Book fair at Sunderbai Hall

Are you one of those who would be perfectly at home if left alone in a library over the weekend? Then head over to Sunderbai Hall near Marine Lines. Ashish Book Center has a book fair there from 15 April to 28 April - 9am to 8pm. Lots of books to choose from and at very affordable prices. I got 3 of Agatha Christie's books at Rs 100 each - not to mention other 3-4 books for a another Rs 500. Simply a steal :-)

Ever wondered about Noah's ark? Check the modern one in Hongkong at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123966767906515339.html. Apparently, there is another one in the Netherlands too. Noah would have been spoilt for choice in this century :-)

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Here we go again: the ET Brand Equity panel finds Samsung antakshari ad "BEkaar" but I like it. The ET panel thinks antakshari was over in last century but whosoever said things once considered old never make it back to fashion again? :-)

I think the new Vodafone ad of "Be the star of the cricket match" is more entertaining than the IPL matches - right down to its background score :-)

And I simply hate the new "My Airtel My Offer" ad featuring Vidya Balan and Madhavan. I think she is right when she says that he should send SMS selectively. It would be romantic to send messages when you are away from each other. But wasting money when you are in plain sight of each other is nothing short of stupidity. I have a good reply to his "pyaar me cutback nahi hone chahiye" - "I am glad you said that. So when are we going to buy that diamond set I told you about eons ago? Oh, and while we are at it, let's book our Mauritius vacation as well!"

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Have you seen the new Vodafone ads – especially the ones on backing up your phone book and Beauty Alerts? They rock! Hats off to the creative mind who thought of it :-)

What is wrong with World Bank? If you don't know what I am talking about, check this out: http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1238580

All the world and the aunty next door know that generating employment in the villages is the key to not only reducing the increasing strain on the cities but also to the robust economic development of the country. And these people are suggesting that more people should move to cities from the villages? Are they insane?

Isn’t it ironic that the Munnabhai who brought back “Gandhigiri” in vogue, is now playing the communal card to the hilt? I can’t say “Lage Raho Munnabhai” to this one. :-(

Don’t tell my Mother

The name of the program was so misleading – Don’t tell my Mother. I thought it’s about teenagers and the wild things they do. But I am glad I decided to stick around instead of changing the channel because I couldn’t have been more wrong. It is a series about some of the world’s most dangerous locations – on where else but National Geographic! Last night I saw part of an episode on Gaza.

A shop was shown that specialized in printing the photos of the “martyrs” – such photos could be seen on the street corners everywhere. There, apparently, are numerous shops in Gaza which use guns and assorted weapons as props against which photos can be taken.When the program anchor asked why these young people pose with weapons, a young man present in the shop said that’s because they don’t have anything else to do. A simple answer with a lot of irony!

And if that’s not enough irony for you, then listen to this – the owner explained that he does the photo shoot for members of all the 3 prominent organizations – Fatah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. He also said that there exists families in which different family members belong to different organizations and yet they all stay under one roof!

For those of you who want to know what’s actually happening in the places that we only read about in newspapers, this program is an eye-opener. Don’t miss it!

Recently a friend sent an email containing photos of India in old times. This photo talks about an India which perhaps none of us has ever seen. :-(

Can we hope we will be able to see it again in our lifetime?

The greatest of all faults is to think we have none!
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True friends are the siblings God forgot to give us.