Archive for the 'Misc' Category

Jan 01 2012

Happy New Year!

Published by Balaji under Family, Misc

Its that day of the year again, when we wonder where the previous year actually went and resolve that we would do something to make the year we have just stepped into better than the ones that have passed. So wish you all a wonderful 2012 filled with good health, happiness, prosperity and ofcourse, good [...]

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Aug 18 2011

Another Year

Published by Balaji under Misc

When I got my own website 2 years ago(2 years and 1 day to be exact), I mentioned that I’d noticed three reasons – marriage, fatherhood and owning a website – behind active bloggers becoming irregular and since I had already crossed the first two events, I hoped that having my own website wouldn’t jinx [...]

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May 26 2011

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Published by Balaji under Family, Misc

When I wrote about a dip in my blogging frequency due to the World Cup and the impending TN elections back in March, I also mentioned two distractions closer to home. The first of those was the new camera, the EOS 60D. The second was the Wii game Super Mario Galaxy 2.
I definitely wouldn’t call [...]

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Mar 28 2011

Camera Upgrade

Published by Balaji under Family, Misc, Travel

Politics, sports and cinema are the three primary passions of Tamil Nadu. With the World Cup in full flow and the assembly elections drawing nearer, things are exciting in two of those arenas and so cinema has taken a backseat for a little while now.  Along with things being quiet on the Tamil cinema front, [...]

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Jan 02 2011

Happy New Year

Published by Balaji under Misc

Wish you all a wonderful 2011.

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Nov 04 2010

Happy Diwali!

Published by Balaji under Misc

As someone who grew up before the advent of cable, when Doordarshan was king, New Year is inextricably linked to the image of Kamalhassan riding in on a motorbike screaming “Everybody… Wish you a Happyyyy New Year!”. Starting this year, Diwali also has its own defining image
Happy Diwali Folks!

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Aug 01 2010

Blocked?

Published by Balaji under Misc

When bloggers stopped updating their blogs and attributed it to writer’s block, I never believed them. I assumed that the phrase ‘writer’s block’ was either a cover for personal reasons which the blogger didn’t want to share with the world or just a better-sounding, more honorable alternative for plain ol’ laziness. But I honestly think [...]

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