Archive for September, 2008
I am currently on a holiday in Muscat, Oman. It’s just beautiful here… this place has changed so much in the past years and the development has been amazing. Classy Malls, excellent road network, Amazing monuments and natural wonders, Pristine beaches and more. Not to forget the beautiful Palaces of Sultan Qaboos. Check out the [...]
September 30th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | Comments Off
This poll has been taken from HT newspaper which was conducted in 7 cities by HT and CNN-IBN as to what the citizens think of Government, Religion & Security in light of the recent bomb blasts in various Indian cities. What I want to know is who are those 6% people who think that the [...]
September 28th, 2008 | Posted in Government | 1 Comment
Article taken from HT epaper. What a contrast between Hockey and Cricket! Here is the farce of India’s national sport: players scrounge for food, bulbs, washing machines and even uniforms. In April-May this year, the Indian men’s hockey team went to play the four nation tournament in Australia. They ran up a food bill of [...]
September 27th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | Comments Off
These days FAKE seem to be in the in thing… be it fashion (Lui Vuitton, Gucci) or gadgets like mobile phones (Nokia) and mp3 players (ipod) I liked the Nokia ad. featuring Shahrukh Khan, it hit the right spot in giving a direct message to the consumers of fake mobile handsets… a neat print ad, [...]
September 26th, 2008 | Posted in Advertising | 1 Comment
Cribb sent in by Neelam Adhikari As i logged in to write what I saw half an hour back, I read this cribb of yours asking to carry first aid box in trains. After reading it, I am thinking what I witnessed today is nothing, when we are not bothered about our fellow humans who [...]
September 25th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | 2 Comments
Article taken from HT epaper written by Tanya Ashreena On September 6, Dinesh K. Mehta, a 56 year old insurance advisor with Max New York Life Insurance, boarded a train at the Subhash Nagar metro station. Little did he know the journey would be one of the most traumatic experiences of his life. Mehta was [...]
September 24th, 2008 | Posted in Delhi | 1 Comment
Rickshaws are banned in Chandni Chowk but this does not mean that the Traffic Police have to puncture the tyre to discourage them from breaking the ban. I am pretty sure the High Court did not direct the cops to enforce the ban this way. Instead of encouraging green vehicles like cycle rickshaws the MCD [...]
September 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Police | Comments Off
Interesting Read: Article taken from HT epaper written by Moushumi Gupta Like Singapore, the city will soon have a fast-track response system for addressing all traffic- and road-related problems. It will be monitored by the Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning&Engineering) Centre (UTTIC), set up recently by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The decision to [...]
September 21st, 2008 | Posted in Roads | Comments Off
Where you place your advertisement / hoarding says a lot about your product, in the case of Reliance BIG T.V … the hoarding right above an open garbage dump says a lot about how the service would be! Companies should be very careful where they do advertising as it affects the companies brand image. Dump [...]
September 19th, 2008 | Posted in Advertising | 2 Comments
An article appeared in the HT today about securing your Wi-Fi connection so that no one else can use it for anti-social purposes. I fully believe that you should protect your Wi-Fi not only because other people might use but also to save on your internet bill if you are not on an unlimited internet [...]
September 18th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | Comments Off