mildly interesting stories.

Mildly interesting stories, written slowly, mostly in the evenings — about places I went, films I keep returning to, the small tech rabbit-holes I fall into, and the kind of trivia that won't leave me alone until I've written it down.

No agenda. No plan. No reason, really, except it seemed like a good idea at that time.

25 years, and counting - still no plot.

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16 Nov № ···

Chikmagalur

We planned and even started off the latest in the series of ‘Keeral’ trips with the destination set to Goa. We even booked a place to stay there for a

4 min read
08 Nov № ···

My favourite Robots

I am not what you call a Sci-Fi movie fanatic, but yet I do have a thing for movies with Robots in them. So here I present my list of

1 min read
13 Oct № ···

Sivasamudram

A typical Sunday in our house would be not much to speak of. It would only rank slightly above watching paint dry. So this particular Sunday we decided not to

2 min read
18 Sep № ···

A Passage to Trivandrum

I rarely travel by train, mostly because of the difficulty in getting the tickets, the inconvenient timings and the thought of going to Bangalore railway station in rush hour traffic.

3 min read
09 Sep № ···

My ‘Bucket List’

I saw this list of 100 things one must do before he dies, posted by my room mate in his blog. I remember creating a list like this when I

2 min read
01 Sep № ···

Phoonk, What the?

A sleepy Sunday evening and I was wasting my time on my laptop. My roomies suddenly pop out with the idea that its been a while since we saw a

1 min read
09 Aug № ···

Resistance to Change

Around five months back I met one of my old friends after a long while. Friends as in, we were what you could call “best buddies” right from kindergarten till

2 min read
28 Jul № ···

Cuil

I came across this new kid in the block when it comes to search engines. It’s called Cuil, it’s pronounced as ‘kool’, it claims to have the largest

1 min read
25 Jul № ···

The Fragility of Life

We take a lot of things in our life for granted. Every day’s morning newspaper carries reports and pictures of terror and suffering from around the globe. I read

1 min read
07 Jul № ···

Going Green!

As you might be well aware, green seems to be the “in” thing nowadays. Everybody wants to talk green and the corporates have jumped into the bandwagon – a simple effective

1 min read
24 Jun № ···

Bus No: 3

School buses come in all varieties – big yellow buses, small mini vans, ones that reach on time, ones where all kids get a seat – then there is Bus No 3.

2 min read
13 Jun № ···

Wyanad

Bytes were being churned, products were being released, books were being digested and Life continued monotonously. It was time to go off the beaten track again and this time our

4 min read
15 May № ···

Trust & Betrayal

IMHO friendship, relationships rather any interaction between people can be reduced down to the application of two things – Trust & Betrayal. When you think about it, these are two things

1 min read
16 Apr № ···

'Pox'-ed out!

The week before last started with a mild headache which developed into a mild fever by end of the day. Tuesday evening saw a tinge of body pain added into

1 min read
13 Mar № ···

Two weeks later...

Its been two weeks. I see a lot of changes here and there, but the essence of “home” remains the same. I was in Bangalore for a week and in

1 min read
23 Feb № ···

250 days in Germany

In the first 22 years of my life, I have never been anywhere far from home. To be precise, never even been beyond the south of the country. And now

1 min read
20 Feb № ···

Trier and a dash into Luxembourg

The main purpose of this particular trip was to meet Anu in Frankfurt. But this was possible only on a Sunday and we had a full Saturday to be planned

3 min read
18 Feb № ···

Berlin & Magdeburg

Berlin – the capital. It is miles away from Stuttgart, but whats a visit to Germany without at least a peek at Berlin!    [![Alexanderplatz - in the rain](http://img408.imageshack.

2 min read
17 Feb № ···

Rewired!

This has been waiting in the wings for a long long time… and finally I was able to fight my laziness and present to you the sparkling new design for

1 min read
26 Jan № ···

Point to Point with Ryanair

“We are strictly a point to point airline.” says the   conditions apply  text of Ryanair. We managed to find that out the wrong hard way. :( I was supposed to be

1 min read
19 Jan № ···

Eisstockschiessen

Our project team went out for this game of Eisstockschiessen last day. Eisstockschiessen? Yeah, that same expression in your face right now… I had that same weird thoughtful look too

1 min read
15 Jan № ···

Nano and all the fuss!

I was among those people who thought that this was never going to happen. And even if it was, it would at best be a soapbox-on-wheels. But no, hat’s

2 min read
07 Jan № ···

Multitasking

Multitasking can be a good thing, but not always… :D A few days ago me and this girl I know were having a discussion about her singing, over email. I

1 min read
29 Dec № ···

Mallu Movie Ripoffs

I have been watching a lot of English flicks nowadays, and naturally I have spotted a few ripoffs. But most of these have been sad Bollywood remakes of brilliant movies

2 min read
23 Dec № ···

Driving... FAST!

Ok, I love driving… and I love driving fast. Autobahns in Germany are perfect for that – no speed limits! :) Here are two of my fastest drives, my chance to brag!

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