Fresh Apple

Written by Manas Aug 09

Think about an Apple.
No – not the brand. I mean the fruit.
Think about a red, shiny, fresh apple, plucked from a green tree. Doesn’t it look good? This apple is a bundle of sweetness – full of that magical juice that will fill your mouth once your teeth bite into its dark flawless red skin.
Now […]

Fall of the PCO

Written by Manas Jul 08

STD-ISD-PCO. A small shop painted in bright yellow, with a couple of booths inside, where fans seldom worked, a table with a few displays and receipt printers. Throw in a couple of telephone instruments and a friendly operator and you have a PCO.
I still remember when the idea of PCOs came in - that was […]

A childhood memory - episode 4

Written by Manas May 24

This one is about my reading table.
My dad actually got it made for me when I was around 6/7 years old. It was proper wooden, and when it was time to choose the top, my dad took me with him to the workshop where it was being built. I chose a light brown top, which […]

I ♥ MS

Written by Manas May 20

Don’t worry, I love you guys too!

The Tag Game

Written by Manas May 20

Thanks to Alagu for tagging me. I was planning to sleep, then I discovered that I’ve been tagged - and so here I am.. writing this post :)
Last movie seen in a theatre:
Iron Man - Found it childish. Stupid Sci Fi has never excited me.
What book are you reading?
Theoritically - Freakonomics, The Namesake, Oracle E-Business Suite […]

A childhood memory - episode 3

Written by Manas May 11

Sharing a childhood memory after a long time — to show how sensitive a child’s mind is.

When I was small, we, like most middle class families at that time did not have a phone. (Cell phones were yet to be invented). Thus, the telephone instrument used to fascinate me a lot.
So this one time, me and […]

Ownership

Written by Manas May 09

Don’t you feel proud when you do something, make something? I know you do, so do I. Am sure everyone does.
A weird thought passed my mind today. We moved into a new office building recently - one of the most amazing buildings I’ve even seen or imagined. However that is not the point. This building […]

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Written by Manas May 05

All the ten years this soap ran for, the friends always remained together. From the first episode, till the last one. Lucky them.
I’m missing my friends very badly today. To be precise, I’m missing Satyam a lot today. We became friends on the first day of college, and remained best friends all four years. No […]

Hyderabad Restaurants - A vegetarian guide

Written by Manas Apr 06

I’ve been on an eating out spree lately, and have visited more than 15 different restaurants in the last 10 days (!). I’m going to write what I think about them, but let me first mention my personal habits. I’m a vegetarian, I don’t drink and  I’m not fond of cottage cheese (paneer). So here we go, One restaurant […]

Google April Fools Day 2008 Pranks and Jokes

Written by Manas Apr 01

Here are the ones I found till now:
http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/gday/index.html
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html
The other two are in Korean and Japanese and so not posting them here.
Will update if I find any more :)
Happy April fool’s day everyone! Its your day! ;)
Update: Here is the BIG one!! The Virgle project!
http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html
Update #2 : Orkut turned into yogurt: