Wishlist 2009 - 10

1.      Refrigerator	Managed to get one….Yipee(!!!)
2.       HiDef Projector or LCD TV	If this is in the list for 2011, I will kill myself. Seriously.
3.      2 good vacations	Got one…. And looks like no vacations for a long long time….but for a good reason.
4.       Cool laptop	Typing this post on it now, almost a year down the line and am still happy with it.
5.      Sunglasses	:( Really hoping for it still
6.       iPod with good dock	Wifey gifted the iPod, and made a semi-portable dock kinda thingy. So I don't want this thingy anymore.
7.      Nintendo Wii	Umm…..
8.
9.
10.

And now that we are done with the progress report on last year's list, let's move on to...

  Wish List 2009 - 2010.

LCD/LED TV	Not that we cannot buy one right now, but we are somehow always waiting for a better one at a lower price point. Right now, am waiting for the LED TV to become cheaper
PS3	The PS3 Slim. Man!!! Its so darn sexy, and it would also go well with the entire home theatre scene.
Sunglasses	This thing is jinxed. Each time I come close to buying one, something bad happens. Almost makes me too scared to go out and attempt to buy one again. Honest!
MFD	A multi-function device that is. And in case you still have a big '?' over your head. It's one of them Printer + Scanner + Photocopier thingies…
LCD Monitor & TV for bedroom	The LG Monitor TV seems to be a good solutions…maybe soon.
Upscaling DVD Player (if no PS3)	But I do want the PS3… sniff! L
One more AC for TV room	Hopefully in time for summer 2010, along with #8
Power Backup	Not sure how much it would cost if I hope to have the AC running though. Might have to settle for fan.
N72 ?	Find myself looking at it on the web now and then. I am too in love with my N51 even now so it feels like cheating if I even crave for an iPhone. But with an n72, its like… cheating with the sister? Eww!
Cutest baby in the whole wide world	Oh wait…. I already have this one. :D

Birthday Rezols 09

Have tried to make most of this year's resolutions to be measurable. Sadly, most of them are repeats of old resolutions... but what the heck... here goes nothing.

1. Lose at least 10 Kilos
2. Save an additional 1 lac Rs.
3. Post on an average of 4 blog posts a month
4. Write at least 2 stories.
5. Track down 'daily kharcha' (Should help #2)
6. ******
7.

#6 has been decided but cannot be disclosed to public
and as for #7, I have a few ideas for which I plan to take a poll.

Jess's Wishlist for 2008 - 09

1. A long vacation in the Highlands.
2. A shengen Visa and a 3 month unlimited rail pass
3. Flat in Bombay
4. A car
5. a cool SLR camera
6. Nokia E71
7.Access to the Albert library's rare books collection
8. Pilot license
9. Sailing Lessons
10. Sail Boat

Wishlist 2008 - 09

Wishlist 2007  - 2008 Update

1. Hyundai Santro	Done
2. 40" LCM/Plasma TV	Nope! :-( Still lusting for one
3. One foreign vacation	Nope! Though I am writing this post in Egypt, Sanz isn’t with me, and so it isn’t a vacation.
4. Gaming console (PS2, PS3, or Wii)	Thanks to my wifey for gifting me a PS2.
5. iPod	:-(  Very soon I hope
6. Complete C&H	Yep! And thanks goes out to Vasu for this.
7. Awesome Stereo	Nope! A stereo has lost its relevance… but I did go for  a good car stereo…does that count?
8. Notebook	Doesn’t look real anytime soon
9. Nokia N95 or equally cool phone	Very very happy with my e51. I consider this ‘Done’ thanks to the ‘equally cool phone’ bit
10. Almost forgot about this since its quite pleasant now..Split A/C	Sandhya chips in again… Yea!!!!

Wishlist 2008 – 09

1.      Refrigerator	See, this is what getting married does to your wishlist….
2.       HiDef Projector or LCD TV	Carryover from last year
3.      2 good vacations	To make up for last year
4.       Cool laptop	Let’s hope it doesn’t get carried forward again…
5.      Sunglasses	I’ve been wishin for a RayBan since forever…but too cheap to buy one.
6.       iPod with good dock	This makes more sense to me than a stereo.
7.      Nintendo Wii	I know… I know… but I want it
8.
9.
10.

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My Rules

Any similarity to 'new rules' is purely intentional.

1. Can the dabbawallah talk - Next time someone talks about innovation in India, no mention should be made of bombay dabbawallahs and their six sigma ratings. Oh and while you are at it, stop talking about the surd who converted a washing machine into a lassi maker. If out of a crowd of 1,20,00,000+ people we need to harp on the same two innovations, let's face it. We are NOT.

2. No Cheese at Mac - Anyone caught taking a photograph at a McDonalds, at the bench with their hand around Ronald McDonald should be shot on the spot and hung from a stake as an example to others. And as an addendum, anyone taking touristy photographs at lame locations like the local mall, multiplex, public toilet etc. can be shot as well.

3. Diss the B - Next time the Big B appears in a Big C grade movie, bitch about his performance, his role  and his choice. Don't diss the entire movie and single out the Big B for being 'the saving grace'. No he isn't. The worst thing about Aag was the Big B. And the movie had Nisha Kothari if you remember.

4. Hose the host - And the politician and the movie producer who says 'The Indian public is smart. Give them credit.' No we aren't. We watch K serials, hug movie stars and buy them expensive gifts when we appear on their show, use our clothes as a substitute for tissues, vote for career criminals,  and listen to bhangra.

5. Forget 1983 - I am told that we won the world cup in 1983. I had no clue since we pretty much suck at cricket and especially during the world cup. The only people who had a right to celebrate the anniversary of winning the cup are the people who actually won it. (Which they did). The morons across India who celebrated that day can be shot along with the Dabbawala talkers and McDonald posers.

6. No dotcom ads - What are the top websites that come to your mind? Google. Yahoo. Rediff. Amazon. etc. What don't? BigAdda.  iBibo. BharatStudent.  I don't want the owners of these websites shot. Not even the broadcasters. Not even the pimply teen who *has* to register at every new social networking site that crops up. Shoot the VCs who fund these supposed 'next google' dotcom idea.


7. Show the door to these endorsements - Shahrukh telling me he loves his pepsi is one thing. Shahrukh telling me he loves driving his Santro? AB (and now) SRK askin me to use Navratan oil? A few years back we had Sachin Tendulkar riding a TVS bike. Are these guys kiddin me? Shoot the next MBA passout ad agency executive who comes up with the idea of using Shahrukh to endorse whisper ultra. And while they are at it... shoot the next creative director who portrays a church wedding for an ad. Last I checked, we are still a hindu major nation and yet all our ads and movies show people getting out of churches ( Race  and Tata Indicom ad anyone?)

8.  Cricket bashers - Next time some hockey or tennis or football nut says that Indian public should support other games and not be obsessed with cricket... don't shoot em. Ask em to go to Brazil and propogate test cricket.

9. Hindi fanatics - The next moron who tells me that I need to know Hindi numbers (and hindi in general) because 'afterall its our national language', should first name every member of the Indian Hockey team. After all its our national game.

10. Shoot anyone named Ekta Kapoor. - Do I need to elaborate why?

Shubhanka's list of 10 things she would want to buy today

1. LaZ Boy couch

2. 40 " plasma / LCD TV
3. Tour of Europe
4. Wooden swing
5. Notebook
6. Expensive rug for MY home
7. Rockin Bed for MY home
8. Honda CRV / City
9. Bungee Jump
10. Diamond ear rings

Sandhya 's wishlist [2007 - 08]

Friday, November 23rd 2007

1. Sony VAIO Laptop
2. Vacation to Florida (!!!)
3. iMate Mobile
4. A new wardrobe
5. Soft toys - loads of em (room bhar ke)
6. Skoda Octavia
7. Basket swing
8. Flatscreen TV
9. Honda Activa
10. 'Galaxy' for the bedroom

Riwin - Wishlist 07 -08

Wishlist 06 -07

1. A Russian sniper rifle (Dragunov) with (at least) 100 extra bullets.(Still on the list)

2. Long holiday (ofcourse and longing for more)

3. Well compiled book of proverbs. (yes online - curtesy google)

4. All the unpublished books of J.D.Salinger (not right now)

5. An 80GB MP3 player.(got an 80GB external hard drive instead, it serves my purpose tho')

6. A two floor house with state of the art gym at the ground floor with an open lawn and green flowers at the side (keep wishing)

7. Two alsatians and two labradors (neighbor got one labrador - looks damn tasty, but the neighbors left)

8. A Red Mitsubishi Lancer SFX and Black Pajero (Not Mitsubishi anymore)

9. 15' x 15' well furnished bathroom with western toilet (using a similar kind - not as big, but good enuf)

10. 67" Sony Plasma TV with DVD player and Home Theatre (as vix said, i also plan to buy it online from www.kutte_apni_aukat_mein_raho.com)

Wish list for 2007-08

These are the things i wish i could have in the next one year from now


3. four-wheeler (if possible two) - preferably a sedan, else a hatchback will do

4. a cellphone which i can talk and sms (bluetooth enable), cos at the moment my phone is so f&ck$d up that i can't even have the basic communication throught it

5. good (digital) camera

6. long holiday (roadtrip would be great)

7. portable mp3 player - nano ipod type

8. 5,000 - 10,000 sq.ft plot of land (might not be this year tho')





Editor's Note
Disqualified: (These are not stuff you 'can buy')

1. 500% appreciation on my portfolio

2. spot one/two multibagger(s) that will make me retire (as in do what i want to do in life) in the next 10yrs

9. goodbye (for life) to the cylindrical pipe
10. I wish they reduce the (loan) interest rates and tax on short term capital gains

Wishlist 07- 08

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2006 Wish List Update
1. Sandisk Sansa MP3 Player - Got this, and kinda disappointed with it now.

2. A Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom - Phew! This just about made it, though I have only 4x Zoom

3. Dual Core Notebook - Though I have an office notebook, I still crave for my own personal laptop. Maybe next year?

4. WagonR Duo - As Nelson (from the Simpsons) would say.. Ha Ha! A car has been on my list since forever. But I do feel lucky this time.

5. Shower Cubicle for MY home - Yup!

6. LCD Monitors (One for PC, one to be used as a 2nd TV) - Not yet....

7. An awesome new stereo system - Don't use my existing one anymore...But I do drool at new music systems

8. Bar set for MY home - Hoping I get this (or at least parts of it) as gifts :-)

9. Calvin and Hobbes Complete Collection - Sadly No!

10. Cool Watch?????? naaah... Beatles Anthology DVD - Nyet!

 

Wishlist 2007  - 2008

1. Hyundai Santro

2. 40" LCM/Plasma TV

3. One foreign vacation

4. Gaming console (PS2, PS3, or Wii)

5. iPod

6. Complete C&H

7. Awesome Stereo

8. Notebook

9. Nokia N95 or equally cool phone

10. Almost forgot about this since its quite pleasant now..Split A/C

Alternate careers

These are a list of things I think.... or rather hope I would be good at. I really have no frickin idea why I don't have the balls to actually go and do it.... no wait..its probably because I am addicted to my paycheck every month...

Maybe this should be a list of things I should do when I don't have to worry about money.....

1. Stand up comedian
2. Columnist
3. Chef
4. Script writer
5. Director
6. Teacher
7. Writer
8.
9.
10.

Let me know which ones of the above you think I could do and which ones I would suck at... and while you are at it, send me your list of 'alternate careers' too.

Sups' Wish List - 2007 - 08

Its been sometime since Sups updated her wish list....her last wish list dates back to 2003. So before making this year's list, in keeping with tradition of Vixlist, she has to see where she stands....Here it is..

Wishlist 2003 (July 24th)
1. Loads of soft toys - Doesn't interest me though I can afford it now.
2. Board games - Didn't find any that I liked.
3. Coolest furniture - Don't have a home to put it in.
4. A beautiful home - Want this more than ever...
5. Car - My Alto is just fine
6. Modern kitchen - Again...once I get my home..
7. Apparel - Ya.. guess I have whatever I need
8. Jewelry - Naah! Thats for older fuddy duddies..
9. Home Theatre - Yup
10. Swimming Pool - What can I say, i don't even swim...what was I thinking

And here is the list for this year?

1. Two really cool n convenient wooden cabinets - One for my clothes and other for my footwear
2. Sony vaio
3. Digital camera

4. Duplex

5. Power-windows and Alloy wheels for my alto
6. Telescope
7. Food processor
8. Wall-mounted LCD
9. A terrace garden
10. An indoor water fountain

Pisses me off...

21st November 2006

• Amitabh Bacchan mouthing 'Zindagi yadon ki ladi he, lamhon se judi he'
• Slow and heavy vehicles which don't give way
• Auto walahs
• People named Nikhil (Have no clue why though)
• Cable walahs

..more to come...

Earliest Memories

Originally compiled on Monday, August 18, 2003

A balcony...on an upper floor... wooden railing? A parrot cage in sight ( with a parrot? ) A Large hall to the left, a room straight ahead. ( BTW, was the wooden railing green?? )

Marketplace, early in the morning. There are loads of vegetables...(and fish too). Clutching father's index finger..tightly.

Under a sheet (which rests on two chairs placed a foot apart)... with Malaj.... ( and the 'other' Babu ?)....'house'

Tricycling between houses.... Elders busy talking.... Imaginary Tri-Cycle bell ringing....'trrring trrring'... The sweet sound of success...it sounds like 'rrrrrr'

Enter... Anil George

30th August 2006

(Drum roll)
(Mallu Chants and Loud Trumpeting of Elephants)


The Mal Man's list...

1. Honda CRV
2. 4 BHK Aptmnt in Bangalore
3. Farmhouse in Delhi
4.Bose Home Theatre system
5. Holiday trip to Australia and New Zealand
6. Fully paid trip to Europe
7. Membership to the best club in town
8. A holiday house in the hills
9. A holiday house on the beach
10. 300 acres of agricultural land near a hill station

Upon my insisting, the Mal Boy dropped two of his 'items'...an Expensive,hot..uh... escort and another equally expensive, and hotter.... uh Girlfriend inspired for monetary reasons...

Riwin's Wish list for 2006-07

30th August 2006

1. A Russian sniper rifle (Dragunov) with (at least) 100 extra bullets.
2. Long holiday
3. Well compiled book of proverbs.
4. All the unpublished books of J.D.Salinger
5. An 80GB MP3 player.
6. A two floor house with state of the art gym at the ground floor with an open lawn and green flowers at the side
7. Two alsatians and two labradors
8. A Red Mitsubishi Lancer SFX and Black Pajero
9. 15' x 15' well furnished bathroom with western toilet
10. 67" Sony Plasma TV with DVD player and Home Theatre.

Can you spot the differences between last year's list and this one?? Go ahead....

The Incredible Mr. Bhanu Prathap.....

August 30th 2006

10 Things I wish I had right now

1. Mercedes Car
2. Samsung Slimfit TV
3. A 'supari' on my boss
4. Trip to Leh with friends
5. 6233 nokia mobile
6. 100 top movies DVD's
7. Nakamichi home theater
8. House near Juhu Beach
9. Modular Kitchen

Wish List 2006

August 30th 2006,

Before making my wish-list for this year, how bout an update on last year's?

2005 Wish List
1. Motorola e398 or maybe a Black Razr - Got this one.... an e398
2. Either Archos Gmini or Creative Nomad 30GB - Tough luck, it might make it to this year's list
3. Wide Screen Notebook PC - Ditto
4. Tata Indica - Ditto Ditto
5. 3 Bedroom Flat or Duplex in Hyd (Perhaps in Hitec City???) - Got this one! Go me!!!!
6. Large Screen Projection TV - Yeah Right!!! Keep dreaming...
7. Bose Sound System - Plan to buy it online from www.kutte_apni_aukaad_me_reh.com
8. A complete Bar set - I think this will happen early next year..but so far :-(
9. Commerical Land ( Ka ching!!!) - Didn't expect this to happen anyways...so no problems
10. An awesome watch (ok...i dont need it...I cant think of anything else) -What can I say??? I still use the cellphone

2006 Wish List
1. Sandisk Sansa MP3 Player
2. A Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
3. Dual Core Notebook
4. WagonR Duo
5. Shower Cubicle for MY home
6. LCD Monitors (One for PC, one to be used as a 2nd TV)
7. An awesome new stereo system
8. Bar set for MY home
9. Calvin and Hobbes - Complete Collection
10. Cool Watch?????? naaah... Beatles Anthology DVD

Any wagers on how many of these will make it? and which ones???? Let me know

August 29th, 2005

Ok....it's been sometime, so lemme see how things have changed. Here is my new list of 10 things I want.

1. Motorola e398 or maybe a Black Razr
2. Either Archos Gmini or Creative Nomad 30GB
3. Wide Screen Notebook PC
4. Tata Indica
5. 3 Bedroom Flat or Duplex in Hyd (Perhaps in Hitec City???)
6. Large Screen Projection TV
7. Bose Sound System
8. A complete Bar set
9. Commerical Land ( Ka ching!!!)
10. An awesome watch (ok...i dont need it...I cant think of anything else)

Next thing to do is to make a cash estimate for all the above, make revenue projections and set targets...yeah baby!!! loads of tinkering around in Excel...wooo hooooo!!!

Riwin's list of 10 things he wished he had...
April 13, 2005.
In the office.

1. A Russian sniper rifle (Dragunov) with (at least) 100 extra bullets.
2. Long holiday
3. Well compiled book of proverbs.
4. All the unpublished books of J.D.Salinger
5. A 10GB Pen drive cum MP3 player.
6. A two floor house with state of the art gym at the ground floor with an open lawn and green flowers at the side
7. Two alsatians and two labradors
8. A Red Mitsubishi Lancer SFX and Black Pajero
9. 15' x 15' well furnished bathroom with western toilet
10. Sony Plasma TV with DVD player.

Birthday Resos - 05

Learn:
1. Car Driving
2. poker
3. SAS/SIEBEL

Do:
1. Lose weight
2. Community Service
3. Save
4. Write 6 stories by end of year.