Vijay Narayanan on June 30th, 2008

I am of the opinion that an actor, however much talented he might be, must be an egomaniac if he makes a movie just to beat an existing record for the maximum number of on-screen roles. But then, most actors are egomaniacs. In fact, most people are egotists, so there isn’t anything wrong in a [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 28th, 2008

Of all the comments that I have come across concerning Dasavathaaram, this one was the best. The sentence in bold was ROTFL-ly funny. From Shrinivas’ Seven Point Someone: “The idol that is drowned in the sea along with Rangarajan in 12th century by Chozha king results in a fault being developed at the bottom of [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 27th, 2008

It was from a friend’s status message on Google Talk (“Chennaiyil oru bhookamba kaalam”) that I came to know that Chennai had felt the aftershocks of an earthquake that rocked the Andamans. Was glad to know that there was no damage reported to either life or property. This is the fouth reported earthquake to hit [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 27th, 2008

Yesterday, as I was heading to work in the morning, I was waiting at the intersection of two busy streets sandwiched amidst a group of 20 other people, for the signal to indicate “Walk”. Suddenly, at the next light, a couple of cars came to a screeching halt and all of us turned to our [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 26th, 2008

Ever since I used a Kindle a couple of months ago, I have been meaning to write a post about it. But as with such “meaning to write” topics, this one never took off. Seth Godin, marketing guru, has a fabulous post about the Kindle, and analyzes the product from different perspectives. A highly recommended [...]

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