beach Mangalore Diaries – Part II In my previous post I'd written about my initial experiences in Mangalore after a 5 month absence. This post continues my previous post. Well one of the main reasons I'd come to Mangalore was for my neice Shriya's first birthday celebrations and more importantly
Life Mangalore Diaries – Part I If you've been following me on twitter, you'd be knowing that I was due for a trip to Mangalore soon. Well it's been couple of days since I've been in Mangalore, so I thought I'll do a short post on
Chennai Chennai Twitter Meetup [Tweetup] It seems with twitter everything happens instantaneously. You get instant feedback, instant replies, instant responses. And the next Chennai twitter meet was decided instantaneously. I was talking to Ashwin aka cruisemaniac regarding his day day in Italy, and he asked if I’m in Chennai. I responded in positive, and
Life First Steps dscn1500 Originally uploaded by soops_b My neice, trying to stand up on her own and falling flat!
Life Shriya dscn1492 Originally uploaded by soops_b Yup, that's my neice, Shriya and her mum, my sis Supriya. Shriya now pretty much looks like my brother-in-law. I've been saying this since day 1 but then there was a slight bit of my sis's look in
3i The Confirmation Process Starts! Most of you must be knowing that I’ve been working at 3i Infotech for about 11 months now. Yup 11 months – that’s how long I’ve been in Chennai – can’t believe, but I’ll save that post for later. As per the 3i’s joining conditions, I
IPL IPL T20 – I came, I saw, I had a blast! First up: A confession. I'm not a cricket fan. I hardly ever watch it. Tests or ODI's, it doesn't matter, I'd probably watch an over or two, and then just flip channels. Over the past couple of weeks, IPL has been a
Chennai I wanna listen to music! Statuatory Warning: LOT of curse words ahead. If you cant stand curse words, well then fuck you. My stay in Chennai is turning out to be one big lesson as to what kinda pricks and dumb fucks exist in this planet. First it was the [Chennai][1] [Cops][2]. Then
idiots Celebrity Issues Being a mini "celebrity" can be a problem. Now I'm no "celebrity", but being a moderator of India's biggest tech website forums, [Tech2.o][1] has its advantages…and drawbacks too. Some of the people who contact me on IM, just make
Balaji Woodlands The Idiotic Hotel Cashier Generally I always carry a fair amount of cash with me, coz I'm a bit paranoid as to what might happen if I'm stranded without cash. The set of incidents which happened just now will now ensure that I will always carry cash with me. I&
3i Appraisals, Appraisals Past couple of weeks have been sort of "important" for most people in 3i. Reason being: appraisal time. It's that time of the year, where you are judged and rated for your performances. It's a 3-tier appraisal, the immediate appraiser being the project manager,
3i Happy Birthday To Me Well on March 19th, 2008 I turned a year older….(wiser? pfft). It was a nice day, as I landed in Mangalore on that day from Chennai. I'd taked a flight from Chennai to Bangalore on the previous day, followed by a train from Bangalore to Mangalore(my
Chennai Homecoming is here…almost! Well the day is almost here. Have been waiting for this day for a looong time. Had planned for this more than a month ago. The D-DAY: March 18th, 2008. What's so special? Homecoming! I will be taking a long (and much deserved I might add) break from
Chennai Chennai Twitter Meetup Well, [Kiruba][1] decided to organise a Chennai Twitter Meetup. As the Wiki states, It's really an excuse to have an informal get-together and some fun. A reason for us to get away from keyboards and make new friends in meatspace. We go dutch. Get your wallet along!
P1i My new baby No, no, no a baby as in baby kid, but my new cell. Yesterday, I finally changed my nearly a year old [Sony Ericsson z530i][1], which was gifted by my dad to me on my birthday and bought a spankin' new [Sony Ericsson P1i][2], which is a
Chennai American Capsicum Noodles If you've been following me on Twitter, you'd be knowing that most of the time my dinner is generally Rice Thaali + Chicken Curry / Egg Omlette(or all three, if I'm particularly hungry 😀 ) at a nearby Bengali restaurant named Maa Durga Hotel. Well I didn&
3i Of Handling Multiple Projects And Failed EVDO Connections Well it's been a while since I updated my blog, so here goes. It's been an event packed(and not-so-packed) past few weeks. Let start with what happened 2 weeks ago: The first half of the week was more or less the same. Just the same
3i The week that was Well this week.. well it was just another week gone by. Don't know when it started… and guess what Saturday's gone too. Sigh. Working as a software developer means you won't know how the time flies by, and that's how the case
BSNL EVDO My Laptop Chronicles: Obtaining(or trying to obtain) a BSNL EVDO connection Part 1 Ever since my guest house owner denied me permission to draw a 2MM cable for TATA Indicom broadband, I've been searching for alternatives, so that I can get atleast a decent net connection. For the past month or so, I've been trying out AirTel's
blogging I’m a twitter-bug now [Preshit][1] had introduced me to [twitter][2] a while ago, but I'd never bothered to check it(don't ask me why). Seeing twitter updates on Preshit's blog, I thought I'd give it a try. After trying it out, I'm
Chennai The reason why my room was raided Well in my previous post I'd posted that my room was "visited" by cops. [Few][1] [people][2] had even suggested reasons: Drugs, porn, while my assumption was that it was because of hookers. Well I got the update from the Guest House manager, and nope.
Chennai My Room Gets Raided! Well there are somethings which I thought I'd never see. Now as I've seen it all(ok, almost all!) The setting: Yesterday night/today early morning The time: 2:00 AM The Place: Cristal Guest House, Chennai, the guest house where I stay. I was sleeping
meetup When 2 Mods Meet I've been posting on [Tech2 forums][1] for over 8 months now(strictly speaking according to my join date, it's been more than a year but I was active from April onwards) & I've made some good friends with fellow techies. I always wished
3i 6 Months… That's how long I've been in Chennai, working for [3i Infotech][1]. I can't believe that 6 months have gone by so fast. I still remember the days after I'd given my interview for the job at 3i, checking mails every hour
beginning Here I go again No, this post has got nothing to do with the song ["Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake]1. This post deals with my third(!!) attempt at blogging(yup, that's right right third!). My first attempt was through BlogSpot-I just signed up, that was it I guess(