It began as a subterfuge, in the early 1950’s, with the objective of “beating the system” to get labeled wine ahead of its regulated release date. In the 50+ years since, it has been successfully monetized, with a sales growth of nearly 8000% (80M+ bottles). Thanks to extremely clever mass marketing (talk about demand generation) primarily by Georges Duboeuf that has made the annual release of this wine primeur (read, early wine), a frivolous event in itself, an impressive money-making venture. Yes, I am referring to Beaujolais Nouveau ..

Last night, the 4-yr old asks, “Is Moon in space or space is in Moon?”. To which I reply, “Moon is in space”. Pat comes her next question, “So no space in Moon?”. xD

This multi-headed image from Hindu Mythology is a reflection of how I feel myself, about all the online profiles I have, on Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, LinkedIn, et cetera ... If I could add SoMe (Social Media) God into a pantheon this one would be my candidate!

Some reasons on why one should go for a mechanical/automatic watch when quartz watches are more accurate. And, why mechanical versions – even of the same watch – are more expensive. For some detailed Q&A on the mechanical vs quartz topic, I found chronocentric.com to have some honest and satisfying answers.

Recently, one of my ex-colleagues had the following as his Facebook status message: ” .. had a Glengarry Glen Ross day today at work!”. So decided to check out what he was talking about. Lo and behold ..

Two funny videos that present you the new breed of people (ahem, includes moi) that you are likely to run or transform into. I suppose the most decent thing for you to do after …

It is very common for people from the south of India to use the English word Marriage, when what they are really trying to communicate is the word Wedding!
Most recent example is the acceptance speech …

The great Tamil movie actor/comedian, Nagesh, was asked in one of his interviews how he would categorize the world of successful comedians.  Pat came his reply, which is as follows:
There are those whose time is …

Today, I found this small cut-out (picture insert below) that I had been carrying in my wallet all these years. It was safely sandwiched and hidden between my seldom-used AAA and State ID cards. …

Slumdog Millionaire seems to be the flavor of the season (2008-09).  I am writing this post after seeing the Slumdog movie.  And, am reminded of Lathika’s character.  See inserted picture here.  Do you see any …