Archive for September, 2005

mAdness?

 
While browsing through BusinessWeek I came across these ads. I learned in books and in advertising classes that the first property of an ad should be its ability to communicate with target audience. What I see here is a total contradiction. Out of curiosity I click on them and they took me [...]

Life with out ‘i’

In the past 2 days loads of things have happened. But probably the most important of them is the absence of net on this little planet. Just like most of the academic institutions and mental asylums ours is also situated far away from the thick and buzz of civilization. So when the internet connection conked [...]

Purnography - September Sky

IRISING

Hurray, I am really happy. Our institute’s management festival IRIS is shaping up really good this year. I am working as media and publications coordinator and 2 of my responsibilities are developing the event brochure and website. Both of them have really come out well. We took a giant leap from last years design and [...]

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Finally I am 10+

Sometimes a small victory makes you more happy and satisfied than most of the earth breaking and market share based successes. Last night a similar thing happened. I am able cross 10 answers in Hindu crossword. Hurrey….
What is so special about it? For one, it’s just the beginning. According to this website it might take [...]

Doing Nothing

This is how it feels…
I wake up from the bed with a shameful feeling inside my now defunct head. I woke up not because its time, but because I am bored of oversleeping. I mean, how long can one really sleep? 10 hours? 12 hours? A whole day?  I seem to have developed acute aversion towards [...]