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Joh Dhiktha Hai, Woh Bhiktha Hai

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:42:36 PST

You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough - Joseph Levine As per Wikipedia (the modern age Encyclopedia), advertising is a form of...

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When you have ‘nothing’ to do, do it on social media

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:32:09 PST

A hacker attack briefly shut down Twitter yesterday. Millions of twitterers were forced to talk to each other the old fashioned way - through Facebook! We all agree that social media is a wonderful...

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No excuse for no exercise

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:02:57 PST

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you would rather not - Mark Twain Virgil once famously remarked that the greatest wealth is...

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History was made on this day

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:11:49 PDT

It’s been one year, 365 days to be precise. Earth has gone around the sun once. It seems like it was only last month that it happened. Maybe earth should slow down! On June 28, 2008 I wrote...

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Gifting, my Achilles heel

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:24:13 PST

The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it. I have a huge problem. No, not my ego. Despite my social skills, or rather the lack of it, I get invited...

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To vote or not to vote?

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:30:25 PDT

‘One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors – Plato’ Ok point taken, let me vote. ‘The next time they give you all that civic...

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How to make money in the stock market?

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:20:42 PDT

The safest way to double your money is to fold it and put it in your pocket. Being an accountant, the most frequent request I face is advice on making money in the stock market. I am sure they must...

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It’s about that time of the year

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:14:16 PDT

He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who makes one is a fool. – F M Knowles What is special about February? February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification....

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The older I get, the better I used to be!

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:39:28 PST

“There is nothing permanent except change” – Heraclitus (535 - 475 BC) Ever since I met my wife (at that time, to-be-wife), she has been constantly trying to change me; of course, with the good...

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A Valuable post

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:35:55 PST

The only advantage of living in the past is that the rents are much cheaper Money is a serious matter and often, people are willing to kill each other over it. Money is always there, but the...

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The growing electronic menace

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:39:18 PST

The idea behind power point presentations is to sit through 100 slides with our eyes glazed over, and then to do what all military organizations hope for ... to surrender to an overwhelming mass. –...

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As banks go ‘bank’rupt, here’s something you can bank on!

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:01:16 PDT

(I have received many enquiries about a blog on the collapse of banks since I work closely with the investment banking community. But I felt that enough has been written on the topic that I chose to...

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Keep your head down and spread your legs a bit more..

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:32:41 PDT

Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at. And no matter how bad you are, it is always possible to get worse. Mark Twain is one of my most-respected writers and most...

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There are some things money can’t buy, for everything else there is credit card

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:17:43 PDT

A man’s credit card was stolen, but he decided not to report it because the thief was spending less than his wife did. The last I heard of this guy, he was divorced. When Alexander Parkes invented...

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I am sorry, are you sorry?

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:00:32 PST

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology – Red Auerbach The word sorry is so abused these days that people no longer mean it when they say, like ‘sorry we are...

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You da man, Maveli

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:14:00 PDT

[Legend has it that Maveli, aka Mahabali, ruled the state of Kerala in India, and was renowned for the justice and goodness of his rule. As Maveli was an asura (demon), devas (divine) felt threatened...

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I Don't Forget Anniversaries

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:59:57 PDT

“Memory is what tells a man his wedding anniversary was yesterday” Today is my marriage anniversary. I have been married for n years (I won’t tell you the value of n as it is a very large number and...

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I suffer from Shopophobia Mallfeorosis

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:29:45 PDT

We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls. – Bill Bryson Shopping as an activity was something that did not exist in my life for a very long time. When I was a kid I used to jump...

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My Marriage to Aishwarya Ray

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:30:03 PDT

I married Aishwarya Ray (Aish) last month yielding to her relentless request. Little did I know at that time what was in store for me! Within the first week of our marriage, I faced death threats...

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A Letter from Death

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:00:56 PST

“When you were born, you cried, and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice – Kabir” Hi, I am death. If you are scared of me, I...

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Should we celebrate Bindra’s win?

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:41:49 PDT

[‘Sports’ in this post excludes Cricket, ‘sportsmen’ excludes cricketers and ‘we’ includes yours truly] I am a ‘proud’ Indian today, thanks to Abhinav Bindra. But then, am I? India is the seventh...

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Does Tendulkar have the best timing?

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:15:29 PDT

The Board room was heating up although the air-conditioning was working fine. I did not like the business case Jack Belch was pushing like all his previous ideas. Jack wanted us to acquire Moon...

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What's cooking?

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:25:39 PST

This blog is going to be a shock for people who know me well. My wife had a mild heart attack and other family members are still laughing so hard that we are contemplating medical measures. Cooking,...

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The Power of Mmmmm…..

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:01:11 PST

Whoever thinks that the sound mmmmm….. (increasing in pitch) is just that, a sound mmmmm…..., is hugely mistaken. My daughter, Niharika, who is now one year and five months old, has started talking...

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Where Left is Not Right

noreply@blogger.com (Salil) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:25:40 PST

I got my US license in April after almost a month of driving. And within the first couple of weeks of getting my license, I managed to get my first ticket. It was 6 am and I assure you folks I was...

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