Obsessive Compulsive about MP3

Posted on 05 May 2011 under Random, XLRI

While in XLRI, Gadre and I used to try to figure out what others used to obsess about. And just for fun, we used to call it everyone’s personal OCD. A couple of lecturers, for instance, were “OCD about time” (i.e. ensuring that their class began and ended at exactly the right time, down to [...]


Going Underground

Posted on 19 Apr 2011 under Random

People will let you down, someday, in their own way. Because people are humans (most of them), and the underlying characteristic of humans is that we are imperfect. These imperfections cause mistakes. Mistakes lead to hurt, anger, disappointment. This is just the way things are. You can thank me now for stating an obvious conclusion [...]


Sinking In

Posted on 10 Apr 2011 under Random

Whenever something big happens in my life, I normally take some time before reacting. It takes a while for things to “sink in”, so to speak. I’m not sure why this is. Sometimes, it can take days, like when my time at XLRI was coming to an end. A lot of times, when something happens, [...]


A Good Day for Sports

Posted on 03 Apr 2011 under Random

A few years ago, I was watching the Brazilian Grand Prix on TV, knowing that Felipe Massa had an outside chance of winning the Drivers’ Championship. I watched it from start to end, with every twist of fate pounding in my heart. I watched the last lap with bated breath. As Massa crossed the line [...]


V need 2 evolv!!!!!!!!!!!1.4

Posted on 01 Apr 2011 under Random

Hey yo, ssup? i’ve decided dat language needs 2 evolv. So ah’m gunna start ryting lyk dis frm 2day bcos it takes less spc & tym. Get wid da tyms, dude!!!!1.4.  


Why I Still Have Faith in the Internet

Posted on 23 Mar 2011 under Random

No matter how crappy a song, loyal fans of the band or singer or musician who made that particular song will still click on Like on the official youtube video. Generally, the Likes outnumber the Dislikes. However, go check out the number of likes and dislikes for the official video of Rebecca Black’s “Friday”. And [...]


SAF’s Touchline Ban, Refereeing Mistakes and FI(FA) – A post on football

Posted on 17 Mar 2011 under Random

So, Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a 5-match touchline ban for his recent “outburst” against referee Martin Atkinson, in which he implied that the latter was not a fair referee, or not a strong one in any case. In this opinion(ated) article by Mark Lomas, the author says that because Fergie’s such a well [...]


On Music (Trapt) and others’ opinions

Posted on 16 Mar 2011 under Random

Trapt is a very mediocre band. They have songs which are within the ideal 3:30 to 5:00 duration. Almost all their songs follow a formulaic “verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus” format. Their lyrics are not earth-shattering. The lead singer is not super talented. The guitarist doesn’t do solos or leads (actually, there might be one or two odd ones [...]


On Photography

Posted on 11 Mar 2011 under Random, XLRI

In XLRI, a lot of people were passionate about photography. I think photography’s cool. I like the idea of capturing a moment from the right angle, ensuring the right content goes into it. There’s an art to framing the right picture, both visually and in terms of content as well. Also, the poetry of photography [...]


Liverpool 3 – 1 Man Utd (A long post on football)

Posted on 07 Mar 2011 under Random

As much as it pains me to admit, they probably deserved it. Liverpool’s transformation is beginning to look very solid under the guidance of Kenny Dalglish. As he said after the match, they’re not yet a team that would be challenging for the title, but I think they’ll get there. In my opinion, I’m not [...]