Friday, February 24, 2006

to my wife



There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a fact,
It's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die.

We are twelve billion light years from the edge,
That's a guess,
No-one can ever say it's true
But I know that I will always be with you.

I'm warmed by the fire of your love everyday
So don't call me a liar,
Just believe everything that I say

There are six billion people in the world
More or less
and it makes me feel quite small
But you're the one I love the most of all

We're high on the wire
With the world in our sight
And I'll never tire,
Of the love that you give me every night

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a Fact,
it's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die

And there are nine million bicycles in Beijing
And you know that I will love you till I die!

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Intuition

Me : Infantry Road
Auto Driver : jhgSjgkkjgwefkj kjgfkegh Infantry Road?
Me : Hindu office
Auto Driver : kjhSFKjhkjhsf fsfsef Indian Express?
Me : Yes.

I want to come to my office. So I tell Infantry Road. Auto Driver says in Kannada where in Infantry Road. I say Hindu office. He replies near Indian Express. I say yes.

I dont know kannada. But I can make it. And Basu says "thats how you should learn language".

In my nokia phone if you open a message you will see below "Options". And when you choose option the first one you get is delete. and thats the one I almost always use. I feel what should be the order of different options in the list is done after doing a survey of customer behavior. Is this related to the first paragraph?

but a solid example is use of the intuitive SMS typer in Nokia. when you type something you dont have to give the exact letter but "it" decides from the three possible letters which can follow the previous letter. I couldnt get the name of this technology from Google.

Brand

I was almost convinced to buy a X620 from Samsung by that sales guy in the phone shop. It has lots of features and its cheap. But my wife remained firm on Nokia. It seems it has only one good feature. Its battery. And also ITS NOKIA. The same is true with my BSNL postpaid. It has got only one feature. When I am in the train on the way to my home, I can still talk to my home and Madhu. It has got the network. For that one single reason I dont even look at all the exciting offers in the market.

I wanted to buy one perfume for myself. I was showed all the different ones but ultimately I chose Brut. Because

  1. Vats uses it.
  2. My didi bought one for me from Shiliguri.

But in this case what is strange is Brut doesnt have ads in public domain in India. I am sure Vats or my didi doesnt know much about the brand. But still they use or buy Brut. Its kind of word of mouth I feel.

I goto shop to buy atta and never buy anything else other than Ashirbad from ITC. Today I thought I will buy Annapurna but then thought WHY. Ashirvad is really good why change it. Why take the risk. Thats what I think is first impression. Like first love. Doesnt go off easily. Thats how I goit stuck with Peter England for some time. So to compete with a established brand in market is really difficult. So if you are first in the market with a moderate impression, half of the war is won.

That way Close Up did a really good job. I didnt know anything other than Colgate for a looooong time. I have spent my teenage too brushing with that white paste. But Close Up comes and wins my heart with all its colors and gel and good ads. I dont know what new thing Annapurna can offer in the field of atta.

Can you brand vegetables and sell in India?

Friday, February 10, 2006

Made it

IP msgr with Seshu

S : nice..will luk into it...thanQ!
P : what rhymes with thanQ?
S : BarbeQ:))
P : ok lets try some more. but what i had in my mind is BenQ.
S : kewl... how abt BUARQUE:))))
P : that is horribleQ
S : I cant help it pbattaQ!
P : nice one da!!! too much