Those that don`t watch BBC or CNN`s primetime news bulletin are probably not aware that I have quit my Sports Editor`s job at www.sify.com. Not much of a Sports Editor, but still. I will be joining American International Group (www.aig.com) as their Corporate Communication guy. Is the move good or bad? I don`t know yet. … Read more
There was a time when men chose between a wife and a washing machine. I myself, when young would joke about how I intended to marry early because I did not like washing clothes. I hated Surf washing power and the blue colored Rin detergent because they made my hand rough. Washing also meant, identifying … Read more
Requested by Anbu @ 11:16 am | Dec 1st 2004 Topics Suggested: Boss,Canteen food,Indian cricket,roads Mail id: manbu@chn.cognizant.com Blog: http://vanguard2010.blogspot.com It is now fashionable to use the sewage system to move around the city. It is less polluted and less crowded. And costs only Rs 10.00 – the price of one Rin Shakti. According to … Read more
I have always wanted to become a World-renown poet. But lack of vocabulary (poets should know words that the common folk don`t understand) and lack of command over grammar (poets need to understand it fully before they can go ahead and break the rules) ensured that I would end up having a blog. Here is … Read more
George Bush has retained the White House. Shucks, I had gotten bored of the Bush jokes on the net and was expecting Kerry to win, so that we would have a fresh set of laughing matter. Looks like I have to contend with Bush jokes for another four years. Don`t know why US has re-elected … Read more
Here is a yahoo chat conversation between US President George Bush and Pakistan CEO Pervez Musharraf. These guys are generally invisible; so don`t wait for them to come online. You can send off-line messages, if you are interested. Bush: Hey Pervez, where is Osama? Pervez: Search me! 😛 Bush: Man, you refuse to hand him … Read more
It is a very fine art. You learn with age. Or should I say you realize after some time. Back in Madurai, we have no tradition of gifting. Of course, we do part with a piece of our earnings…just that we do not go to Archies or a Lifestyle or a Design store searching for … Read more
Halloween is a Celtic festival. It is believed that on Oct 31, the Worlds of the living and the dead became blurred and the dead ancestors come back to Earth to find a new body. And since none of the living beings want a ghost to enter their body, they dress up like ghosts & … Read more