Ek Garam Chai ki Pyali aur Saucer Ho

It was a surprising way for me to be served tea in the above manner. Amusing and confusing at the same time.
I had to raise the cup and slurp in the chai from the saucer first, while the cup’s bottom rim dripped. A few other first timers with me chose to finish some from their [...]

Smile

This upward curve is the simplest universal language we are born with.
A language we have learnt to unlearn.
Just back from Bhuj. Had an amazing trip. Saw lots of places. Experienced different cultures. Heard many stories. Would share the pics on fotu soon.

Re-affliction

There are days when you feel you were someone else.
Even the person in the mirror would do.
Afterall, reflections are skewed too.

Comicnication

“When you’re on an airplane and your life depends on it,” Mr. McCloud said, “comics are going to tell you how to open an emergency exit.”
Archie and Jughead? No, Javascript – NYTimes.com.
Google employed a top comic artist to introduce and explain it’s new browser, Chrome, through a 38page comic book!
Read more!

Mini-Laptops Fuel PC Sales Growth – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com

As small laptop sales increase, their popularity is redefining the nature of the computing experience, taking it off the desk and making it an integral part of peoples’ lives, wherever they are.
Mini-Laptops Fuel PC Sales Growth – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com.
(The comments at the end of the article make an interesting discussion)
I am [...]

Source

The more I learn about myself, the more I understand my parents.
Apart from the “mom” and “dad” I knew, I now can see them as people with identities beyond those roles.
The more I see that, the more I admire them.
The more I see that, the more I understand myself.

Cheeni Kum nahi hain

“China ka maal! Naya maal! Kamaal ka maal!
Dekho! Dekho!”
Sounds I heard while walking through the markets of old Ahmedabad, through a somewhat considerable crowd around a cart. Mobile shops signs also say something similar. And so do some e-shopping ads in the papers.
We would probably frown upon the “Made in China” label sometime or the [...]

The Death of Creative Director. The Birth Of The Multi-Disciplinary Design Thinker.

I know many very creative people who can only work in a cave.  Although interruptions are not preferred, but I find the value of creative loners are way lower than creative collaborators. The best creative minds not only create ideas but also good at real time remixing ideas from others. That, to me, is the [...]

back

back to nid.
very tired.
been a while here. very busy.
will post something soon.
sigh.
yes!

Nacho Salsa, Nacho!

Made salsa today
Next time will also try making the cheese dip.