I finally reframed this gorgeous original artwork this weekend. We got this as a gift from my aunt’s neighbor in 2008 for our wedding reception. Yeah I know we invited neighbor of our aunt coz that’s how it rolls in India. I honestly don’t even remember their face or who they are but this is THE gift that has stayed timeless and been with us through the decades. The original frame was finally coming off so I decided to reframe this myself after custom framing options proved too expensive. The kid picked the frame and mat and I couldn’t be more happier on how it turned out. I think this is the best gift we got and I really really love this art piece.
I have realized I am not a podcasts person at all. I have tried. I have tried hard to get into them and I just can’t. I don’t know how I ever got into first season of Serial and finished it - but I just cannot sit and listen to a bunch of people speak on a topic. I just prefer listening to music and every time I start a podcast within minutes I default back to listening to music. Podcasts are not for me.
What an insanely entertaining test match. And how good was that 161 by Jaiswal and that 100 by Kohli. This test match swung so much India’s way - given day 1 I would have never thought we would be in winning position!
Walmart shipping times with Walmart+ are seriously impressive. Wanted end tables and first stop Amazon - says will be delivered December first week. Same shit on Walmart? Delivery within 24 hours! Needless to say we went with Walmart.
📺 Citadel Honey Bunny (2024) - ★★★★☆
This was surprisingly a fun watch considering we couldn’t get past 1 episode of the original citadel. Maybe they should let the Indian directors take over the series completely. The action set pieces and background music was on point and elevates a rather basic plot.
Just read about how whooping cough has been declared an epidemic in New Zealand and how its spreading fast in US/Canada. 2 minutes later a email from school comes in that a case was identified in their school. Well uggity ugh.
I have a nice problem that I have two candidates to choose from for another role I had open in my team. Both aced their interviews. One candidate is someone I know from my previous job, is junior, and is hungry for a job. Candidate is someone i trust to get shit done, and would be happy to have the opportunity to learn. The second candidate is more experienced, with solid background in the specific domains we are looking at, and comes with an impressive resume. However I feel like this candidate may eventually be unhappy because they were hired at a lower level than they should be, and because the experience is such a good fit, they’d probably have nothing to learn. I know whom I am going for at this point, but I will reveal that later :)
India e-visa approved within 48 hours! Multiple entry with 5 years validity and 180 days stay per entry. Wow, that’s surprisingly very very good.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that students with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend the Cambridge institution tuition-free starting next fall.
The bulk of American households meet this income threshold, according to the university, which says the new policy will cover 80% of its incoming classes. Additionally, students whose family income is below $100,000 will see their entire MIT experience paid for, including tuition, housing, dining, fees and an allowance for books and personal expenses."
I cannot wait for Indian and Asian families to abuse the shit out of this so bad that MIT will reverse this decision soon. Like its guaranteed its gonna happen!
Why can’t Joe Biden just shut the fuck up and finish his term and leave Ukraine alone. Like we really don’t need another war and I sure as fucking hell don’t want American boots anywhere! Time for Europe to step to protect their own - it’s been almost 3 years now they should be prepared.
Went out to play ball with doggo; froze myself. Its 45 but feels way more chillier. Ugh my most hated phase of the year is coming up quickly.
Things are getting worse at work, not specifically for me but the entire org in general. Gonna be interesting few months and already seeing the pressure bring out the worst in people, starting from the very top with the boss of the org and my manager (not specifically intended at me, but his actions have crossed the the border of being concerning).
🍿 Kalki 2898-AD (2024) - ★★☆☆☆
What do you get when Indian mythology (Mahabharata) meets Dune meets Mad Max meets Blade Runner meets Iron Man meets Transformers? You get Kalki of course!
Spectacular special effects mounted on such scale, but it’s so lost trying to be so much. So many good ideas just lost in there. This movie should have been a slam dunk and it yet took us 5 sittings to finish.
One thing I feel about kids/teens growing up here is how much as parents we don’t know our kid’s friends. Growing up back home there was hardly anybody my parents did not know by name and considered them as their own. We gave a lot of respect towards all parents and often became a secondary or tertiary child to them. My friend’s parents felt like were equally involved and concerned about my life also it felt like, sometimes to my own annoyance. Contrast that to here - “Oh hi, Mr D” and thats the end of convo. They have absolutely no interest nor can we ever develop any such attachment to these kids. The individualistic culture of this country really makes everything so unattached. Anyway random ramblings at 7am and I am not even sure I am expressing what I wanted to in the right way.
On the other hand I must say inspite of being 1994 website the actual application for e-visa for India is simple and fast. I had to switch to PayPal and transaction went smooth. I didn’t have to fill in 10 page novela like the USA tourist visa and then wait more than a year for embassy appointment. In contrast I will hear back from Indian embassy for e-visa within 3 days. Plus it was only 80 bucks a person. We criticize India for a lot of things, but tech aside they are doing better than others. The India visa now asks you if you are Male, Female or Transgender giving an option to Trans. The USA application meanwhile is still Male/Female as an example of small but better inclusivity.
Wow, where the flying fuck did this wind come from? Did we get the Seattle remnants or what. The weather went south in zero time!