants try to mix everything to the limit where you get Idly Chicken and Mutton Dosa.
Hi all,
My cousin brother (aged 11) got a school assignment to write an essay on Mahatma Gandhi. As usual, he opened up Wikipedia to read about him but was confused with the huge article. To help him along, my wife collected a few points and gave it to him. Taking it up, he replaced all bullets with conjunctions and got this result:
Mahatma Gandhi’s Name is Mohandas Kramchand Gandhi. He was born in 2 October 1869. He [was dead] in 30 January 1948 (aged 78) in New Delhi, cause of death was assassination. He Rested Rajghat in New Delhi. His nationality was Indian. His other names Mahatma Gandhi and Bapu, his Almamater was university college london and university of london. He is known as prominent figure of Indian independence movement propounding the philosophy of satyagraha and Ahimsa. His religious beliefs was Hinduism. His spouse(s) Kasturba Gandhi, his children were Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas, his parents were Putlibai Gandhi (mother) Karamchand Gandhi (father).
I have changed some grammar above mainly for clarity. My purpose in sharing the above is to share the tears of laughter while rolling on the floor. Grammatical and spelling mistakes are more than common in a 11 year old and that is not highlighted here. I am sharing this hoping you all take it in a spirit of enjoying the innocence.
Hi all,
If posting the first two posts was difficult for me, it was nothing to the block I am facing now. I keep thinking about what I should write for the next blog entry but then I think if that topic is good enough for the actual actual start of my blog and then I leave it. Of course, work catches up a few moments later and then the post never sees light of the day (or dark of the night).
I have decided to change this: I will start posting whatever comes to my mind even if it might make me look foolish when people read it. Moreover, I have setup a timetable in my diary on how frequently I will be posting about various topics. I will polish that timetable and put it up here soon. Also, I will be buying myself a 2010 diary and fill the pages with the category of my writing and if possible, even the subject of that particular day. I hope I can live up to that schedule.
Next, I have started planning for a new theme. When I set this theme up, I actually sort of liked it. Now, I went through modern design trends and I do not exactly like this theme anymore and after seeing the various designs, I am confused as to what exactly I want. I will settle down with that though and come up with a design as soon as I can. There is a lot of work piled up on my plate so I am not exactly sure when that will happen. In any case, please let the suggestions come. I know I haven’t yet replied to earlier comments and suggestions and I am truly sorry about it. I will make sure this doesn’t happen.
Hi all,
I am very excited to post this first second entry to my blog. Its almost shameful for me to admit that I wrote the first post back on May 8th, 2009 but I have been drowned in work and different schedules. Until recently, I was planning to write a CMS for this blog. The plan stayed with me for over a year before finally I decided to start with Wordpress. Until very recently, I was going to design my own theme for this. Then, I decided I will at least start the blog with a free theme and then start deciding the one I want.
There is a lot of work left to do on this blog. You will see things moving in, out and around on this site. I hope to make this site the one I want quickly. My schedule is still no different than the one back in May of 2009 but I have started it now; and I guess that makes all the difference.
I am not an avid reader but I am sure I have read or in other ways come across a story of an entrepreneur who had small, humble beginnings and made it to the top of the financial world. I look at their story and think if I will have a story to say. If I ever do, how would I start it.
At 2:30 AM when lying in bed awake after a movie and few pages of one such book containing such a story, I thought of how at least I would start this blog. Despite the fact that I was in bed, I got up and reached for my diary and a pen and wrote these words under the section for 8th May 2009, Friday.
And so, at 2:38 AM, I start my blog.
