Monthly Archives: October 2007

Hutch/Vodafone service in Mumbai terrible

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Varun

I have lived in 5 cities for more than a month in each city. I have availed mobile services from every single major mobile service provider in India. And I with that kind of experience behind me I can confidently … Continue reading →

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Movie review – Laaga Chunari Mein Daag

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Varun

I saw the movie Laaga Chunari Mein Daag a couple of days back at InOrbit with my parents. It had been a long time since we had seen a movie together. I liked LCMD. It has received a lot of … Continue reading →

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Popcorn

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Varun

I do not know what it is about popcorn that makes me forget my manners and makes me a total hog. When I see a bowl of popcorn, my mind goes into some special mode where it’s only aim in … Continue reading →

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Last post…

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Varun

…from 25 year old Varun Next post will be by the Varun who is a year older. I am having Garfield-like feelings about my birthday. More about that later.

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Parents are here!

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Varun

My parents and grandmother had planned to come down to Mumbai a couple of weeks back and stay with my brother and me for a few days. However weather at that time was quite unpleasant (continuous rains) and I too … Continue reading →

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The new Idea Ad – Too good!

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Varun

I really loved the new Idea Ad starring Abhishek Bachchan! Check it out on YouTube below. Simple, memorable, ties in with the central “Idea” theme and you like watching it again and again. via Full2 Faltu

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My New Laptop – HP Pavilion dv9502AU Portable

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Varun

Quick Specs AMD Turion64 X2 Processor TL-56; Dual Core 1.8 GHz, 2 x 512 KB L2 Cache, up to 1600 MHz FSB 17” Colour TFT ; BrightView™ WideScreen 8X SuperMulti Drive LightScribe, Double Layer (8.5 GB) Windows Vista Home Premium … Continue reading →

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Mumbai

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Varun

I came to Mumbai from Delhi to join a new project a little more than an year ago. It was an exciting move for me. I was going to lead the team. I was moving much closer to home. I … Continue reading →

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Saturday morning

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Varun

Aah… weekends. Usually my favourite part of the week. Went to sleep very late last night. Was playing around with the blog and reading stuff. Also started reading a book called Programming the Universe authored by Seth Lloyd. Lately I … Continue reading →

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Blog now powered by WordPress!

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Varun

It is 4:00 AM and I am feeling quite sleepy so I will keep this short. IMPORTANT – Update your feed URLs to the ones mentioned in the footer of the blog. When I started blogging I had ample free … Continue reading →

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