Archive for March, 2008

How a Beer got me High… on fever!

It’s been a couple days since I have written anything; the reason is that I have not been keeping well since Friday. After having a chilled beer with friends, my throat went for a toss and I have been running high fever since then. Thanks to my sensitive throat, I need to be very careful [...]

You Could be Next!

Spectator Today… Victim Tomorrow! Don’t turn a blind eye to accident victims.

Save Electricity by Checking BEE Labels

If rising electricity bills are bothering you, Switch to electrical appliances with BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) label. You can reduce your electricity bills and help India to increase the availability of electivity for more people, simply by buying Refrigerators, ACs & Tubelights that bear BEE’s Star-Rated Energy Efficiency Labels. – The BEE Star Energy [...]

Another Way to Play FreeCell Offline!

Apparently FreeCell is the favorite time pass at companies in Gurgaon, as there is hardly any electricity to backup the computers. For that matter, there is hardly any water either! Image copyright Rina Piccolo : Website Link: www.tinasgroove.com

Rediffmail Joins the Social Brand Wagon

When I first saw the “Ek Rediffmail Bhej Ke Toh Dekho” advertisement on TV, I wanted to blog about it the very same minute but unfortunately I could not get a hold of the video till today. Seems like everyone (Airtel, Tata, Idea, Rediff) are using some kind of social advertising message to reach out [...]

What an Irony!

On one hand you can see Kajol and Ajay Devgan playing Holi with a water hose and on the other hand there is Delhi’s Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dikshit front lining for the World Water Day.

Holi Hai!

I wanted to wish you a very happy Holi! Hope this festival fills your life with vibrant colours! A short story of how Holi came to be! The most widely held belief is that Holi marks the day when the devotee of lord Vishnu, Bakt Prahlad, seated on the lap of demoness Holika, was saved [...]

Faulty Whirlpool Refrigerator

I got this cribb from Tabish Anwar (Pune) today, hope Whirlpool people take a notice of this and do the needful. I bought Whirlpool 260 Liter mastermind refrigerator 2 week ago from Pune authorized DASS Electronics, from the day one i am continuously getting electric shock from refrigeration body door and after making this complaint [...]

You Have Reached the Tourist Helpline

Kripya pratiksha kere, aapki call katar me hai… asuvidha ke liye hume khed hai (kindly hold, you call is in queue… we apologize for any inconvenience.) This is what the foreign tourist will hear when a 24 hour helpline gets started by the Delhi Tourism Minister Mr. Arvinder Singh in association with the Delhi Police. [...]

I am Sick of Airtel and Their Customer Care

My problems with Airtel never seem to end. A few months back I had changed my broadband plan to the 2 mbps. Though the speed was good but I did not like being limited to the bandwidth of just 2 GB. With surfing, checking emails and occasionally watching videos on youtube my upload / download [...]

Be Careful When You Withdraw Cash

You need to be very careful these days while taking out money from an ATM or even while collecting cash at the Teller, someone could be watching your every move. Recently a friend of mine went to collect cash at HDFC bank at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi branch. After she had collected the cash from [...]

Get Ready to Stock Up on Those Medicines

After the malls in Gurgaon, its time for all the chemists in Gurgaon to shut shop on Tuesdays. Even the chemists in hospitals are not spared. The labour department had notified the Harayana government to make it mandatory for all shops and malls and even chemist shops to be closed on Tuesdays. Why! You may [...]