Raindrops are falling on my head (not really)

Posted on 17 Mar 2010 under Random, XLRI

Generally, here’s how it rains in Jamshedpur.
First, the sky goes all dark…like sinister dark. Then, out of nowhere, the thunder starts rolling in, seemingly soft at first, but gradually going on to become the roar that echoes throughout the corners of the world. The wind picks up like a tempest possessed by the devil. Everything’s [...]

Garden

Posted on 23 Feb 2010 under Life, Random, Site Designing

On random play (as usual), my media player put on Pearl Jam’s “Garden“. Before I describe what it made me feel, let me describe how the day has progressed so far. I woke up late today, because after about a week of an extremely tight schedule, we finally have a couple of light days, today [...]

What Bloggers Need to Know about Comments

Posted on 17 Feb 2010 under Essays, Random

If there’s one universal truth that all bloggers will accept, it’s this: we’re all comment whores. All bloggers love receiving feedback on their posts, and these come mostly in the form of comments. If you offered a passionate blogger a choice between getting a steady stream of comments on all his blog posts on one [...]

On a Quiet Afternoon…

Posted on 10 Feb 2010 under Random

I’m extremely tired. I’ve had less sleep than I would have liked in the last couple of days (who doesn’t like sleeping), but more importantly, I’ve been doing a lot of running around in the last couple of days and I can feel aches in places I didn’t even know I had muscles (clichéd line, [...]

The Annoyances of being a Writer

Posted on 23 Jan 2010 under Random

I like to call myself a writer because I write. I blog, and I’ve written a few short stories too. I’ve got ideas for novels and series of short stories, but I haven’t started on them yet. I’ve decided a number of times to just take the plunge and write whatever comes into my head, [...]

Give India, Give.

Posted on 17 Jan 2010 under Random, XLRI

Last year, towards the end of September, there was a huge media spotlight on a special week — The Joy of Giving Week. It was celebrated from September 27 – October 3, 2009, and consisted of various events aimed at raising cash, food and clothes for the under-privileged. It was quite grand and XLRI played [...]

Prince of Persia (2008) Game Review

Posted on 03 Jan 2010 under Essays, Random

Prince of Persia has been one of those games I’ve been waiting to play since I saw the trailers and watched the video review on Gamespot. Actually, it’s been a game I’ve been waiting eagerly to play since I heard of it as a successor to the Sands of Time trilogy I’ve written about so [...]

Nobody’s Perfect

Posted on 23 Nov 2009 under Essays, Random

Anybody who has ever claimed to be a fan of the beautiful game called football will admit, either willingly or grudgingly, that Thierry Henry is one of the modern legends of the game. Having built a reputation for being a prolific, clinical and amazingly gifted striker at Arsenal FC (England), Henry has had a wonderful [...]

On Music, Again.

Posted on 28 Sep 2009 under Random, XLRI

I’ve already written in previous articles about how my decision to bring my speakers from home to XLRI has been a good one. I play music almost all the time now, and it sounds great. But every now and then, I feel like pulling out my trusty noise-isolating earphones from the drawer in the study [...]

A Random Post

Posted on 24 Sep 2009 under Random

I spent a few minutes writing a post that I thought would be fun to write (and read). And then, I spent a couple of seconds selecting the entire thing and hitting the “DEL” key. Why?
Because I’m a nutter like that. And I’m in the mood to be random.
This is a random post.
Enjoy.
This post is [...]