Month: November 2013
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I am Alive, yet
The paucity in posting was because of two very important things. 1) I got other things to do. Lot of friends, lot of things happening. I will write them down here in no particular order. I got broadband: This happened only about a month ago. And counter-intutively, it didn’t lead me to posting more here…
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6 Things To Do When You Are Stuck In The Elevator With A Girl
For the introverts 1. Check your smartphone. See if someone has left you a message. If not, play “Temple Run 5” or “Angry Birds Lift”. Act, the same way you would when you are confronted with someone you hate, like there is something really interesting happening on your 4 inch display and keep stroking it…
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On Facebook
Facebook is an excellent social networking tool. It has features that makes reconnecting with old friends nostalgic, sharing photos beautiful and staying connected seamless. And that’s where it ends. Facebook is not the best content discovery tool. It can show you news from only those people you know or follow. Technically it can show news…
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Assorted List of Things 20-Something Should Know
This post on Making254movies: 26 Things Every 20-something Should Wish to Know It needs a little restructuring so that we can actually remember it and apply to our lives. First, go read the post. Then, revise it below. To begin with: 2. Invest in yourself. 23. Habits now, will stick till the end. 25. Don’t worry…
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On Disposing Garbage From My Reading List
Up until two months ago, I would have been heading to facebook.com if I ended up in a long queue for chappati at the mess. No, I wouldn't waste a lot of time reading worthless status updates. I'd only click on external links and read articles (which feigned importance). And then, I deactivated my facebook…
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Why Bother Writing?
Thoughts are vague. No matter how clear a thought is to you, it would not be fully formed. That is, till you decide to write it down. When you write down anything, you assign an (imaginary) audience to it. And you start explaining your idea. Any explanation has to go down logically. Every digression will…