Just read the news this morning … over the weekend, the Indian governement forced all the Internet Service Providers to block Blogspot and other major blogging sites!
Jeez, how stupid can they be!
Here’s what happened. The government wanted to block a few blogs for terrorist related activities. And so, very foolishly, they asked all the ISP’s [...]

Just wanted to write a quick post before I left office.
It’s 10:40pm … I feel so hard-working .
Anyway, closed yet another deal today … and got a few more meetings lined up for the rest of the week … people around me seem real surprised how I have so much business to keep me [...]

Last night, somewhere between walking out of office at 11 … and Loudly singing “I Like Big Butts” on the bus … it hit me – life is good!
Some weeks are hard … some are more fun. Sometimes I win at sports, sometimes I lose .
I’m looking forward to a lot of things – [...]

The last week was crazy. 7 Day work weeks. Midnight oil every day. Had two conferences even on Sunday night!
And there was the stress of taking on new projects. While, I enjoy closing deals … I don’t really have the manpower to handle new projects!
Nothing new in my love life … Definitely didn’t have time [...]

Most of my friends seem needlessly busy, tired, anxious and dazed these days. So, I’ve decided to change their mood in 6 short minutes! Click on the play button and sit back …

This morning, I had my graduation ceremony.
Yes, the whole shebang.
Wore a gown, tossed by grad cap outside UCC, and took photos with a lot of old faces.
Since I had officially gotten my degree six months ago … this event didn’t have much sentimental value. Nevertheless, it was a fun use of a wednesday morning (I [...]

This girl always makes me go into a trance … sigh

Borat is the funniest character ever created – For those who don’t know him … it is a creation of Ali G. He’s supposed to be a dumbass reporter from Kazakstan who’s out to see the world.
And now he’s getting his own movie! It is just too freaking funny. And his website has gotto be [...]

Dammit, I’m so pissed! Stayed up all night to watch the grand old men of France finish off their great campaign.
And it had to end with that foolish foul by Zidane. What the hell was he thinking! That’s no freaking way to end your international career. And that just took away the great momentum France [...]

Why I was feeling blue …
Last night, two close friends of mine took me aside to check if I was feeling normal. Apparently, they thought I had a lot on my mind and my mind was somewhere far away from the party I was at.
They were right. So, to get some things off my chest [...]

The bus schedules on saturday afternoons suck! I just spent over an hour getting to the office … and the connecting buses took so long!
To cool off … I’ve had to take off my shirt and roam around the office topless! (Take it easy ladies, I closed my room door and put on a jacket [...]

That’s right, I joined the Raintree Toastmasters!
(Before I get into the actual post … allow me to gloat … I’m starting this post at 11:20PM … from Office! I feel so hard-working)
So, a month ago I joined the Toastmasters club at AKLTG – Raintree Toastmasters
For those of you who don’t know what Toastmasters is [...]

My weekend started on Friday afternoon when my sister gave me a call – she made it to SMU!!! Yipeeee … I hadn’t expected her to come to SMU since she’d already joined another college in India … but now that she’s making it, I’m so happy for her! Coming out and seeing a new [...]

Ever heard of anyone using porn to sell clothes? Well, someone figured out a way to do that … check out www.sexpacking.com
The site has three explicit hardcore videos (gay sex, straight sex & lesbian sex). The sex vidz are very professionally edited (if you pay careful attention, even the song in the background contains the [...]

This review may be a little unpopular. I was …. ummm …. “underwhelmed” by Superman Returns.
I really wanted to link this movie … I swear! I’d been reading every single review for the last two weeks … watching the trailor again & again … and even got first day, first show tickets.
And the reviews were [...]

(Here’s an old post I’ve been wanting to write for a long time)
So, a few weeks ago, I saw Cars. My sis was in town, and we needed to pass time one evening. Cars had just released that day, and we found a seat on a digital showing of the movie.
First a disclaimer – I [...]

Today, I called home and got a chance to chat with mum after a long time. And right into our conversation, she gave me some terrible news …
Mr & Mrs B are one of our closest family friends. Very successful in every aspect of life, they have two sons. The elder, Anand, recently graduated … [...]

Wow. I don’t remember working this much in a long time . This week looks bloody hectic.
Had a meeting with a client saturday morning. Can’t remember what I did for the rest of the day (there may have been some tennis involved there). Was mostly working the weekend.
Monday morning was embarrassing. My two dear [...]

My sis Richa was here last week … and I had a ball taking a forced vacation to hang out with her. But alas, she had to finally go home. So, friday morning, I dropped her off to the airport as she took her flight home.
But.
Her visit was not without some surprises
The day before her [...]

My dear friend Tracy is getting married today! So, I wrote for her a little poem that you might want to hear …
This day is special,
As we all know
For many months in anticipation,
I’ve seen you glow
And your love’s journey,
Has finally come true
As I see a big “HAPPILY EVER AFTER”,
On that halo over you …
Yeah yeah, [...]

Richa, AD & Rachit @ Petronas
Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Originally uploaded by rachit dayal.

My sister was here to visit from Bangalore, so we took off for a few days to Kuala Lumpur! Man, it was a good trip … to just leave work behind for a few days and force myself off email, copywriting and advertising. [...]

I just saw “Grease – The Musical” today … with my lovely lady friend, Ms X.
But this posting is not about Ms X (maybe I’ll tell you more about her … much to her irritation … if enough people comment).
This posting is about Grease!
Man, it’s been a while since I heard that music. When I [...]

A few nights ago, I was flipping through the cable channels around 11PM when the program description immediately caught my eye.
It was the Richard Gere-Julia Roberts classic “Pretty Woman”.
For those who haven’t seen it … here’s the 30 second recap. Richard Gere is a rich multi-millionaire. He’s lonely and in a new city. Julia Roberts [...]

What a bizzzzzzarre weekend!
Man, my landlord wants to increase the rent by $200 (Landlord, if you’re reading … _|_ off !) … So I recently started looking for new apartments.
It is so hard! Apparently nobody wants to give out cheap apartments to entrepreneur-types. And since I got a bunch of friends, it’s even harder to [...]

Note To Reader – This was the absolute first post on my original blog (rachit.org) sometime in 2006. For nostalgia, I pulled it up from my old blog when I was banishing the blog … hope you read it and chuckle – My writing skills have come a long way
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Why are you here?
Seriously, [...]