tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91052418678722266492012-02-17T05:07:20.063+05:30As its name suggests, this blog would be a raw, at times refined, rendition of my experiences and *insights*-which is what DHIITI means in sanskrit. To share it with people with similar or divergent views, would only enrich the endeavour.Rashi Bahadurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740037935130407351noreply@blogger.comBlogger761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105241867872226649.post-91520158271145385742009-11-29T22:24:00.002+05:302009-11-29T22:32:00.990+05:30

Been almost 9 months since we got married, Vivek and I have hardly been out to spend time with each other after our rushed honeymoon... That's not to say we have not ventured out - we have! But our own ways.. Started with a trip to Vaishno devi, followed by two short trips to Coimbatore... in between a failed trip for Onam, for I was unwell, once for Diwali when I went alone for our first diwali.

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I have been staying away from home for over 2 years now and the one thing which I always like to write home about is about the kind of people I meet all the time. The last post here was on Chitappa. I have not spoken to him in a while, but we mail each other quite often. This time its about meeting some people who cast an humbling emotion. I was in my room surfing the net, watching more than my

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He came as a guest of my land lady a month and a half back. Down the line, he was someone I wanted to spend more time with. A 70 year old man, cheerful at the first instance I saw him. For him and his wife any outing from home in Chennai was desirable. So was this. Chittappa would wake up very early in the morning, meditate and then practice his Yoga without fail. He infact taught me some of the

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A synopsis : From an article by JWT's Das Consumer is king, but should not be. The premise being the level of equality in society. The explanatory measure.. Hofstede's power distance index (PDI)! The higher the score, the more likely brand oriented companies will face the wrath of consumers which are spoilt for choice. India is 77 whereas the world avg is 56. Explains why in India we take no

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Holi went past by ...... I have been working non stop. Atleast in my mind. Work has been very hectic..sometimes because I take it head on and sometimes because I have to just wait for things to happen. The only constant in the past few months - brushing some nagging personal issues under a verrry heavy carpet! I remember when I started working in Hyderabad market, I knew I would need to travel

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The splash of colours to wish you a very happy holi... the painting with due credit to www.sepahigallery.com.

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Drove upto the new airport yesterday for work .. 1-The look: Uncanny rememblance to Schipol, Amsterdam 2-The drive: IS BAD! It took 1.5 hrs to get there against the 20 mins which were warranted had the flyover been in place 3- The site : Is raw, as can be! Still seems eons away from any from of operability..but I think the politicians think otherwise 4- The retailing - Most stalls are yet to

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Like a decade since I smiled.. Smiled without a pause..;Joy sleeps before my eyes... Lows keep awake, yes without a cause Life brings its gifts, dark with emptiness The bash meant nothing, in the end I just clean the mess Jokes and jibes galore with humour pretty rough Lows remain high, yes without a trough I do what I can to iron things outPerhaps fate I fight, fate which has more clout I ask

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I finished my last dance class today! Well, the last of this batch. I had missed quite a few in the middle due to my ill health and felt the loss today. The hours that I devoted to this were all stolen away from work.. therefore meaning a lot more. :-D I once in my life bargained time for myself with my boss and felt good about it. Moreover, its fair to take the organization up on their offer -

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SASTA aur TIKAOO.... Cheap and effective way for this new 'Meetha Meetha' flavour of Rajnigandha Pan Masala. Men dressed in pink on double peddal bicycles- a fleet of those rode from A-Z of a street, and could not be missed by any... carrying sachets of the 'chewy' they successfully 'induced trials' with as much ease as was planned. 'Food Bazaar' too has taken to a temporary way of passing the

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One of the myriad local spurious versions- I keep spotting on my market visits, this one deserves a special place as it affects a family organization!!

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Hope I remember half of my take on this movie as I write this post about 2 weeks since. Took all this pics in the theatre itself, wishing I'd taken more. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. It was tight in its script. However, now I feel it was more ostentatious- because I don't know the reality! The wide canvass only amplifies my apprehension. The ornaments seemed more of a display and burden on

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Hey! I am now at my new residence. A paying guest with an ISB official and her mother. Srinagar Colony- a nice quiet and very well located place. A breezy fully furnished room with loads of audio/video CDs, books and enough things to keep my eyeballs busy. The residents are fond of art and aesthetics: I just seem to be THE perfect guest. Living with Tam- Brahms. Have already eaten about 10

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I guess I finally know where I am going to be for the next few months. Hyderabad. It's getting hotter and more familiar. The cool evenings are a relief from the warming up afternoons. Time for me also to look out of the guest house and start living a life of my own. Work has been very hectic, and what seemed like a 2 week assignment turned out to be a testing prelude to what would be an

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The Men In Blue have been proving it right..quality matters! We do a victory and make it history..be it a 20-20 or breaking a 16 yr aussie (not a lesser) juggernaut...Without going into the technical details of the game, I have to say that to me, a simple indian cricket fan, this game is becoming a pleasure again. Just when it seems the fan-fare aint that justified the, Indian spirit haunts me

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I went to watch BEOWULF at Prasadz today. The 3D animation was super intricate and I enjoyed every bit of it. It got kinda gory in parts but overall was exciting. One english movie where I could predict the dialogues.. pretty bollywoodish.. the KARMA thing! As u so so u reap kinds...The movie had some fun elements - the lustful kings, the variety of monsters, drunken revelry and real steely

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I think I have recorded an all time high of close to 10 hrs on the road every single day since the past month. I'd be foolish to keep my eyes closed. Amongst other things, a sales job affords a keen eye with many sights! 'Sankranti' OR 'Pongal' are round the corner. The last time I really spoke off or thought of kites was in Class X while I read the famous KITE MAKER in GULLY RAMNATH. The

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I was on my rounds of visiting Stand Alone Modern Trades in the city and came across this very interesting concept. Stand Alone Modern Trades is a name given to the channel that falls between a General Trade and Modern Trade and is more popularly called a Supermarket. These behave like teenagers- They expect footfalls of a General Merchant - they have a regular clientele that shops daily,

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Saturday HAD to be a working day and so it was! I had been looking around voraciously for some food for thought and found quite sumptuous a meal. These three pictures according to me are special in their own way. Here is why I think so: I was parked at a red light outside Kachiguda railway station and found this person on the pavement smiling. The first time I looked, I looked away- the second

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A fairly mixed year for me came to an end on 31st Dec 00 hrs. It ended for all but it was special to me as it prompted me to really look up to that 1 millisecond to change the world for me...The past year had thrown up many challenges which were new!! whether it was as trivial a setback as in academics, or a job that demanded me to, leave think, but change the way I live... worst of all my

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I have spent 2 weeks into my new job. My work took me around to many nooks of hyd i'd ve never seen otherwise. Most of my time was spent learning about this extremely fertile market for Pepsi. Was interesting to see opportunity! Work had been hectic as the Unit entered a strat plan year- the madness was extreme. Teamwork at its helm and the clock turned upside down. The discomfort of switching

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Exactly a week back I had been told that I was going to be located in Hyderabad for the longest stint in my program and today, I have already completed 4 days in the new role. Such is my whirlwind of a life. Nice to be back in Hyd. Things have changed. I am no more the living local royalty - an ISBian, I am not a non-veg'n so can't savour the biryanis and last but not the least my origins and

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Top Down : Dunston drinks with finesse!!, A distorted 2 litre Pepsi bottle before being blow moulded into a full fledged bottle- the pressure aint enough to blow it properly, a 7Up 2 lt bottle in its original form, a poster for eye safety in the Pepsi Plant @ KOSI

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Hyatt Regency, New Delhi. On an indulgent family outing after the fairly excruciating wait at the passport office, I took it as a welcome change. At the "coffee shop", my jaws dropped for the second time in a month (last time was on the dental chair)!! Every single coffee cost Rs. 200/- , but then we were already there..and what was I expecting anyways. I decided to relish the moment...picked up

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Last night Rohit and I decided to eat out! And for want of truly trying something new, hit this place. Well atleast I had never had Greek food. I thought logically the geographical contiguity would mirror between Mediterranean and Greek cuisine. The place was nice cute and and very smartly though minimally done up and my guestimate says it cost all 1 lac to do up the entire place (excl the

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I think this post deserves to be authored by the uprooted today! "I have to admit that I had been paining my innocent owner for the past one year.And so I would, after all I chose to be different.. HORIZONTAL ---poking into my neighbour!!! The unholy dentist had advised my removal a year back but since my owner would not trust any other than this unholy doc, she decided to assuage me through

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I need to meet those souls who have had a weekend as eventful as mine. Weeding out the potential commons..Diwali & Bhai Dooj.. am sure not many could have subject themselves to a torture..a double torture..Ok let me not exaggerate and prolong the expression. I have seen 4 movies in the past 3 weeks (laga chunari mein daag, bhool bhulaiyya and..). It deserves a mention as they have all been: as

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Diwali is always special..for I was home this time, it was even more special for me. The festivities, the madness on road, the warmth at home, gifts, lights and much more to look forward to. I managed some nice things at home apart from entertaining guests..a rangoli and more decorations :). There is more remaining, the puja and crackers :).

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My franchise stint has started and right now I am sitting in the bottler's office. Things are different and the comparisons rich. I left home at 10 in the morning today and reached Lawrence Road Industrial Area after three wrong turns - and one and a haf hours. The combination was lethal enough to cause a detour... absense of mind, constant 'bakkar' (which means banter as coined by my MT

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CHANDIGARH I came back from Gurgaon after my presentation only last afternoon. The presentation had gone well I thought. The MUGM seemed satisfied if not exhilarant but yes, more than anything I was relieved. I wanted to get to back to Chandigarh- pack myself to Delhi- the next evening, today evening. This wish was by no means to sigh relief, but because I just felt like getting a change.

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15th Oct, 07Time flies, and it has! I came here on July 28th. The first two days were spent just looking around the place, trying to explore PG accos, getting a phone connection, internet connection and so many other errands! Don't believe it is already time to surrender all of that.. Having got the orders to relocate- trying to recount all my experiences and I have to say I have enjoyed these

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The promos of Laaga Chunari Mein Daag had worked on me and I had been eagerly waiting for the movie to release. Following my heart I went and got myself tickets for the first day!... I have to say that nothing lasts forever, even if it is sensibility! It would have taken Pradeep Sarkar a load of effort to churn out this disaster of a movie.. and whatever happened to the much talked about

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It's that nip; It's that dew, on the anvil is the winter hueThe sun has been benevolent since the last day or two....The quiet, the coffee, the mittens and blankets are by far a favouriteIf only winter weren't so beautiful, I would not wait a bit!

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C10- Seat no. 50 was like this peek into what we call ''various attitudes''. Indeed very interesting helping me bide the 4 hours I was to en route Delhi from Chandigarh last evening. Having both the seats next to me vacant, I was in a position to relax and just observe with a soup-stick in my mouth intermittently.. ah! this is life... :). A bunch of boys and girls, back from a vacation in

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Currently, in the shoes of the Mr. Growth in the territory, an ADC - its fun..its more my kind of work! I have been enjoying it for it marketing essence. Requires me to be out in the field but I get to look at the market in a different light. Infact the week just flew past.. worked with advertising companies, outdoor vendors..what I enjoy most is I have money to spend...though not on myself.

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India-Aus Semi Final, Durban, TT,Sept..23rd, 07 What a way to get there! What a way... this game of cricket was one of the most aggresive I have ever watched. The best part was the almost non chalant aggression displayed by each Man in Blue! They seem to have learnt just about the right things from the seniors, whose absense seemed to be the biggest refresher here. Somehow the last over of

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I have to also add that I simple love the way Hutch is carrying along with their re-branding efforts. Splashing the red and covering the pink mania well! I specially like how they have retained some of the critical brand elements - specially the DOG, infact thats the only one retained... The ad is simple and fab. Also apparent is how they are erecting hoardings/signage anywhere and everywhere

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This work day finally concluded in a good decision to go watch the Bourne Ultimatum. I did not remember much of the two prequels I had seen but the movie was gripping and smart enough to keep an amateur buff like me at the edge of her seat! Flitting eyeballs, a racing background score, and fine cinematography made the movie worth the money and time! And indeed a nice way to end the movie...subtle

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Life has taken that last pound of flesh for every windfall. In one way or the other I end up paying through my nose. On the face it seems like a fortune sine die, but I know I have never had something in life without losing another... let me not delve into this philosophy too much.. Just this silly incident today at the dinner party in Mohali Club. It had been more than a year since I played

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Discovered i have had nothing to write in a month..is that true? Well, not that anything has motivated me. Ups and downs, rights and wrongs...so many emotions have been criss-crossing each other that now it all seems like an entangled portion of a thread of cotton lest it would have disentangled with ease. Maybe its how I am looking at my life these days. Will this list of To-Dos ever end?

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Yet again an interesting site during my visit to Shera Sheri-Rajpura.... ;-)... was tempted to see his sales happen...but damn.. time... by the way he has a time fixed for every surrounding village ..where people come and make calls... hutch, airtel...any takers for this ethnic ingenuity???

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Went on a market visit to the country side today and I have to say it was one of the prettiest sites I have seen in a while. Reminded me of the extremely pretty locales off trivandrum.... green ... and this is truly green. Endless spaces of land with rice, wheat, barley, and take a name of anything that ever touches ur plate! Punjab truly has a culture and spirit- one which is

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As the up-country stint unfolds , i understand one more aspect of a sales job. You get great lassi up north and some route agents offer free snacks and food:-) My trip to Patiala was shorter than the usual day trips . Somehow the weather and the greenery around made it a memorable day. I didn't notice anything unusual here but yes, i checked the item off my agenda. My day dreaming has picked up

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Sam, my aid in homework and then my closest friend since school who has seen me thru my hay days and also in lows! Somehow, her intuitions have always turned out true for me..Deepest Regret: did not attend her wedding… Sorry Sam! Sreeja, my second testimonial for u! Yet again, words fall short. A pillar of strength, someone I truly depend on, so much that I sometimes don’t even

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A union territory which sleeps by 8! I am serious. Have been here 4 days and am trying to find my bearings. Yes, I am based out of this place on my assignment for the next 4 months, atleast. This is the first time out of home for me. I would not count ISB as that experience was more protected than home could have been. SO trying to get around here, find a place to stay etc is quite exciting. Haha

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Life has been very interesting and adventurous in the past few weeks. Flying at the speed of light and beginning to show in the form of a tan and some lost pounds apart from some valuable learnings from the rustic markets! Yes, we have been upto some up country rides. What BU-MU-UPC signifies is my journey. Started with some classy BU (Business Unit) orientation with boardroom fundas to the MU (

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Two weeks after rigorous induction @ Pepsi, I am compelled to draw a comparison- which I think a lot of us ISBians would already have drawn having spent time at their respective employers. ISB was a different world, sanitized, protected, plush with the rigor comfortably cushioned by a way of living which surpasses the usual image of a BSchool. Business is different and here it is VERY different.

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Its has been a week of induction at Pepsi and I can say there are a few things worth noting and more to appreciate. The people, each of the presenters hailed from the same background as we do and their positions make u feel good coz you know you wont just work hard without being rewarded. The CEO opens the induction and CFO is around after the ppt to welcome constructive criticism... not to many

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One of my batch mates said that I better start working so that they can honestly say all of ISB is employed!.. So be it... its the last weekend.. Saturday and Sunday won't be the same again. For those who know and have been through such programs at work, have good words to say about them, but generally at the end... rigorous and tiring, but rewarding- why I look forward to it. I am a lil worried

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Amsterdam is different- They say, God made the world and the dutch made Holland, and they are still making it. I was at Dam square the whole day and it was indeed a change from Italy~ safe, clean, lovely weather and some bindaas people! Amsterdam as is known for its open culture truly lives upto its reputation - and very aesthetically at that. I specially find the unique bicycle riding

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Italy is very historic, melancholy...each and every brick and stone on the walls and stone laid streets (Vias) carries a baggage of all emotions mankind knows - love, deceit, revenge, triumph, trust! that's the way I look at it. Could not visit Venice and Milan but there are enough and more reasons to g0 there. Pic legend - The different states of mind 1- Peace, sanctity- St. Basilica's Chapel

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Well the title should not be surprising because Rome is famous, for all the right things and wrong and i have to say my visit has been a wholesome one at that!!!... lost baggage, got it back after some 101 rounds of follow up... and then whooof whoof... hmm ...still lost! much more to say when I am back... but then this place rocks by night... again, i am not a night person, but it looks

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Landed at the FCO airport in Rome. The aerial view seemed to defy beauty only to realize the panoramic view were to second it. I believe you have to really get around the place, which I have not done yet, visit the chapels etc to know what beauty is here. Traveling is not complete without some hicups right? Here was mine, LOST BAGGAGE!... off all the crowd, mine was...and still is... To top that

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There are many interpretations to this concept. Coined by Zarathustra, it is but new to mankind and life itself. Taking the past and future to be infinite, life is but a snickering thread of events we seek to explain- events that lead us to our destiny, which until reached assumes the form of either a question or when reached- a joke that God played on us; unless- we are one of the blessed souls

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Had Feet- Danced! Thur, Sat, Sun- 7-8 am Today my 15th dance class came to an end! Well an end to the learning, its now performance time. I joined them with the intention to hone my dancing skills, shed some pounds (considering that I am a foodie, could only hope to shed SOME), and of course have an occupation, albeit urly in the morning. It was oodles of fun. Working out to loud funky music can

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I sat forlorn on that rickety rocking chair Watching the sun-set though not faster, than my falling hair; The newspaper I had memorized, had nothing left to do, The laughter club seemed a farce, my boredom was nothing new Gone were those days when beer befriended blows I had become more sublime in tackling lows Even a bypass now brought chuckles; Forget leather gloves, wrinkles touched my

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Somethings make you feel really good. It was one of those competitions at ISB, where we competed against our own Batch mates- the FOUNTAINHEAD, a marketing club event... to analyse and present on how the Cola giants had handled or manhandled the Pesticide Controversy. We worked it up till late night and came up with a simple but strong idea....Feels good to note when the same ideas are echoed by

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01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink 02. Swam with wild dolphins 03. Climbed a mountain 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid 06. Held a tarantula 07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone 08. Said 'I love you' and meant it 09. Hugged a tree 10. Bungee jumped 11. Visited Paris 12. Watched a lightning storm at sea (yeah, but from the beach :-) ) 13. Stayed up all

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Have been two months at home after ISB and not a day has passed when I have wanted to step out but receded in my plans for the scorching weather was far from enticing. Not just the weather, the fleecing auto walas, the noise and somewhere the monotony of hang outs is so apparent. Come evening and the skepticism increases as I wonder if I'll walk without having to bother who is looking and who

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Hmmmmm... Not all sequels are good, and Shrek only reinforces it. Patchy comedy, the ogre looks human, the donkey stale and the puss-in-boots urges me to wish it was Antonio for real,:-(. What was really nice about the movie was how the other fairy tales have been built in- Snowhite, Cinderella and the genre. Also, really cute were the donkey-dragon off springs and later those of Shrek and Fiona

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I finally got a nod for THAT dream date, Wondering what happened -- to my fate; I planned a scary movie Thrill & shrill will bring her close Picked her up, she smiled as she twitched her nose; I walked with a swagger with that stiff note Premier was the class & my time stood to gloat 'Sir, its full, Sir its full' this cacophony resonated I walked back long faced as she waited It's not doing

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Panache personified? stoic? or just sooooooooo media savvy!!?!?... Weird i say------ Paris Hilton addresses the media with equal grace, or the lack of it, describing her designer outfits, her $&* escapades, or even her JAIL sentence. 'I am surely scared don't know what it will be like, however, I am looking forward to experiencing this part of my life' Whoa!.... and she says all this as she poses

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........2nd July

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Hutch - Kudos to the active marketing group 'n O&M!! The debate http://www.agencyfaqs.com/talkies/58/index.html The Storyboard http://www.agencyfaqs.com/perl/advertising/storyboard/index.html?id=2518 For the marketing fanatics... and for those who want a proximate benchmark.. this one is for you... Hutch... Everywhere you go.. Literally... Reinforcing every bullet of that ideal advert we learnt

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One of those days when you propose and there u see God dispose!! You want to watch a movie you dont get tickets- online or OTC!! You want to go and do some bowling, you try to punch through an impermeable bevy of school going kids who find it the perfect destination to LIVE that last day of summer hols....Finally, you think of doing what is no different, go for a cup of coffee.. and end up at CCD

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One of the most beautiful movies I have seen in a very long time. Though some parts could have been done without. Just proves it over again, nothing is perfect!!! The songs are beautiful and 'In Dino'......, like speaks my heart.. They are soulful, emotional, simple and they touch me somewhere. I can't sing but I sing these all day... Also must see is the way the songs have been cinematographed/

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Was at PGs shaadi last night, a bunch of us ISBians. A pretty affair as a wedding always is, was accentuated by the 500 strong list of savories... whoa...!! PG looked smug, then anxious then happy and for once bored of wearing that smile...Anamika, the new addition to the ISB spouse association upheld the tag of a beautiful bride :-). For those who read this, do ask Manu Sharma how much fun it

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We all know about the various kinds of coffee, and somewhere sometime have had many A flavour titillate our taste buds! This is by no means a challenge to the coffee connoisseurs but some interesting facts to know about Turkish Coffee... Poured from a 'Cezve' - authentic Turkish Coffee will not be served with a spoon meant for stirring sugar... because the coffee beans themselves come in 6

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SDIPA - Interesting 3 classes i've had. Seemingly different from dancing at ISB, but I can tell you despite the very few parties I attended, a sense of rythm and ever lasting energy is wat I truly take back from those talli shows! lol... its great fun... 7-8 in the morning is the only time I feel fresh!!!

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Fun indeed to make a plan in the evening and fly off to a new place the next day... so was my short and refreshing trip to mumbai .. a lonesome walk down marine drive, some time pass at malls, travel across the city, great food, catching up with relatives and friends.... nice... back to delhi heat now...!!

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Richard Gere Never a dull moment thinking about him, drooling and wondering why why why was I not born in Hollywood, and 30 years earlier?? Nah... i would not want to be in Shilpa Shetty's place tho.... Tom Cruise Well .. this is called love at first sight... mom says whenever I looked up at the sun as a kid.. i closed an eye... well I say.. I was always looking north- west ... at him..

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What better way to inaugurate this blog, than to write about my life post ISB. Albeit, a welcome break, a bane at times, this break prompts me to succumb to lethargy unless towards some more productive outcomes like creating a blog. Having said that, I have created a blog several times over, I do hope to remember this one :-). Not dwelling on what ISB was all about as there is a plentitude that

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