Miscellany
A fresh new Whatay
If you are going to screw around with your blog template at all, then Sunday is the best time to do it. Weekend traffic is the worst!
So after many people told us that the old, warm orange Domain Maximus was boring and oh-so-Web1.0, we decided to clean up things a little and get a [...]
Recently noted around Delhi - II
First of all I solemnly declare that I really did like Watchmen. Decent story, nice snarky sense of humour all over the place and lots of things, like costumes and guns, for little boys to gush over. Also heroine in latex suit. And heroine out of latex suit.
But also I had the chance to laugh [...]
Romance ही romance
When we first met and got talking, it sounded just like another one of those coffee-shop mouth-off sessions with Pastrami. (No. Not that Pastrami. This is about the other one. Different business. Same complicated personality.)
Every couple of weeks Pastrami, the missus, a few other mutual friends and yours truly get together to, by and large, [...]
Dwarka’s believe it or not…
Over the last few weeks many people have asked us why we chose, of all the places in Delhi, to live in Dwarka. Isn’t it boring? Are there any restaurants? What do you do for coffee or IIT coaching? What do you do with the money you save on rent?
And we say:
1. No it is [...]
Strangers on a train
Yes, yes I have finally moved bag, baggage and missus to Delhi and have spent the better part of the last week sneezing in our flat in Dwarka. (Thinking of the mammoth savings in rent I make here compared to my place in Wadala is somewhat comforting.)
But before I launch into blogging-as-usual-from-Delhi I must drop [...]
One weekend, much drink, considerable embarassment
Two unfortunate incidents happened over the course of last weekend.
The entire weekend was spent with Pastrami, BhaktiBong and IntercontinentalMan over the course of a wedding reception, a movie marathon on Saturday and then finally a cocktails by the sea thingie in Juhu on Sunday of which I have very little memory.
Incident No. 1:
We run into [...]
Most influential aspect of yours
Sorry if my typing reads hoarse. But I’ve been ill all of Sunday, took Monday off and came in today over-helmed by a sense of duty and obligation.
But I always have time for a little blog post.
So Saturday Pastrami, the missus and I spent a rather productive day consisting of bagels, foot massages and Dostana [...]
PR kiya toh darna kya
Transcript of conversation with anonymous public relations professional on newsroom phone a few days ago. Edited for readability.
(Phone rings)
Sidin: Hello… Sidin (It is a miserable habit of mine, that line. So many people respond by saying: “No.”)
Random PR professional: Hello Sidin! This is <mallu name> from <name of PR company>!
S: Hi. Tell me.
RPRP: I have [...]
The telegram is dying. Achoo! And so am I.
Sniff. Cough. Wheeze.
Quite pleased with this longish cover story in last weekend’s Lounge. Too long to cut and paste the whole thing here. But here is a little amuse bouche of the story and a link to download the pdf of the two-page spread.
Have a terrible cold. So don’t expect anything cheery for a day [...]
Blogger crippled by floundering economy
Many of you think believe that us blogger/writer/journalists live lives of luxury and excess. What with the traveling, the informal work attire and the fluffy deliverables. “Maybe this week I will write a piece on the potato!” is what most of you think we are thinking about all the time with our feet propped [...]
