City of dreams & City of Sensex.

I've moved on....

2008-07-01T10:04:00.001+05:30

Am moving on from Blogger to Wordpress.... My blog is now at www.bombaylives.com

Thanks & God bless :))

My version of the Net.

2008-06-26T12:11:00.003+05:30

Things haven’t changed much since I compiled the list in 2005

My blog is still hosted at Blogspot.
My pictures remain hosted by Flickr.
Email with Microsoft Outlook and Gmail with my own domain www.bombaylives.com
Browse internet with Firefox 3
LinkedIn & Facebook business and friends networking.
Bloglines to read RSS feeds.
View pics on Irfanview & Piclens

Google Talk and Skype for instant messaging.
UTVi , moneycontrol and equitymaster to check stock quotes.
Icicidirect to trade on Sensex/Nifty.
Peerweb for P2P transfers.
AVG is my antivirus protection.
VLC Player to view movies , Winamp to play music.

SMS Fun at Vakow & Twitter

Gyan at Wikipedia

Cheap movie tickets at Ngpay & Bookmyshow & Vodafone Tuesdays.

Online Shopping at FutureBazaar and using Paymate for discount payments.

Online travel at Makemytrip & Loyalty Points at Imint.

Make my PC look like Mac using CrystalXP

Mailing groups using GoogleGroups.

SMS, Mail & Pop-up Reminders using Google Calendar

Mobile downloads using Mobile9

View videos on YouTube & share Presentations on Slide share

Would love you hear your version of the Net or Net 2.0 as they call it nowadays : - )

36 Hours in Mumbai - NYTimes

2008-06-26T00:26:00.002+05:30

Read here

and here for the Slideshow.

Rediff invests in Vakow!

2008-06-25T15:49:00.001+05:30

http://www.watblog.com/2008/06/25/rediffcom-invests-in-vakowcom-an-sms-sharing-site-previously-reviewed-on-watblog/

You can buy yourself a beer and send the bill to RG.

satish wants to keep up with you on Twitter

2008-06-23T11:48:00.001+05:30

To find out more about Twitter, visit the link below:

http://twitter.com/i/dff45680043a2cba9c0ebfd49257584d9fb734fb

Thanks,
-The Twitter Team

About Twitter

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This message was sent by a Twitter user who entered your email address. If you'd prefer not to receive emails when other people invite you to Twitter, click here:
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Mard Bachao Andolan

2008-06-17T11:14:00.001+05:30

http://mardangiri.com

Haywards 5000 & Sanju Baba’s new Andolan… making India more manly : - )

Dasavathaaram - 3.5/5

2008-06-16T13:45:00.004+05:30

Nice movie, Kamal Haasan rocks!!

I think its one of the first Indian Movies to have a subject around the chaos theory and the butterfly effect

Also the first movie to have George Bush, Manmohan Singh, Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi.

Kamal's efforts are definitely laudable and deserves a salute

and yes at 140 crore its India's most expensive movie

**3.5 - 5 points

Crazy Govt taxes on Housing

2008-06-13T13:09:00.001+05:30

After the 5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) the state government is levying a 4.5 per cent service tax on all new flats.

The whole logic is funny coz already VAT is being paid on the entire component that goes into constructing a building.

The new taxes so that makes it Rs 4.5 lakh for a flat worth Rs 50 lakh, plus another 2-3 lakhs for registrations & brokerages.

Surprisingly this news has come only in Mumbai Mirror; no other publication or TV channel has picked it up.

I don’t know if this is true or not, if it’s true then am surprised that no one has come out and opposed it.

Does anyone have any answers or leads?

The story in Mumbai Mirror

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=200806112008061102124783531770627&pageno=1

Reminds me of stuff being done in Gulf to drive out immigrants by raising the cost of living, but then they guys who come to Bombay anyways will continue to live in Slums & Zhoppadpattis while the Middle Class will be automatically bhagaoed.

It's time to stop playing Online Lotto

2008-06-12T11:30:00.001+05:30

Why? , read this

http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1176264&_EXT_5_groupId=14

And we used to think apna Bad Luck hi kharab hai, I think Stock Market is a much better option :- )

Oprah's Book Club

2008-06-11T16:28:00.002+05:30

Ok I was kidding, My friend Fiza has just released her latest book, “Khawabon Ki Zameen” (Land of dreams),

you can order this book by sending mail to her : fizadawn@gmail.com or buy at Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260249870441

Book Cost Rs. 85/-

If you love poems or wanna impress someone wid your poems, then go for it .

Free Tickets for CNBC's Movie Fest

2008-06-05T14:44:00.001+05:30

Got 2 invites to CNBC's movie Fest at Metro on 5th June, showing Wall Street or Barbarians at the Gate, Do lemme know if anyone's interested.

Movies to watch this Weekend

2008-06-04T12:16:00.003+05:30

Best deals to watch the movies
1. Vodafone Tuesdays' 1 ticket free on 1 ticket
http://www.vodafone.in/vodafone/footer/pages/privileges.aspx

2. Bookmyshow : ICICI card offer 1 ticket free on 1 ticket

3. NGpay also has a 50% discount offer, but its perputally down and one doesnt now how safe the mobile transaction can be.
http://www.ngpay.com/site/faqs_famecinemas.html

4. Paymate : 25% cashback for HDFC card holders
http://movies.paymate.co.in/

I wish someone made a best deal crawler on the lines of Froogle.

Visual BookShelf - Sexy Facebook App if you love Books

2008-05-28T14:48:00.001+05:30

Visual Bookshelf is a super cool, no bullshit or timepass . A must have App if you love reading books.

Build up a virtual bookshelf by searching the Amazon book inventory.

* See what your friends are reading
* Show others whats on your real bookshelf
* See who else is reading a book (a good icebreaker)
* Read and create reviews
* Clean low-text look on your profile
* Recommend books on your bookshelf to your friends

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2481647302

And yes you can Facebook Me : )

"Wall Street Meets 70mm"

2008-05-28T14:32:00.001+05:30

CNBC-TV18 & Enlighten Film Society is showcasing four movies on the Stock Markets on 5th and 6^th June 2008.

5th June

7 pm - Wallstreet.

9.30 pm - Barbarians at the gate.

6th June

7 pm - Boiler Room.

9.20 pm - Rogue Trader.

The fuckall part is they are only being shown in Metro Adlabs, I’d suggest call up Seventymm or Clickflix or your local DVD wala and watch it at home in case you can’t make it to town.

Nevertheless it’s a nice attempt by these guys.

http://www.filmfest.moneycontrol.com/index.html

Here Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter Scales

2008-05-25T15:42:00.001+05:30

Winner of the Webby Award for Viral Video!

Vijay Tendulkar - R.I.P

2008-05-19T23:34:00.001+05:30

Vijay Tendulkar one of India's best writer, playwright & overall very brave social activist died today.

I would say more than his writing it was his courage to stand up for justice without fear whether supporting people against Bhai Thakur in Virar or standing in support of Mahanagar when attacked by Shiv Sena or Standing with the displaced people of Narmada and many more such things... Something that his daughter Priya Tendulkar did in Rajni.

After PuLa Deshpande, this is one of greatest loss to Maharashtra.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Tendulkar

WTF news by Rediff

2008-05-19T11:45:00.001+05:30

http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/16bedi.htm

70 Billion $$$$

Snapshots from National Park

2008-05-11T03:45:00.003+05:30

Inspite of living in Borivli I went to National Park today after more than 10 Years, for Deepthi it was her first visit to the all Famous Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
There weren't too many animals just saw a few Deers, One leopard and many Monkeys... The Lion Safari was bit vague and the official jeep were missing, and our Rickshaw wasnt allowed to enter the Kanheri Caves Region : ( .

But the coolest thing was the Mini Train, the 15 min ride is fun, reminds you of your school picnics and the Peddle Boating, real paisa vasool stuff.
Both @ 15 bucks per person.

The park was clean, but many of the animals were missing so were the food stalls .. the only food available were the Kulfiwalas and the Cucumber vendors.

Maybe next time we can do a group picnic and carry all our food and housie tickets and some booze :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borivali_National_Park

Some images :-

Saw da Great Khali!!

2008-05-09T16:01:00.001+05:30

Great Khali, originally uploaded by Bombayite.

Saw the Great Khali in Peninsula Chambers, Lower Parel.

Managed to click snap from my mobile, One never has Digi Cam when its needed the most.

For those who came in late , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Khali

The world this Week!!

2008-05-05T17:46:00.001+05:30

Raj Thackeray gave the weekly dose to UP wallahs , yawn.....
IPL has crossed 30 matches... stil entertaing.
Mumbai Indians are winning thanks to Bhajji not playing.
No one covered Shiv Sena's Trade and Property Fair for the Marathi Manos, even though it was well promoted and some nice copy writing .
BMC wants 41% tax on property rents, yeah right.
Yashraj Films seems to have got it all wrong in 2007-08
Property prices seem to have fallen 20%, I wonder where in Bombay
Cheerleaders have been replaced by Gay dancers.
The horny humping sound in the Vodafone ad that plays between overs has been muted.
The Ramdoss health ministry is doing everything apart from Health
Billu is not interested in Yahoo, I wonder if MSFT will pickup Yahoo stock when they fall today.
Markets have bounced back nearly 3k since touching 14500.

Ironman

2008-05-05T12:04:00.001+05:30

Ironman, originally uploaded by Bombayite.

Killer movie.. I really liked it

Killer Combo Google Calendar + Plaxo + Outlook

2008-05-05T11:05:00.001+05:30

Google Just launched this cool new feature on Google Calendar.

Sync your Google Calendar with your Microsoft Outlook™ calendar
Access your calendar however and whenever you want. Check your Microsoft Outlook events on the go with Google Calendar. View your Google Calendar information offline through Microsoft Outlook calendar.

What this means is If you were using Plaxo and Outlook together and were using Google Calendar to Get free SMS Notifications and was doing unnecessary double work it’s now peace life.

Now You can continue to create reminders on Outlook, Keep you contacts & Sync them with Plaxo, Sync both ways with Outlook & Google Calendar, get unlimited free notification on SMS, Mail & pop-ups thanks to Google J

More Details here =>> Learn More

Things I've not been doing...

2008-05-02T08:34:00.002+05:30

My realisation that holidays just fly so fast and the things that we plan during weekdays but never implement on holidays...

Some of the things I've not been doing :-

Scanning retro family pics
Crossing over to Gorai beach over the ferry ride and eating Tadgolas.
Swimming in my building pool.
Playing cricket (seal) matches of 55 Bucks and MRI tennis balls
Reading the books I've bought.
Watching the movies I downloaded on my LAN
Sending a 'hello' scrap to my Freinds on Orkut.

Hopefully I can Tick mark some of the them this weekend, till then its back to the usual grind.

I think we should have a collbrative weekend list on the lines of 43things and make the best of the holidays.

Only In Mid-day

2008-04-29T17:04:00.001+05:30

Orgasm is also called...

Gujarati: Santosh
Marathi: Samadhan
Punjabi: Tasalli
Bohra: Paramsukh
Sindhi: Majo aaiyo
Tamil: Trupti
Telugu: Santrupti
Urdu: Sukoon
Bengali: Bhaalo laglo
Malayalam: Ratimurcha

The article
http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1108801&_EXT_5_groupId=14

Another reason not to vote for BJP

2008-04-25T00:24:00.002+05:30

Protests against IPL cheerleaders

These guys have just lost it, seeing opportunity and publicity they have decided to do ungli where its least required.

What happened to all the favorite issues Temple, Toyota Rath, Licking Jinnah. 123 nuclear bum.

Its politicians that need to be banned, specially during cricket and exams.

IPL rocks, Cheer Girls Rock, Cricket prevails over starved lusty politicians, specially ones who wear half pants and promote celibacy.

In 2009 elections its gonna be a choice between jurassic 82 year old vs 37 year old, I know where my vote is gonna go.