Monthly Archives: June 2010

Birthday Wishlist

Wanted to dream a little now.. Just a FYI: all the following items are in my next 3 year plan. Procurement seems to be a long process due to customer requirements and availability among other factors. Some of the items are subject to to replaced with newer products and some may drop off the list. Some are just plain jokes.

Bianchi Spillo Quarzo

Nikon D90 – Lenses of your choice.. ;)

ATI Radeon HD 5970

Samsung 40 Inch Monitor – Anything bigger than is also ok.. limit of 300 inches and has to be tugged in a barge like freaking King Kong (dialogue from HIMYM)

Eheim Filter for my aquarium

The lovely Nexus one

Nintendo Wii

F1 tickets at next years Sepang circuit (Preferably inside the pits)

:) – Anyone gets me any of these, i will give them back a handshake and a hug and say, “thanks a lot.” Yeah, i am just plain selfish.

Recent Reads

I started on this series called “Metro Reads”.. So far 3 books have come out, “Love over coffee” (LOC), “Where girls dare” (WGD), and “Dreams in Prussian Blue” (DPB). I have read all of them.

WGD was my favourite, a tale about Lady Cadets at the OTA, Chennai. A sense of satisfaction and triumph prevailed after finished reading it.

LOC was good. The IT bashing was totally enjoyable.. So was the romance. and the climax was fitting and after a long time, unpredictable even after 75% of the book.

DPB was the most interesting.. I hated the guts of the writer to create such a character. My head went through a wide range emotions. I was confused, enraged, happy and very sad for the characters. But i was undoubtedly drawn to it in spite of wanting to throw it out at times. The character of Naina was subtle, stupid and immature, but still, the growth and the situations she is put in are unique, but believable. I recommend DPB for the sheer audacity of the writer and the way the story is told. A book that does not keep glorifying the central character but bashes her and keeps everyone well rooted. Well written, and thank you for keeping making me feel all that in a book, and surprisingly the emotions never stagnated.