Sivaram's Blogs

It has been long since we sat in front of TV and watched a sport with passion. IPL has changed the way we think about cricket. It has become a mere entertainment and no passion. And the sheer number of matches they play - the seriousness is not there any more when we watch cricket matches. Just because of the love of the game, I do watch cricket still, but passively, not passionately. We were in Germany during the 2006 Football world cup and enjoyed the atmosphere, the passion they have for the game. I know many of my German friends actually do not support Germany because they do not like the style of their game! We inherited the spirit from there certainly and passionately followed all the matches. When this world cup started, one thing was sure. We are not missing any German matches. Not against England for sure. One thing I like about our son Srish is that he does not watch TV. He is only two and half years old - always stays in the balcony and plays with his toys. As usual, when we...

I have bought this new phone a couple of weeks back from Univercell, Bangalore. Do not go by their online pricing, it is without taxes, etc and the phone you will buy will be at least a few hundred Rupees more than that. After agreeing to purchase, they took around 15-20 minutes to sort my bill and send me out. I was excited, so did not mind the wait. The MRP on the box was 6800, and I paid 6150. Why the huge difference? I noticed this in many mobiles, there is no parity on the prices that are on the box and what you will pay. Even though the latter is lass, it makes you wonder if you still paid more than it is worth. I also bought a car charger, just in case. In fact, my decision to buy the charger was driven by my year-old LG Cookie, which needed to be charged every night or else, the next evening, it would sleep on you. Why I bought this phone? My company gives me 6000 to buy a phone. And it has 3G (384kbps?). Do not ask me what I will do with it. I do not know. I just read a few da...