Author Archives: nancy
Corrupted – U Me aur Hum
Preparations are all over the place for the “hyped” CWG 2010. Delhi-ites beared it all through. Long jams, traffic woes, constructions to inflation.. all for this “noble cause”. Barely 50 odd days before this grand event we hear the music of corruption at every level. All Newspapers, news channels are playing it loud! Now, it pains… Read More »
Have you “Dunnitt”? – Review
Recently I came across Dunnitt developed by my friend Balaji. I found the idea quite innovative and thought of doing a short review about the app. “Dunnitt : Create, Share, Manage activities” : The whole idea is to collaborate and share your “activities” with a group of people. Few things that really got my attention are:… Read More »
Apple Jam..Pineapple Jam..Trrrrafic JAM??
If you are an introvert and generally afraid of the silence that creeps in while you are trying to hit a conversation – Please read on!! A very empathetic way of striking a conversation with anyone is to talk about their daily commute to work. If you listen the other person saying “Oh my god!… Read More »
How much is Too much??
Lately, seeing my kid bro being sandwiched in the iit-jee phenomenon(just after class 10 boards!), I asked myself.. How much is actually too much?? And thus came this very post. I was amazed to see how this coaching concept has flourished in the market.”You are coached to clear the entrance test for coaching of IIT… Read More »
Birth “happy” day
Pawn on the chessboard
The one thing that leaves me miffed and baffled is the habit of reading one’s horoscope – every morning… daily! Picture this: A nice sunny morning..You are all set to start your day . And you pick up that paper lying on your breakfast table and quickly jump to your favorite page of horoscopes. You need to… Read More »
Past your Past….
Should one revisit the past? Past is something you ve experienced..something which is over.. This question popped my head as I came across a book at a nearby book shop. “Cloud Nine Minus One” – Story of a happily married woman re-visiting her past .. 20 years later.. over a college alumni. My first reaction was… Read More »
Great Indian Developer Summit 2009
After the GIDS 2008 last year, me and one of my colleague at Xebia expressed our interest in attending Developer Summit this year. Great Indian Developer Summit(GIDS) took place from 23-25 April 2009 at Bangalore , India. Our journey started with witnessing a huge chaos at the airport. Their systems had gone down so everything… Read More »
IPL Season-II — The Proteas version.
WASN’T IT SO? Guys flocking the Dare Devils T-shirt almost every where..Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI part of every household..Dhoni and his Chennai Super Kings all over the TV ads. . Hrithik dancing with Mumbai Indians…Wasn’t cricket in the air? That was IPL Season-I for you..