Test from Wordmobi
Trying out something cool. Managed to install Wordmobi on my Nokia phone. Works like a charm. Hopefully this should empower me to blog when I am mobile. Now to see if I can actually keep blogging!
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Roadside Mehndi
Roadside Mehndi
Originally uploaded by Vijay Basrur
Never seen this around. Especially kids getting it done. Seems quite popular at this street corner in Andheri West
Makeshift transportation device at polling booth
Makeshift transportation device at polling booth
Originally uploaded by Vijay Basrur
Guess this is for senior citizens. God save the ones who opt for this.
Google Chrome
So well there’s another browser that hits the road. Yawn? Not really since this time its from Google.
I downloaded Google Chrome yesterday. Considering I have been a Firefox fan for years now, I was not going to be easily satisfied. But I was. In fact I was pleasantly surprised. The fact that Google has kept Chrome at a measly 600kb file it launches in a flash and is very fast. One of the problems I have had with Firefox (and not that I am complaining) is that multiple extensions & plugin slow down Firefox, especially the launch, and it hogs up resources if you are using many of these plugins. Infact I use ScribeFire to write these blog posts.
But Chrome was blazingly fast. The tab sctructuring is neat and the layout is pretty simple. But since the browser has become the portal for your browsing experience, hardcore Firefox fans will find the plain vanilla experience (sans the plugins & extensions) very boring.
While I enjoy the speeds Chrome brings in, most of my browsing will still be on Firefox, atleast for now. But I am going to be clued on to Chrome to see how the open source community takes this ahead.
Tags: googleFinally a home on the web
After trying out various options, blogging on various blogging platforms I decided on setting up my own home on the Internet. And its right here.
I chose GoDaddy for the hosting service and am thoroughly impressed with WordPress for the blogging platform. In fact WordPress obviates the need to know HTML.
Also I merged both my personal & travel blogs into one blog here. After all home is where everyone comes to at the end of the day
Second Life
A few ex colleagues met up for a drink last night. While we were excited that we were catching up after a really long time, I was more excited to meet Suman. Suman met with a near fatal accident in Delhi a few months back and had his head fractured at 52 places. He went through 3 plastic surgeries and was in the hospital for over 2 months. Ironically other than his head he didn’t suffer any other injuries.
He was conscious through all these times and it was nerve wracking to hear him recount all that he went through. But the greatest joy was to see him sit up there confidently, laughing and smiling. He is all geared up to enjoy his second life.
I really admire his guts and salute his spirit of life.
Online Reunions
As you go along you make many friends and as time goes by you lose touch with quite a few of them. You never mean to but that’s how it turns out. Infact Shoba Narayan has a good take on friendships in yesterday’s Lounge.
So it was great to bump into some of my 12th Std classmates on Facebook. Some of these folks I haven’t heard of ever since we passed out. That’s 18 goddam years back. Man that suddenly feels old 
Would be great to meet up with the gang and head to the canteen for some bhurji pao & cutting chai.
