New connections in the new year Posted on January 2, 2004 Finally connecting from home. Phew! After a month long wait for the phone connection. And then another 2-3 days figuring out ‘modem’ problems! Today, I make a ‘save me, I’m desperate’ call to ‘customer support’ where a helpful guy says I have to clear the ‘wait for dial tone before calling’ option from two places in the modem properties. And to think I wasted the last few days wondering why I wasn’t getting a dial tone! And they don’t write these things in user manuals. Aargggh! Though the rather slow pace of the TATA Indicom VSNL dial-up pack I’m currently using compared to the zippy i-way connection is something that I will definitely take time to get used to… **** I’ve noticed a marked change in the way we prefer to spend the 31st of December, over the years. Earlier, we had to have a plan, we had to be somewhere crowded, filled with people and lots of noise. These days, we prefer to sit around sipping wine and listening to good music, discussing how ‘wild’ we once were and how ‘different’ those days were. Definite signs of aging! I hope all you folks had a fantastic new year – wherever you spent it – with friends, in front of the TV, dancing, drinking, at work or even alone… **** The fourth and final test begins in Sydney today. Let’s hope the new year brings some cheer for India… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Personal
A day with the animals Posted on January 11, 2006January 12, 2006 On New Year’s Day, along with Usha for company, I headed out to WRRC (WildLife Rescueand Rehabilitation Center) on Banerghatta Road. I had been meaning to visit the centre for a while and decided that the 1st would be a good day to start. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
It’s an uphill climb! Posted on May 11, 2009May 11, 2009 The training for Sunfeast is on! This is the Kanakpura stretch where we go when we want to do uphill stretches. This time we did a 4k stretch downhill to start with. And then we come back the same way, except this time it’s all uphill 🙂 Believe me, it’s… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
A short break Posted on January 25, 2006January 25, 2006 Apologies for the lack of posts. Have been involved in some personal battles which I am happy to say are over. Some good news… I watched Jethro Tull perform about 2 years ago in Mumbai and of course, it was a rather surreal experience. The only thing was that it… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
hey there Anita, BHale asso ne ? You are right.. we spent our new years at home too with vodka and chicken… missed mumbai… wanted so much to go there !! Anyway after our Pune trip we should be on our way to Goa if all goes well at the repair shop. the bike is still there .. boo hoo !! will get the Pune, girivan and pawna snaps today… yipeeeeeee just got the hang of HTML i think… check my new post and man am i freaking out… bought space to load my photos too… though now I am not sure how to link them LOLOL am on the way… he he !! Chalo then bye for now !! and have a nice day… soon we are also planning to take a connection at home…. lets see .. SIGH !!! Regards, Jil Reply
Indeed – it is age and the lack of appetite for forcibly being happy that ageing brings with it! If it helps – my wife and I just curled up on the sofa and sent lots of text messages to all of our friends and relatives before midnight. That way we widn’t have to talk to anybody and we just poked fun at people on TV standing in the cold, wet and windy weather watching a few fireworks go bang. Reply
Jil: You should think about doing that. Though the problem is that you land up spending way too much time in front of the monitor! Jag: That seems like an interesting way to spend the new year! Might try it the next time, if the husband is willing, though knowing him, it will be very hard to sell him the idea 😉 Vidya: We’re keeping our fingers crossed! Reply
re: the fourth test match … “There were 30 gorgeous hits to the fence from Laxman in the course of his 178, and his silken decapitation of Brett Lee this morning was breathtaking.” http://www-usa.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/JAN/035567_AUSIND2003-04_03JAN2004.html Reply