Archive for March, 2010

Cascading psychological fear of Civic Championship

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

One of the candidates for the BBMP election to be held today — I won’t name her, sent leaflets to her prospective voters through newspapers. One such leaflet made its way to me. While I must insist that the Candidate’s usage of English grammar (or the lack of it) should have nothing to do with [...]

Earth Hour

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

While someone like Lalit Modi would not believe in the concept of “Earth Hour” because it does not bring in the money, I urge you to take a look at the concept.
The idea is that on the Saturday that is two days away, 27th of March 2010, you switch off your lights and keep the [...]

Chickened

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

There is this Chinese restaurant I pass by everyday on the way back from work. Last Friday, I decided otherwise. Friday evening, chicken wings on my mind, an unexplored Chinese restaurant — too much to handle.
The already cramped place was now more cramped with my arrival. A couple on the left looked into each other [...]

Salutes

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

About 3 years ago, I think, I had a chance to meet an officer from a lesser known aerobatics team, based in Dabolim, Goa. I had always thought that The Surya Kiran were the only aerobatics team but that the Navy had one too was news to me. They are aptly called Sagar Pawan (The [...]