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Archive for April, 2006

ONE TREE HILL…

April 28th 2006

Ok, before I start, this is being written by both me and Kirat. I’m at her house right now..so……….
Those of you who haven’t seen OTH are missing out on something reaaaaall good!! It’s one of the most amazing, thoughtful, slightly dramatic, fun, cool, sensitive and beautiful soaps ever!! We guys were going so crazy over [...]

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Microsoft to unveil new Internet Explorer

April 25th 2006

Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Corp. is releasing a new test version of Internet Explorer, the market-leading Web browser that is facing competition from smaller players.
The new beta, available Tuesday for free download to English-languages customers, includes fixes for problems that were causing Internet Explorer 7 to stop working, said Dean Hachamovitch, general manager in charge [...]

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Change…….. !?

April 22nd 2006

Sacred Heart SSS— one of the top seeded schools of chandigarh. Ask a non-heartian and she would give you not a single compliment or would think of that school and its girls as something/one good! Why? Jealousy. Might be!(I never feel that way). And now, this jealousy has taken a concrete form—-the uniform of the [...]

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Weird Village!

April 22nd 2006

Nat Purwa. Does the name ring a bell?
Its not the name of a person but its the name of a village near Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Its like any other village in India. Illiterate people, poor infrastructure etc. But there’s a difference.
The menfolk don’t work. Its the women of the village who are the bread [...]

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Fanaa–music review.

April 18th 2006

The much awaited music of the more awaited movie ‘Fanaa’ is on the floor and so its review is as follows.
The music is by Jatin-Lalit and this is the last time they have together composed music, after this film, they’ve decided to part ways. The lyricist is Prasoon Joshi( RDB fame [...]

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Lets read and think…

April 17th 2006

70 year old ‘rapes’ minor
—–headline of today’s HT City. I’ve got actually no word to describe my anger, disappointment, distress and guilt. Anger, because— I hate those bloody rapists. Disappointment and distress because I actually can’t do anything. Guilt, because I am a part of such a society where such animals reside.
Did you notice [...]

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Was Gandhi a Traitor?

April 14th 2006

Note : I AM NOT A GANDHI FAN MYSELF.
Does Mahatma Gandhi actually deserve all the respect and praise we Indians give him? Did he actually fight for our Independence or just wanted a “Kursi” for himself.
I can’t answer this myself. I know little about the man. The only knowledge I have about him is from [...]

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The Other Side of the Coin

April 14th 2006

Just saw this a minute ago. Whoever has made this has really done a great job.
Makes one think…
Click Here

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Dubbed toons

April 14th 2006

I have been a viewer of Cartoon Network since the day it was launched in India.
Yes. I have even watched the cartoons on CN in Chinese. I was totally obsessed with them. I used to watch it all day till at 9 PM they would change to TNT.
Slowly, Cartoon Network took over the toon market [...]

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The Dwitiya Effect

April 13th 2006

All the reality shows these days end and then within a few months return to the TV screens.
At least wait for 10-12 months. The show loses all its charm.
Take for example, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. I used to really like the show. But then came The Great Indian Laughter Challenge “Dwitya”. They’ve actually ruined [...]

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