tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100045562024-03-23T13:11:20.889-05:00The Blimphumour me, Life :-)woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-52966510378751506842013-08-23T22:13:00.000-05:002013-08-23T22:21:24.070-05:00Ahem!
Have been thinking of breaking the silence here and cannot believe this is what does it!
Bet they don't have any plans to setup in India...
woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com3Uptown, Minneapolis, MN, USA44.9489637 -93.29986889999997944.9264892 -93.340209399999978 44.9714382 -93.259528399999979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-80206697748559626402010-07-15T00:32:00.000-05:002010-07-15T00:32:22.994-05:00why i love Jewel-Oscoa recent incident at Jewel-Osco that would make mr. stein wish he had more of us around to just up the common sense ante
decided that all i wanted was a body wash - one does find these things handy ever so often eh? so off i go to JO to get one. it says $5.79 but with the JO loyalty card its for $3.99. rummy. unfortunately the thingamajig at the cashier's does not know the store manager is woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-73651655158028651022010-04-12T16:42:00.001-05:002010-04-12T16:47:35.392-05:00quirky reportingcame across this article on NDTV.com about another fire in Bangalore. What's more interesting here is the way Madam Vasanthi recollects the Carlton Tower fire episode - "Some of them had jumped in panic from the top floors of the commercial building and did not survive the fall." Hmmm. Wonder why they didn't make it.woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-32704652220979045052010-02-01T11:09:00.002-06:002010-02-01T11:11:50.041-06:00Oops!so it seems someone was chasing ms. nooriya and she panicked. both case and reaction bought. and one would be compelled to believe that the prospect of a police jeep presenting itself under such cases would be, at best a welcome sight? and given the plight one would also eagerly look forward to a tete`-a-tete´ with the law? she was probably told, if you run into a cop, he will help you. but woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-45537111730519041932009-11-25T09:57:00.000-06:002009-11-25T11:16:54.556-06:00why?now our prez made history today by flying a Sukhoi sortie. great. way to go gramma! this should go down as a feather in a seemingly bald cap, claiming a few firsts. but this brings me to an all important question.why?a childhood fantasy? or an item from 100-things-to-do-before-i-die? scores of able-bodied aspiring soldiers would give an arm and a leg to get into that coveted chair and gramma getswoosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-72448698470861939062009-10-30T19:08:00.000-05:002009-10-30T19:15:49.416-05:00Droppings of a Fallreminds me of the doings of a disgruntled indian wedding decorator let loose on a carwell, at least it got me driving her in for a long overdue wash :)woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-8639395211406511432009-02-13T07:16:00.001-06:002009-02-13T07:20:18.476-06:00working with microsoft...you lookup their help for a forgotten .pst passwordHelp topic: I forgot my Personal Folders file (.pst) passwordProblem resolution: ...Try to remember...woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-77478425415655046852008-09-05T14:25:00.000-05:002008-09-05T14:31:47.278-05:00next genwhat image would you build in your mind when you think about people like mamooty or dr. m. balamurali krishna? veterans? from the times before you made it to diapers?well, exactly my thoughts and beats me to no end when i see hoardings with them on south indian bank ads that says "experience next generation banking"is it a case of misplaced perceptions or their attempt to prove a point with woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-9071205630275738642008-07-31T13:22:00.000-05:002008-07-31T13:23:50.603-05:00wha..?fire drill at work this evening. drill instructor cautions the crowd on gas leakages..."gas does not go up. it goes down. so if you want to smell gas, you should go to the bottom..."woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-23226651078899516112008-05-02T23:50:00.000-05:002008-05-02T23:52:28.513-05:00who would want to!?woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-14303644711089706052008-04-28T13:53:00.000-05:002008-04-28T14:03:57.421-05:00and now this...those were the days when we joked about signs outside IT companies, "trespassers will be recruited", now we've taken recruitment to a whole new level. nothing could quite get as desperate as this. nothing yet. much like a huge trawler slowly making its way through the deep seas. most of what is caught are fresh fish but then also snared are unsuspecting dolphins and seals.where do we go next? woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-10752364964539409312008-02-29T09:33:00.001-06:002008-02-29T09:35:17.777-06:00icici again!which calendar do they follow?woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-21222216565642961452008-02-11T17:07:00.001-06:002008-02-11T17:13:14.720-06:00googledidnt know it was snowing outside till i saw my google homepage...woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-41031391762474492402008-01-23T17:26:00.000-06:002008-01-23T17:28:31.601-06:00things we do for loveferal instincts anyone? this had me rather amused :) note the "culture" partwoosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-52211195694459404062008-01-10T20:26:00.000-06:002008-01-12T09:39:19.754-06:00नानो!The Nano was unveiled today in India and has been creating tidal waves across the globe. reactions range from admiration to sarcasm laced jealousy. Tata Motors has received it all.a little background about this car to crank us up a bit... its been called (cliched) the 'People's Car' - VW must've let out a yawn too many already. but then, VW has come a long way now and with its customers acting woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-85872840061794983752008-01-02T21:33:00.000-06:002008-01-02T22:34:47.264-06:00to scrap all your friends at once... click hereto my fellow "orkutters" who were on the receiving end of these software bots on orkut, let lose on them by friends/acquaintances/remotely distant contacts/products of forced amnesia.wishing on an occasion couldnt get any more impersonal. paper cards gave way to ecards. people said if you cant sign it how is it personal? turn in your graves purists! mass scraping is here. so you now are greeted woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-17036940889862450252007-12-14T18:58:00.000-06:002007-12-14T16:59:08.578-06:00whereabouts?v ordered a GPS online. it was to reach him in 2 weeks. its close to 4 now. guess its lost its way...woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-76767658459627277022007-11-15T00:03:00.000-06:002007-11-14T10:35:20.139-06:00中国!yup, pretty much all of that land is considered forbidden by most of us... from straight-jacket government policies to the language and the food... very much an enigma for society at large. and anyone who's been there (and survived to tell the tale... :P - sorry couldnt resist that)... is looked at with awe and disbelief. and if you are a vegetarian, there are questions of whether you have woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-15749268993402387012007-11-05T18:34:00.000-06:002007-11-05T18:39:09.548-06:00sigh!people. yes, interesting as ever :) and the chennai-singapore sector has presented itself with quite a few fables... was privy to couple of them this time around.lone traveller lady (A) steps in with a tiny bag i could bet fell in the check-in category. purely for weight. struggles to get it into the bin above, doesnt quite make the cut and gives me the woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-25186320296639519302007-09-26T14:17:00.000-05:002007-09-27T13:37:24.718-05:00of queues, trains and buses...you see it all around you... and its not just here. people hate standing behind someone else in a queue. its a direct hit on their self-respect. they might be headed nowhere for all they care, but a queue wasnt made for them. so here is a guy supposed to be behind me in line for a train ticket but insists on standing right next to me. and thus is born the second queue... make it a point to remindwoosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-43079845647428556732007-08-03T23:13:00.000-05:002007-08-03T23:17:50.200-05:00:(it was tax payment time again... colleague tells me "you can pay tax through the net now!"well, my worry was of paying tax through my nose...:(woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-35868701028999267742007-06-25T02:49:00.000-05:002007-06-25T03:50:26.054-05:00tagged!tagged by archana and thought, the 8-hour deadline be damned, if i dont get myself to drum up something, i would never do it ;) here goes! 8 random facts about myself...i have the most cliched sense of dressing (formals and casuals) and hesitate to experiment with too many colourslike books a lot and cannot resist buying one everytime i step into a book store. ironically, i am an extremely slow woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-20160507580658124042007-06-13T06:52:00.000-05:002007-06-13T07:17:45.932-05:00is it news?wonder what makes for a good news article... factual reporting, objective analysis, and something more i would guess but how about relevance to the topic? WoM tells me The Hindu is pretty good when it comes to such things. but a recent article kinda places the opinion under doubt...this is about employees of 'Indian' going on a flash strike and one of the unfortunate passengers was a gal from thewoosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-27529986428571344322007-06-12T01:48:00.000-05:002007-06-12T02:59:22.324-05:00road less travelledtruly less travelled :) (note steps 12 thru 14)woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004556.post-64638709510046664172007-05-29T00:47:00.000-05:002007-05-29T00:51:33.014-05:00of cyborgs and HANsby far, the most path breaking (literally) mode of communication one might come across. data transfer over tactile terminals, built-in encryption and authentication protocols, biometric probably?couple it with implants on the human body. a more desirable cyborg in the making? trinity would learn to fly a chopper by touching the manual. you could walk past someone and (if they forgot to secure woosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098732764764597386noreply@blogger.com0