Archive for May, 2006
It Ain’t My Money!
It is amazing how much they spend on painting ‘em autorickshaws with various motifs—political, religious, nationalistic, romantic, cricket, bollywood, hollywood, tollywood, etc. Depending on one’s taste, it can be debated whether the artwork is not garish or otherwise. If you are like me, the sad part: we can’t escape it. The bedecked autos are [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2006 under hyderabad.
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Photography Magazines
Not sure if it is because of my new toy, Nikon D50, or if it is because of my frequent visits to magazine sections in bookstores, but I am seeing newer, glossy photography magazines in local bookstores. I picked up Better Photography and smart PHOTOGRAPHY on my visit to Himalaya Book World. Of course, I [...]
Posted: May 19th, 2006 under books, hyderabad.
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It is Hot!
I am back in Hyderabad to attend a wedding in the family. It is going to be a short trip…just a week. I am glad it will be short…the daytime temperature is over 40° C and in the night it is close to 30° C. Since the day is so hot, the little drop [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2006 under hyderabad.
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Mission: Impossible III
Our group took some time off from work today to check out the new Tom Cruise flick, M:i:III. We went to the 4pm show and the hall wasn’t full…even on the first day of the movie. I liked Mission Impossible but M:i-2 really lowered my expectations of M:i:III. I guess it was either that or [...]
Posted: May 5th, 2006 under silicon valley.
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