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Should I Take This, Or That Cellphone?

June 28, 2008 – 1:56 am

I went to the Cellphone market yesterday in order to purchase a cheap cellphone for myself. My parameters for purchasing a mobile were simple, Should be a Nokia Should fit the bill (that I could afford for an additional mobile) Should have some worthy features or ringtones at the least. So, off I went taking my friend along and then headed straight to the market. I spent time visiting a couple of stores before I went to a store and saw that I was getting a couple of Riyals less for the same cellphone. I was contemplating between Nokia 1610 and Nokia 2626. Finally, without knowing the features of the said phone in detail, I purchased 1610. Now when I came home along with the new mobile, I charged the phone (it took about 2 hours) and I waited patiently for it to finish so that I could lay my hands on it and ...

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Airtel to Bring the iPhone 3G to India

June 10, 2008 – 5:27 pm

It's good to know they listen to us! After all we are on track to become the largest telecom market in the world overtaking USA. Finally, the iPhone is coming to India. In it's brand new avatar, of course. the 3G iPhone is being brought to India by Airtel. Apple and Airtel have forged a partnership in this regard: "We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the innovative iPhone 3G to India," said Bharti Airtel President and CEO Manoj Kohli. "We are thrilled to be working with Bharti Airtel, India's leading integrated telecom company, to bring iPhone 3G to millions of mobile customers in India," said Apple's COO Tim Cook. Interestingly though, I had read earlier in May that it was Vodafone which had forged a global partnership with Apple to carry the iPhone in countries where it operates except the UK. Seems like Vodafone has lost this one out!

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Weekend is Off Entirely Now…

June 10, 2008 – 4:43 pm

So, finally there is a glimmer of good news and hope for me. Starting from this week, my company has decided to increase an hour on weekdays and make the weekend off entirely. Yep, it's great news for me. Although you don't do much on the weekend during the morning but still it's worth it since I am to get married this year around November and this is a piece of good news as now I can spend more time with my would-be bride. So what if the weekdays are gonna be more hectic than before. It's better to have time off on your weekends. Even with sleeping the day off, the weekend does pass off quite fast! Especially if you are living all by yourself. I find myself in a difficult position here. No family. No friends (close ones, of course). No relatives. No theaters. No picnic spots. Just office colleagues. ...

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Blogs of War

May 27, 2008 – 6:21 pm

It seems Bollywood's big names, fascinated by the medium of keeping a blog and the number of viewers it attracts not mentioning the revenue they bring in (what ever the cut of the star is), are all using the medium to vent their ire against each other and then post an apology (albeit without any sense of moral guilt) to rectify their earlier post which had spewed the venom. Whether it be the Perfectionist Aamir Khan or the Big B, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, I believe people should avoid reacting without any provocation. Even if provoked, they should be wise in replying since words are twisted. In UP, there is a saying that goes, Ek Chup Hazaar Chup, which when translated means, "One silence is equal a thousand words". These previously respected stars have started not a blog containing personal rants or logs containing the details of their lives, but a knowingly personal ...

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Yesterday was HOT

May 27, 2008 – 6:03 pm

Here in Jeddah, the weather's really hot. Yesterday, it was blazing hot. I do miss the soft and pre-monsoon weather of Lucknow. When I got out of my home yesterday to head for work, it was already pretty hot. It was still morning at that time, mind you. By the time the sun reached high noon, it was scorching hot. I went out from my project site to grab a quick snack from the nearby Cafeteria and my face was burning. Hopefully, I had a hanky on me to cover my face. After that I didn't go out at all. Just to go back home and that too I stayed back at home. And while I was at home, I managed to watch the horror flick, One Missed Call. It was like the Ring with the concept of the advanced voice message the user gets on his cell before hand informing him ...

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Vacation’s Over…

May 27, 2008 – 5:45 pm

Well, after spending roughly 20 days in good ol' India, I flew back into Jeddah this past Saturday and resumed work on Sunday. The vacation was a mixed bag for me. The only silver lining in it being the stay with my Mom, God Bless her. She is the support of my family and I love her more than anyone. As for the vacation, before I had realized (or unwound) the vacation was over. I was a little annoyed but I guess that's the way it was meant to be. Although my vacation was only for two weeks, I had over stayed a week to be with my mom. In the meantime, I had purchased an Airtel connection for the sole purpose of texting with my fiancee' while I stayed here until my vacation in November (during which period I plan to get married). The twist in the story comes when I landed in ...

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Should The IPL Fail?

April 26, 2008 – 10:04 pm

Well, here's a great piece of article by Mukesh Kesavan at Cricinfo.com who firmly believes and even prays that the Indian Premier League with it's version of Cricket (Read Twenty20 Cricket) will fail so that it doesn't cast a shadow on the real thing: Test Cricket. Well, his article is really thought provoking since T20 Cricket has most certainly made a mockery of Cricket by projecting it as a pure batsman oriented game rather than one where a batsman and a bowler hold equal position of influence and power. Thought provoking, indeed. My suggestion to the IPL management: Why not have a 50 overs tournament rather than 20 overs, to give the bowlers a fair chance as well?

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Taking A Break from Work to Visit My Mom

April 26, 2008 – 9:50 pm

I am planning to take two weeks off work to be with my Mom in India as it's been a while and she is recovering from her illness. The past 6 months have been quite hectic and I had been really busy with this project. Now that the project has stabilized so I need my break. This time will be great to catch up with my Mom and the rest of the family. My plans are for this Thursday. I plan to leave for India this thursday, Inshallah, after everything is cleared.

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Abhishek Bachchan & Wyclef Jean Collaborate

April 12, 2008 – 1:54 am

So, it looks like Bachchan junior is really going places. Abhishek recently recorded a rap song with Wyclef Jean. Reportedly, it is Wyclef himself who asked for Abhishek to sing the Hindi lyrics of the song which is a Hollywood-Bollywood tribute song for Hindi Cinema and Bachchan Senior. The song was recorded by Aadesh Srivastav and Wyclef in Miami. Wyclef Jean came to Miami from New York especially to record the song with Abhishek Bachchan who is shooting in Miami for Karan Johar's Dostana.

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Watch & Get Rick Rolled!

April 5, 2008 – 10:47 am

Watch Rick Astley perform Never Gonna Give You Up! on YouTube. A phenomenon who's flashbacked from the 80's.

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