.. or it’s all in the looks. When I was in London, several of my friends mentioned Whole Foods – it was almost as if it was London’s latest tourist attraction. If you are anyway going near Kensington, drop in at the store, said one of my friends. So what’s the big deal about a… Continue reading Sex(y) and the sale
It’s all the same
I was in an auto-rickshaw in Vashi last evening going towards the main bus-stand. I asked the auto driver, I need to go near the gurudwara, do you know where it is? Driver man thinks for a moment and says, I don’t know the gurudwara, but there is a Jain temple just down the main… Continue reading It’s all the same
A moral victory for blogging. Almost.
This has been going on for the last three weeks – it started well before that – before I took off to London for two weeks. Mid June… V, let’s watch Jhoom Barabar Jhoom… it looks interesting. Hmmmm…? Yeah, you come back from London… we’ll see (not watch, note. see) Two weeks later… …V, let’s… Continue reading A moral victory for blogging. Almost.
Childhood memories of everyday commerce
This was when I used to live in London as a student. Came summer, at 3 every afternoon I use to hear a tinkling jingling bell passing my window. That, I learnt much later, when I actually stepped out to see what it was, was the ice-cream van. Now the ice-cream van was the only… Continue reading Childhood memories of everyday commerce
The heart of Incredible India
This is the best state tourism ad I have come across in a long time… most states have the same kind of ads… focus on one monument, one beach, or anything else that is believed to attract visitors… and a few obvious descriptors. Madhya Pradesh tourism this neat collage taking the viewer through the length… Continue reading The heart of Incredible India
For a well-groomed baby
Mumbai Mirror carried this brief piece yesterday under ‘Fashion’ – South Mumbai salon opens exclusively for kids (will post link when I find it). Starting with – kids really have it good these days, the article goes on to describe Tears to Cheers, a salon launched in Mumbai to cater to the beauty and grooming… Continue reading For a well-groomed baby
Stories on stories
Children do it best – launch into a story when asked a question. I believe it is a natural thing for adults could do it too, given time and comfort in the situation. Some links I have been hoarding on stories (for future reading, I promised myself at the time of saving them long long… Continue reading Stories on stories
Logo change and rebranding
We were at the Park hotel in Bangalore (does anyone remember it used to be called a grand ‘Kensington Palace’ till some years ago?) earlier this week for dinner. I noticed my friend staring at the large abstract painting that covered most of the wall; what do you think this means, he asked finally? Everyone… Continue reading Logo change and rebranding
Holiday out. Real world in.
Two weeks is just too short – I started getting depressed at the thought (yes, I know, I get depressed rather easily – I used to a cheerful person in an earlier life) of getting back to work. I did some of the things I wanted to and did not manage many others. Ditto about… Continue reading Holiday out. Real world in.
Headed to London
I am off to London tomorrow for two weeks for a much needed break. June has been a month of no work and sickness – after two weeks of (advised and attempted) bed rest with a terrible back, I am just recovering from a bout of throat infection and fever. Croak. Tired of sitting at… Continue reading Headed to London