Mobile and immobile :-(

Reviewed Choosing a Mobile Phone

Apr 24, 2003 1943

Some wisecrack remarked ’the mobile fone is the only thing - the smaller the size, the bigger the man’s ego!’ Snides apart, I accept, buying aRead more...

Not finished yet

4

Reviewed Russia - General

Aug 11, 2002 2939

Alexei was at the Shermetyevo Airport at Moscow to receive me. A short, effusive guy with 32 golden teeth (a result of sucking on sugar cubes when drinking hiRead more...

The Army Canteen!

2

Reviewed Mavalli Tiffin Room - Lalbagh Road - Bangalore

Apr 05, 2002 9443

The hype about MTR (or Mavelli Tiffin Room) forced me to make a beeline to their restaurant on 4th April 2002. MTR, for those of you who are not aware is a soRead more...

Lot of minuses though!

2

Reviewed ColorPlus

Mar 25, 2002 9906

The colorplus ad at a traffic intersection caught my eye. Like millions of other fellow-gullible Indians, I fell for it. The showroom I went to was swanky anRead more...

A land where time stands still......

4

Reviewed Algeria - General

Mar 25, 2002 3895

I landed in Houari Boudamine Intl Airport, Algiers on a cold morning in January. The airport was teeming with algerian militia, armed to the teeth with Ak47s Read more...

The Pisa and Taj Mahal

5

Reviewed Italy - General

Mar 22, 2002 2964

Pisa and the Taj With all the excitement of a school kid on his first excursion, I decided to check out the Leaning Tower of Pisa for myself. Does it really Read more...

Reviewing reviews

Reviewed Writing Reviews on MouthShut

Mar 22, 2002 1169

Any review should have the pros and cons. Instead of just harping on one point (the-guy-next-door’s-white-dog-is-rude kinda stuff), a balance of views woRead more...

Ageing, hmmmmm but Maharajah indeed!

4

Reviewed Air India

Mar 22, 2002 6491

Let’s face it, we keep cribbing about the lousy and shabby treatment from PSUs endlessly, but what do the competitors offer? Try flying Syrian Arab AirliRead more...

Rip Van Winkle's den!

1

Reviewed Lok Sabha

Mar 18, 2001 1760

For long it has been a hallowed portal from where Nehru and Sardar Patel made historic speeches and decisions that are spoken in hushed tones even in the corrRead more...

De la creme!

5

Reviewed Reliance Industries

Feb 08, 2001 4678

The saying goes that when Ambani Sr worked as a gas station attendant many years ago in the mid-east, he saw a big refinery for the first time in his life andRead more...

The real JOSH!!

5

Reviewed Maruti Suzuki Esteem

Jan 11, 2001 4764

Grab it! The aluminium engine is a real performer when it comes to mileage. It gives me (you are not gonna believe this) 13+ in city; spares are the cheapestRead more...

New wine in old bottle

2

Reviewed Junior Horlicks

Jan 07, 2001 19283

This is a good marketing ploy; if your grandma or ma did not give you a fill of horlicks when you were convalescing after that nasty fever 30 years back, theyRead more...

Smooth n easy

4

Reviewed Pears Soap

Jan 07, 2001 3809

Pears is a predominantly glycerine (the stuff tear jerkers are made of!) based soap and doesnt have too many chemicals and conditioners and fixers or you-nameRead more...

Boys n toys

4

Reviewed Bullet 500

Jan 07, 2001 9612

Mileage? you must be jokin! remember enfield’s bottomline in all it’s ads a few years back? ’’let the boys have the toys’’ well,Read more...

Licensed to kill!

1

Reviewed Baygon Spray for Insects

Jan 05, 2001 11946

All mosquito repellants have one thing in common: A chemical called allethrin which is supposed to make our fellow citizens (mosquitos) uncomfortable; this iRead more...

Diamonds forever!

4

Reviewed Belgium - General

Jan 05, 2001 2554

Apart from diamonds belgium is also preferred becoz: it is almost the centre of europe; take a map, a compass and check it out for yourself secondly, the reRead more...

Rude and Inefficient

1

Reviewed SkyCell Mobile Operator

Jan 05, 2001 4514

Want to subscribe to the worst csp in the country? skycell is the place! for instance, try their customer service hotline number 8222939 - it lives to its namRead more...

Plain & stiff

2

Reviewed The Hindu

Jan 05, 2001 2126

If you wanna know what Vajpayee had for breakfast or where kofi annan and yasser arafat are headed today, this is the paper for you; if you want to know why, Read more...

Lopsided

3

Reviewed Ministry Of Power

Jan 05, 2001 2530

There is nothing much the ministry of power can do: hang on! lemme tell you why: (1) individual states decide on various heavy subsidies (freebies!!!) for vRead more...

Rugged and macho

4

Reviewed Siemens C25

Jan 05, 2001 2828

If you are the outdoor type and want a rugged machine, this is it! I work in the oil and gas industry world wide and have used various brands like noikia, eriRead more...