Musings - Abhay S. Kushwaha » Entertainment http://blog.kushwaha.com Things from, of and about the head on the shoulders. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 15 Unfortunately Placed Ads http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/07/27/15-unfortunately-placed-ads/ http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/07/27/15-unfortunately-placed-ads/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:51:29 +0000 Abhay S http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/07/27/15-unfortunately-placed-ads/ Context: sometimes it does funny things. Here are examples of 15 ads that happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. (via. AdLand) Some of them are hilarious.

]]> http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/07/27/15-unfortunately-placed-ads/feed/ 2 The Darjeeling Limited http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/07/27/the-darjeeling-limited/ http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/07/27/the-darjeeling-limited/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:22:50 +0000 Abhay S http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/07/27/the-darjeeling-limited/ Forgot who sent me here but there’s no way I am going to miss this movie.

An emotional comedy about three brothers re-forging family bonds. The eldest, played by Wilson, hopes to reconnect with his two younger siblings by taking them on a train trip across the vibrant and sensual landscape of India.

The trailer is delicious.

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Nice, huh?

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Recently I came across the collector’s edition of Calvin & Hobbes: The Complete Calvin & Hobbes. This includes all the syndicated strips plus all special illustrated stories and poems that have appeared in individual books. Plus an original introduction by the man himself, Bill Watterson. There are full-colour covers and spot art pieces all over the collection too. All this in 3 hardbound books in a box.

I ordered it. Sort of a New Year’s gift to myself. Got it on January 29.

Some photos:
The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Collector's Edition Bookset (View 1) The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Collector's Edition Bookset (View 2) The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Collector's Edition Bookset - Open The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Collector's Edition Bookset - Open (View 2)

]]> http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/02/01/a-calvin-hobbes-fan/feed/ 8 Loving & Enjoying What I Do Gets Better? http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/01/22/loving-enjoying-what-i-do-gets-better/ http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/01/22/loving-enjoying-what-i-do-gets-better/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:58:50 +0000 Abhay S http://blog.kushwaha.com/2007/01/22/loving-enjoying-what-i-do-gets-better/ Three words that most people who know me know nearly run my life:

  • Computers
  • Internet
  • Music

How many people get a chance to do what they want to do, their hobby being their job, and their passion for something getting a chance to become something real & practical? Not many. I’m one of the luckier few.

I can’t talk about it right now but trust me, I’m really excited right now with the possibilities of what I’ve managed to get involved with! Watch this space for some info. :)

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  • Police yet to nab criminals behind murder of VSNL (The Times of India) Apparently the Tata owned company has been murdered and the search is on to nab the criminals in Bihar. How the murder of an engineer of the company came to be called the murder of the company is also still a mystery.

November 21, 2006

  • Bomb-like object explodes in Pimpri (The Times of India) It was a crude device. It exploded. Police says it was a ‘crude bomb’. Newspaper says it was only like one but not really the real thing. Perhaps it’s only a bomb if something gets destroyed or somebody gets injured.
  • Doc dies after high-rise jump (The Times of India) A doctor jumps to his death off of a multi-story building to be christened the best high-jumper ever who jumped so high that he died when he landed.
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