Being Rahul Dahiya

Even during her decline, Sparta never forgot its claims on being the "defender of Hellenism" and its Laconic wit. An anecdote has it that when Philip II sent a message to Sparta saying "If I enter Laconia, I will level Sparta to the ground", the Spartans responded with the single, terse reply: "If".

Rashmirathi One of my most favorite poems of all-time. Gives a unique perspective of the greatest story ever told: "Mahabharata".

“One thing I like less than most things is sitting in a dentist chair with my mouth wide open. And that I will never have to do it again is a hope that I am against hope hopen. Because some tortures are physical and some are mental, But the one that is both is dental.” Ogden Nash told us long ago (when we were in 9th standard to be precise), how visit to the dentist is one of the most excruciating experiences of all. I had, but forgotten the nice poem in my text book filled with literary devices and humor till yesterday. Like all normal homosapiens, yours truly is blessed with a set of 32. Now, the wisdom teeth, (that must be some strange irony!) have only one function in human body: Cause the occasional pain. I read that a normal adult doesn’t even require more than 28 teeth in the present age. But still there they are, vestigial and remnant of an age where we used to eat what not! Getting an appointment for a dentist is usually a smooth affair, although, most dentists don’t work on S...

Having used and abused it in myriad ways, I feel indebted to all other iPhone zealots to put my feeling of awe in words. Though this is more abt iApps than Iphone itself. Before, I proceed, here’s what I look forward to in an iApp: Useful Information, Easy to read fonts and navigation. Most importantly, it should be like a one stop shop for one’s needs. And simply let you tap your way to a better life. Period. Some of the gems I discovered and regularly use. AroundMe: If you are dropped anywhere from the sky on this earth and you need something/anything, tap on this app. Viola! You will get what you want and the way to get it (phone no/route etc) (restaurants, hotels, hospitals, bars, supermarkets, you name it!) Trapster A cool app. For most of us trying to avoid the dreaded traffic ticket. It will tell you where the “traps” on the road are. Must have. IMDB This is like “Google for Movies”. Like the website, the iApp is the biggest movie DB on the planet. Labyrinth LE Try this even ...

More than a movie, it is a transitional experience for movie-watchers around the world. As one of the critics pointed out, the story does not provide any thrills or unexpected turns and it is truly an "I-Know-what's-gonna-happen-next" type of story-line. At no point of story will the audience be biting their nails as to what happens next.....And I say, if there were no 3-D visual effects as there are, this would've been another forgettable sci-fi flick. But,then, THERE ARE THOSE 3-D effects, and boy, ain't they OUT OF THE WORLD! - pun intended. Yesterday, I became part of the "Have-seen-Avatar" part of the population and totally loved every moment. Thanks to the techno-genius-vision of James Cameron, we, the movie-watchers, could be "in Pandora" and not miss earth for a moment in the entire two and half hours while we are there. Movie making will not be the same again, now that the fans have tasted 3-D wizardry. And nothing will be too big for ...