Home > vinivj's Profile
Report this member
Alert on new posting by this member
This is your modal content. Add any elements you need here.
Karnataka
Member Since:Oct 21, 2004
0 MS Points
24+ years in the IT industry. I am from PSG Tech, Coimbatore 1986-90 batch. Have a lovely family, wife and 2 kids!. Blogging. Reading. Writing. Passionate on writings and a writer in Tamil and English. I like online/internet based interaction, doing it at you time, other than in person dialogs. I Tweet on http://twitter.com/vjshankar
About Me
Education: BE/B.Tech
Food and Drinks: BiriyaniBooks: Richard BachMovie Stars: KamalMovies: MMKRT.V. Shows: FriendsMusic: Ilayaraja, RahmanQuotes: If you think you can, you can!
Food and Drinks: Biriyani
Books: Richard Bach
Movie Stars: Kamal
Movies: MMKR
T.V. Shows: Friends
Music: Ilayaraja, Rahman
Quotes: If you think you can, you can!
Rewards
Review of the Day (0)
Featured Blogs (0)
My miles vanished
2
Reviewed US Airways
I had tons of miles er... enough for one local US ticket, and was planning to use it. It is lying idle since 2005 and all of a sudden a mail came about United uread more...
Nice title, but the story sucks
3
Reviewed The Three Mistakes of My Life - Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat is a good writer He gave up his kushy job in Hong Kong, and became a fulltime writer doing justice! He has a notebook, and starts dictating or typread more...
A wonderful Enchanting Novel, at the Precipice!
5
Reviewed Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
Facts or Fictions, your Shantaram stands out apart. Hats off Gregory David Roberts! 930+ pages of marvel. Wonderful descriptions. That ends my description revieread more...
My Sweet Esteem
Reviewed Maruti Suzuki Esteem
When I moved from USAto Bangalore during 1999, after a good look around (as if other choices were there) Esteem was too good to be moved around, a status symbolread more...
My sweet Wagon R
4
Reviewed Maruti Suzuki Wagon R 1.0 LXi
When I moved from Chennai to Bangalore during April 2007, my Esteem was too old to be moved around, change insurance and all the pain involved. A friend of mineread more...
The long last information
Reviewed Waheeda Rahman
The long last information it is what I want to write. Kya bole? What to tell. My dad used to tell about 3 people, he had as dream girls. Padmini, Sharmila and Wread more...
Piaggio Vespa 150GS
Reviewed Piaggio Vespa 150GS
Piaggio Vespa 150GS, A friend owns this and doesnt like it that much. Waiting for Tata Nano, or Maruti 600. The reasons are as follows
Movie review of Dasavathaaram
Reviewed Dasavatharam
Wasted 4 hours with family. Lunch cost. Sweets. Popcorn. Rs 80/- per ticket in an OK theatre. Dent on the car. I didnt pay and spend for to see that old man allread more...
My Lovely Chennai
Reviewed Chennai
There are different sides to the story of Chennai (aka Madras). Still, compared to Mumbai (aka Bombay), it houses about one sixth of the states populations. Thiread more...
Lovely Place on Planet Earth
Reviewed Ooty
Ooty (aka Ootacamund - Kothar Mandhu - House of Kothars), is the Lovely place on Planet Earth. Best compared to Shimla, Kodaikanal and Yercaud. With Dodabetta, read more...
For a second thought
Reviewed Soman'S Leisure Tours India - Kochi
I had been a member of Somans Leisure Tours - China/HongKong Macau tour of 12th April 2025 In general, a well planned itinerary, comfortable transportation, cosread more...
@ChaoticSoul
@ajeet15
@maaz_nawaz
@jmathur
@GEETA1963
Commented on murlibhat's review
For Wagon R Lxi I am getting about 8 KMPL with AC in Bangalore city traffic (South Bangalore, so not many signal). Without AC I get about 10 KMPL. How do I measure? I fill 20 litres everytime and reset the mileage meter (not Odometer!). Next time, at the start of the day, if near Empty, I note the r read more...
Commented on skepticn's review
Does it make a difference? He acknowledged that in his blog. http://blogs.bigadda.com/ab/2008/08/14/maajis-photograph/
Followed @mailsukhi
mailsukhi
Commented on giridhar.gatte's review
True. They dont know what the are writing and stand behind. The Hindu Newspaper is better.
Commented on own review
You have to take it as a compliment of the car, Esteem (phased out now!) while moving to a new model after 93 months. Sturdy is the answer!
Oh this has a new Parimanam called wry joke. I think interacting with new generation writers (Tamil), bringing this out! Well I was asked repeatedly to write something my the bot (automatic mails), so did it. Hope you had some fun! (yeah Analysis - Dissection is the appropriate enchanting w read more...
Well it is not worth it! Avvalavu than Saar! Enge valae pakkureenga? http://vijayashankar.blogspot.com http://twitter.com/vjshankar
Followed @boxertwin
boxertwin
Commented on ajjis's review
So this is the secret at Polaris? Kitty works there still?
Moving from Chennai to Bangalore was a tough decision. We moved in April after I got a job with a small company, with so called lots of responsibilities. I wrote down the pro’s and con’s of the move. Logix of move -Location which is cooler than Chennai -Nice weather -Job Satisfaction read more...
Followed @ambreshsarda
ambreshsarda
Followed @angel25 , @auro_mira_21 , @mainmonalisahoonna
angel25
auro_mira_21
mainmonalisahoonna
Padmanabha Vailaya (@vailayakpMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 0
Send Message
Krishna G (@bluegopikaMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 1
Salil Shah (@goss8877MouthShut Verified Member)
Surthi Ashok Kumar (@ashoksurthiMouthShut Verified Member)
Ganeshkumar Siermael (@123ganeshgkMouthShut Verified Member)
Praveen Kumarreddy (@chemalapati721MouthShut Verified Member)
Shiju M (@shijufrazer_70MouthShut Verified Member)
Amit Fois (@amit.gim04MouthShut Verified Member)
Subash Ramdas (@subash.ramdasMouthShut Verified Member)
Anil Jain (@anilk_jain1MouthShut Verified Member)
Muralidhar Rao (@jayamurli1954MouthShut Verified Member)
zaara k (@zaara_kMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 2
Manuj Darshan (@manujarchMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 23
Payal Bakshi (@mailsukhiMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 11
muthu kumar (@boxertwinMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 3
Ambresh Sarda (@ambreshsardaMouthShut Verified Member)
Angel'of War (@angel25MouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 78
daya surabhi (@auro_mira_21MouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 49
Rohini Sanghivi (@mainmonalisahoonnaMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 17
Nanuhanu Sanu (@NHS007MouthShut Verified Member)
Unfollow Follow Send Message
Manas Kumar Mishra (@manaskumarmishra74MouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 5
Sandeep Grover (@sandeep6812MouthShut Verified Member)
Youtubien undefined (@youtubienyouMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 4
Lalit Tanwar (@lnt07MouthShut Verified Member)
U Prashanth Nayak (@EarnesTasterMouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 157
Himanshu Jain (@himanshu.rainbowMouthShut Verified Member)
Stuti Luthra (@stuti0624MouthShut Verified Member)
Savita Chauhan (@savitachauhan11MouthShut Verified Member)
Reviews: 8
Rahul Bhatia (@bhatiarahul73MouthShut Verified Member)