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Oye Google Google Oye

By abhishek at 21 April, 2009, 10:30 am

10 years ago it was Fedex. Today, it’s Google; arguably the most famous proper noun which doubles up as a verb. In the physical world, ‘Fedex it!’ is a common phrase if you want to parcel your stuff from one part of the globe to another. Similarly for hunting something in the virtual world, ‘Zara search maar’ has given way to ‘Google kar ke dekh.’

Indian Cricket’s new avatar

By abhishek at 10 April, 2009, 12:21 am

While watching a test match between India and England, as a naïve 13 year old, I remember asking my dad about why was India still batting when it had far eclipsed England’s total of 300 odd. That’s when I was introduced to the concept of test match cricket where both teams would get a shot at batting twice over a period of 5 days. As a gully cricketer in my school days, I was drawn more towards batting. I liked scoring runs. So, to watch Brian Lara “build” his innings for hours together seemed terribly boring at first, but when I heard the likes of Henry Blowfield and Richie Benaud talk about what was happening on the screen, they made test match cricket seem more like a game of chess.

Sri Lankan cricket team attacked in Pakistan

By abhishek at 3 March, 2009, 12:47 am

After scoring 600+ runs in a test match against Pakistan, the Sri Lanka team’s mood was changed this morning when gunmen attacked the bus carrying Sri Lankan cricket player to the ground. AK 47 wielding gunmen attacked convoy of Sri Lankan and Pakistan cricket team.
The injured players are: Thilan Samaraweera, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha [...]

Warren Buffet rides Harley Davidson home

By abhishek at 26 February, 2009, 4:01 pm

Later this year, a bunch of us plan to visit Ladakh either on bikes or in a 4X4. We are hoping to get a fortnight off from work, and vroom away sometime in August. I have this compelling (some say, annoying) urge to scour the internet about that place. While researching for Thunderbirds and Enfields, one link led to another and I happened to stumble upon a few articles on the mother of all power bikes – the Harley Davidson. I meandered through some exciting stories on The Harley Owners Group (HOG), the niche audience which popularised the cult status of Harley Davidson. But what caught my eye in the Google News section was that the bike maker was pulling through its last quarter in first and second gear barely managing to survive. It posted a 58% decline in fourth quarter profits and now plans to clip 12 per cent of its workforce i.e. another 1100 people wouldn’t know how to start their day.

Atithi Devo Bhava; Yeah Right!

By abhishek at 25 February, 2009, 10:52 pm

15 years ago…
With a few furrows on his forehead and a grumpy look, Aamir Khan, at the end of his social message, looks into the camera and announces Atithi Devo Bhava which took me back to my school days. We had a lesson in Bal Bharati Hindi back in our school days; I do not [...]