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Member Since:Apr 06, 2005
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Well, I'm not going to post my life story or a CV over here. ;-p Ashish, by the numbers: 1. Born in Washington, DC to Malayalee parents who basically grew up outside the Deccan themselves...makes for 1 eclectic kid. 2. Loves music most, grew up listening to lots of Beatles (thanks 2 my folks!), pop and rock with some hindi songs thrown in the mix. 3. Went to London for Uni and would have liked to have stayed beyond the 3 years. 4. Fluent in English only, but can scrape along with French and smatterings of Hindi and Malayalam. One day I will master all 4. 5. My job working with NASA's Education Dept. is a steady 9to5, 5 days a week. Wish the weekends would last longer! 6. My birthday falls on the 16th of Jan. and I was only 6 when I got to visit India for the first time. 7. I am a Christian and while I may not be ultra religious, I am conservative in some ways, liberal in others. I attend church on Saturdays, the 7th day of the week. :-) 8. Used to be a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys and Troy Aikman (No.8) was my favourite player. These days I don't care for American football, I prefer the 'other' football and follow the Premier Leauge and Major League Soccer (DC United). 9. Nearly ended up with only 9 fingers when I accidently almost sliced my thumb off as a child! Fortunately I only have a very faint scar from that incident. 10. Back in 1995 I was a very impressionable 20 year old. Good fortune has smiled upon me and the intervening 10 years haven't aged me too much...on the outside, at least. ;-p. Music, Film, Books, Travel, Food, Art, etc.
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Reviewed Raghav - Storyteller
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Commented on samsat's review
Hi Samir, Cool review on different brands and styles. Always nice to compare and contrast. Also good of you to include a separate listing for other essentials since MS doesn't have a category for these. Only thing left out was....what is best for underwear? :-) I'm sure many have strong op read more...
Commented on ashay123's review
Hi Ashay, That was a pretty good list of pop songs. :-) To that I would also add the following tunes from 2004: 1. Scissor Sisters - 'Take Your Mamma' 2. Green Day - 'American Idiot' 3. Franz Ferdinand - 'Take Me Out' 4. The Libertines - 'Can't Stand Me Now' 5. M.I.A. - 'Galan read more...
Commented on pranavi's review
Hi Pranavi, Cool review and even though I'm hardly a kid, I will always be one at heart! :-) I don't get to watch cartoons much these days, but in addition to Tin Tin and Powerpuff Girls, I also like classic super hero stuff like, SuperFriends, Transformers, Thundercats, etc. read more...
Commented on rohitthebest's review
Hi Rohit, Thanks for your review! I've known of Trillian for sometime now, but haven't yet used it for myself. Will have to give it a try sometime soon. Cheers, Ashish
Commented on psyxx's review
You have an interesting list...mostly hard rock / heavy metal until we get to.... ENYA! Well I'm not going to make any jokes about that, but I will say that I always find it curious that many from the subcontinent prefer 'classic' metal such as Metallica and the like. Meanwhile, bands that I p read more...
Hey, cool list! I'm just learning the guitar now...play keys a bit, but nothing special. I would add any songs by Travis, Keane or Aqualung to your list of love songs...check them out! Cheers, Ashish
Commented on nikamma1112's review
Hey Raj, What's up with those comments on Rahgav? I guess if you don't care for his remixes (or his style of music in general) then so be it. However, it's a bit much to go on and berate someone for being gay, if he is or isn't. Oh well, so he's not your cup of tea. I am not too read more...
Commented on mouthshutdotcom's review
I just watched 'Black' last night here in Washington, DC. It is showing here as part of the DC Film festival. As a special treat, Amitabh Bachchan himself spoke after the screening. Brilliant film, great actor!
Commented on enya's review
Loved hearing your impressions of this great album! I think this ranks as my favourite Radiohead album actually. Cheers, Ashish
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Commented on mohanR's review
I enjoy watching most of the MTV VJs whenever I am in India. Nikhil C. is one of the better ones. :-) He's funny, cool and easy on the eyes, as they say. I would like to see more of him! ;-p
Commented on sharathpai's review
We have similar shops here in the US. 'Dollar Stores', or some variation of that name, dot the landscape. Don't feel too bad, it isn't just India that is a dumping ground for cheap goods from China. We have these and more. The fact is, people across the globe like a bargain. The bad thing is read more...
Commented on eager2xpress's review
It's hard to imagine how we got on without our mobiles before, but they can be a headache too. On a more random note, which word is used more? Mobile or Cellphone? I personally like Mobile better, the word 'cell' is already related to too many other things in the English language! Cheers, read more...
Commented on smuss's review
I'm curious as to which you prefer? Is there a difference? Hope all's well with you! Cheers, Ashish
Commented on sonuranj's review
I'd like to see more of Bombay sometime as I haven't been back since 1997. Your descriptions were very nicely put. - Ashish
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Ranjith, Thanks for your insights on Wikipedia! I have used the site before, but never realised how it works. Awesome! Cheers, Ashish
Commented on Cticize's review
Pras...I greatly enjoyed reading about these ads. Even though I may never see any of them, your vivid descriptions almost allowed me to 'see' them! Cheers, Ashish
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