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The Galaxy Photolab - Sparklers
A photo post for the day. The theme is sparklers... These pics have been taken with either the Galaxy Note 2 or the Galaxy S2Let's start with the photos with Galaxy Note IIRainbow on the WristAmethyst...
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Mind-Rape!
I usually refrain from posting about social issues on this blog as this is more of a personal space. But, this problem here has become a thorn in my side for so long that it has become personal enough...
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While browsing through my collection of Hindi songs, I came across the songs of the movie Saajan (1991). It was one of those films with a whole lot of songs in it… a musical in the Bollywood sense of...
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V/H/S – Movie Review
Last night, with nothing productive to do I decided to pick a random horror flick to watch and picked out V/H/S.****************** Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! ******************It is an anthology...
View ArticleGloomy Sunday (on a Tuesday)
Ah well... I did listen to the song on Sunday and meant to post it earlier... but just got caught up in some stuff.Gloomy Sunday is a beautiful song... the lyrics are supposedly depressive. Depends on...
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A Lazy Promotion!
Did I tell ya'll that I got myself a new camera... a Nikon D5100. Yes, finally a DSLR.Well, I am just learning how to use the camera... by trial and error, of course. The books about photography can...
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Radha Couldn't Care Less!
So, some nincompoop(s) with a lot of time on their hands and nothing better to do in spite of calling themselves an NGO decide to do something that is actually going to affect the lives of millions of...
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World Record Week
The entrance to the pooram grounds (clicked by my brother)The last week has been mighty hectic. It was also loads of fun. And I got myself in to the Guinness Book of World Records. Yeeaah!To be a bit...
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More World Records
In my previous post, I accounted how I have been lucky to be part of a team that entered the Guinness Book of World Records. Today’s post is about more world record-breaking feats… albeit I am not...
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Happy Diwali! (2012)
Today is Diwali... an auspicious day.And I thought, what better day to try something new... so here it is... my first completely manual shot on the DSLR.I used a diya (lamp) propped on a pearl bracelet...
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My First Design Steps
I have been working on honing, and in some cases, learning new graphical skills in the past few weeks. So, I have been extensively watching Adobe Illustrated tutorials and working on my existing...
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Life of Pi
Life of Pi - Book CoverThe book Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an interesting book. Though written as a fantasy adventure of sorts, it has underlying spiritual and somewhat philosophical undertones.Life...
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Talaash - Review
Talaash - Movie PosterWriting a review about a movie that is a suspense thriller is like treading a mine-field… one has to be extra careful to not let out anything that might ruin the suspense for...
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Righteous Anger, Wrong Methods?
Why do all protests in India border on anarchy? Why is there no proper direction or channelization of people's anger? And why aren't the concerned leaders not responding?Is justice required only for...
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The Passport Ordeal
For the past one month or more, I have woken up daily to news that makes it hard for me keep my morning breakfast inside me. Crimes against women, crimes in general, the apathy of lawmakers and...
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A New Hue of Hope: Khaki
My passport renewal has had me getting in and out a police station. Most normal people avoid the police station… it is an unfortunate place to be, whatever side you are on. But is it really that...
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Keep Safe: A Few Tips
I had recently posted about a meeting with the Senior Inspector at the local police station and how he engaged us in a chat session where he gave us a few tips to keep us alert and hence safe in some...
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Happy Birthday to me!
Google gives me my personal birthday doodle (via Google Now) :DThank you everyone for all your lovely wishes! In spite of a fever, I have had a cheerful day and all thanks to you!I am a year older and...
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The Seventh Scroll
There is something about Wilbur Smith… and the subjects he chooses to write about. Add to that the magic of Africa and you have a perfect work of fiction… one that makes you hang on to every word until...
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Subterranean
Subterranean is James Paul Czajkowski’s first action-adventure novel… or his first novel under the pen-name James Rollins.And so I forgive him for the truckload of clichés and dumb characterization in...
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