Open happiness - Close up of top of a can of Coke by Picturejockey

Open happiness - Close up of top of a can of Coke by Picturejockey

Khelte raho, khush raho - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey

Khelte raho, khush raho - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey

Sachin Tendulkar’s century of 100s - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey

Sachin Tendulkar’s century of 100s - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey

Seed - a pod of seeds by Picturejockey

Seed - a pod of seeds by Picturejockey

It's time is up

It's time is up - Macro of a fuse light bulb by Picturejockey

Kingfisher and Gulmohur - Kingfisher on a power cable with a gumohur tree in background by Picturejockey

Kingfisher and Gulmohur - Kingfisher on a power cable with a gumohur tree in background by Picturejockey

One would think that the increasing urbanisation has killed or driven away all the birds but if you look around you do get to see a few odd native birds. Apart from crows, sparrows and pigeons, I have quite frequently seen kingfishers around our home. This is one sitting on the power cable with the gulmohur tree in the background.

To those who don't know, I feel in love with Gulmohur trees when I moved to Bombay. Every year in the month of April, the view from our home would change as all the gulmohur trees in Aarey colony would turn red. A drive to Powai during those days was also a memorable one as one could see endless Gulmohur trees on the way.

Actually, I can make it much worse

Actually, I can make it much worse - Water valve in my garden by Picturejockey

You have the poor guy by his balls, he has a family and a mortgage and the thought of suddenly being unemployed is scary enough for him to forget about the raise he didn’t get.

Colourless leaf - a macro of a leaf by Picturejockey

Colourless leaf - a macro of a leaf by Picturejockey

Fresh fries from KFC - just 4 weeks old

What all do we eat in the name of fast food. I know that to maintain a consistent taste from one store to another, one city to another and one country to another, there is a great deal of industrialization. French fries or chips come to these store pre cooked and all the untrained staff at store has to do is fry them at a specific temperature for a specific duration. However I never thought what actually goes in that food till I saw these.

I flew to Bangalore on 10th of April and on 5th of May I had the use the same bag I took with me to Bangalore. In that bag I found some fries I bought at Delhi airport. These fries are 25 days old but still look like they have just come out of fryer. While raw potatoes last for a very long time, anyone who has cooked potatoes knows they have a very small life span. Cooked potatoes are the first thing that rots even when refrigerated, very often we have to throw away food just because it has potatoes and they have gone off. But look at these fires! They have not lost the shine even after lying in a bag for 25 days.

Have you wondered how hard your body has to work to digest something that, even after 25 days, dehydrates and dries up like wood but won't get any fungus or smell bad?

Disclaimer - I have nothing against KFC (in particular). I am sure McDonalds and other stores serve the same unhealthy food. You should also not take nutrition tips from an overweight patient of hypertension :)

Transparency is what makes Pears soap what it is

Perception is more real than reality which is why most mothers still choose Pears Soap for their kids over other soaps, even ones especially for kids.
Transparency is what makes Pears soap what it is - A bar of Pears Glycerine soap by Picturejockey

Pears Glycerine Soap

Realisation that beauty products are more profitable than cutting hair gave birth of Pears Glycirene Soap
Check out the bigger image at Picturejockey :Pears Glycerine Soap - A bar of amber Pears soap by Picturejockey

Is Gold a good investment option?

About 3-4 years ago I asked an investment consultant if it would be a good idea to invest in Gold. “No, not right” she told me and then gave me an explanation “The stock market has collapsed and gold is one of the few safe investment options available so the price of gold has gone up but it will surely come down. In a few months, if not weeks, the price will come down to Rs9000.” It's been four years and the price of gold has not got down even once and today it is at Rs28000. An investment made in gold at that time would have yielded 300% returns. If it was not for that investment consultant I would have been richer by a few grands today by investing in gold, but no point is cursing her. I am sure she was couldn't have foreseen this. These are the same investment consultant who couldn't see the stock market collapse and these are the same people who committed suicide over money lost.

Even today a lot of such people will advise you “The price is outrageous, do you think there is even the remotest of possibility that it can sustain this high a price. Don't buy gold or you will lose money… and if you want to invest money, I have a very good investment plan for you...”


Is Gold a good investment option? - Close up of a Gold ring by Picturejockey

Happy Akshay Tritiiya

Happy Akshay Tritiiya 

Empty Corona Bottle

Empty Corona Bottle - Empty bottle of Corona against a white background by Picturejockey

Earth Day 2012

Earth Day 2012 - A earth shaped ball by Picturejockey