QUICK READS !!!

I was going to the office (as usual) when I saw this book on display in a bookstore, on the way: "SCREW IT...LET'S DO IT By Richard Branson"...
What attracted me more was not that the book was written by Richard Branson but the fact that it fell under the "QUICK READS" series of Virgin Books...

Here's what QUICK READS means (as per the definition given on the cover of the book): "Quick Reads books are written to appeal not only to emergent readers but to anyone wanting a QUICK, POWERFUL & FAST-PACED read"

- Certainly an appealing idea in this age of "Information Overload" (thanks mainly to the Internet - pun intended!)...The book's slim size acted as a credible testimony to the aforesaid definition...And definitely, "Brevity is the soul of wit" is 1 maxim which holds more meaning in this age of Internet when there's so much of information to virtually deluge you !!! :-)

Not surprisingly, I bought the book and went my way, smiling, to the office as I was quite confident (and hence kinda satisfied) that this was 1 book that I could certainly finish in just few reading sessions... :-)

P.S => Beg my apologies if you didn't find my article "a QUICK READ"... :-)

1 DESH...1 JUNOON...!!!

Few days after the IPL (Indian Premier League) cricket series had ended, I called up Vodafone call center folks to inquire about my bill (no way related to Cricket, since I'm not addicted to Cricket unlike my country men). I was astounded when I heard (STILL!) the IVR automatic voice saying: "Participate in Vodafone contest and win tickets to watch IPL in South Africa!!!"....This even after KNOWING that the series had well ended a couple of days before...(In hindsight, an "obvious" marketing trap)

I couldn't find a BETTER example illustrating the below punchline frequently flashed by the broadcaster of the IPL series on TV during the series:
"1 DESH...1 JUNOON !!!"

SO TRUE !

:)

WINDOWS v/s LINUX !!!

While watching "LIVE MEDIA" channel in my office canteen I saw this quick fact:

"Around 10,000 birds die in a year from smashing into WINDOWS !!!"

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- Now I know atleast 1 reason why people love LINUX more than WINDOWS...

:)

HOW PECULIAR !!!!

I love this "How Peculiar" song by Robbie Williams...Every time I listen to it, I just say to myself: "How peculiar !!!"... :)


Here are the lyrics:

i am all of the above babe
jonny long strokes to the grave
saving all the stamps and spend it on a kettle

rub me rub me up right lovely
if you lick, then lick it battery
good and properly all night if you want

i haven't got a clue what to do with you
i need for you to love me so much
jesus what am i gonna do with this crush
just get the old fella and whack it up against her tush

how peculiar

bend your long legs against the sofa
in the dorchester you can get your all bran
i'm not into hard sports

oh i haven't got a clue what to do with you
jesus all the things my head is going through
god what am i gonna do with this crush
just whack the the old man out and get it up against your tush

how peculiar

jesus what am i to do man
i am a depressed man
not sure what i'm doing all of the day
how peculiar

i am all of the above man
i have what you want man
if you want me here i am
come and get it baby
uhh!