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We were using inCable for the past two years without any complaint but for the last couple of months it was really painful to watch TV in the real sense. The reception was poor and the voice cracked so much that the audio was hardly audible. It reached to its extreme slowly bit by bit so for so many days we were just hoping that it would improve on its own. The birth of my daughter made TV watching a rare event so nobody bothered to focus on getting it repaired. But as the things started settling and i began to watch TV more frequently though randomly, the desire to watch flawless reception on the television returned, the main motivation being IPL matches! I called up the incable helpdesk and they tried solving my problem but it didn’t work!!! So we started searching for an alternate cable network. My hubby works in a tata group company and Tatasky was the obvious choice. Way back when we shifted to Mumbai and wanted a cable connection, we had inquired about Tatasky but at that time there were some technical shortfalls due to which it could not be installed. It has been over ten days now and i am very pleased at the reception and quality of service offered by Tatasky. First and foremost, everything is online, you can have your own account on the tatasky website www.tatasky.com through which you can manage the transactions. This makes life so much easier for tech savvy people like us. I dread paying bills to a stinking cablewallah who might press your doorbell at any point of time. Secondly, the installation was hassle free. The digi-com as they call it arrived through courier and two people came to install it one day after. Installation took 15-20 mins and the guy explained the operational aspect to me as i was not very keen on reading the user manual on my own due to paucity of time. There is a 24 hour help channel in which a young kid and her aunt explain in detail how tatasky works. I liked the way the channels are organized and divided into various categories. Another interesting feature is showcase. Through showcase, you can order movies online for an additional cost of Rs. 75 each. There are 3-4 movies which are showcased and you have the option to choose one of them. The movie you choose will be available to you till midnight and will be telecast on different channels at pre-defined intervals, making it easier to catch up in case you missed a portion. With every new connection, you get a showcase free, and i took the pleasure of watching my free showcase yesterday, the movie being Dhram about which i plan to talk in my next post. Keep reading!!!

Hello everyone!

We have been blessed with a sweet angel daughter on 29th Feb 2008. I am very happy and the feeling can’t be expressed in words! Last one month has been a roller coater learning the nitty gritties of motherhood and coming to grip with the exhaustion that comes along with the world’s most beautiful responsibility. Now that things are just beginning to settle down a bit but not really…still more sleepless nights, more dirty nappies but more happiness with it all! Thank you God!

It was rather sad to witness sporadic violence after MNS chief Raj Thackery’s comments about the north Indians migrating to Mumbai and making things difficult for the maharashtrians! The north indians were beaten on the roads, vehicles manhandled and shops were closed in order to disrupt the common man’s life. Isn’t it a shame when a political leader wants to attract publicity by resorting to such tactics…

I have always looked at Mumbai being a cosmopolitan place and in fact when i came here almost two and a half years ago this is what attracted my attention and at a result i ranked it above other metropolitan cities. Mumbai has space for everyone and people are respectful of each other’s feelings. Generally people are helpful and cheerful here.

If you have a web site it is necessary that you maintain it too otherwise what is the point of having it. This goes with most of the things in our life, be it material things or relationships. There is no point of keeping things in a hang up mode. Just imagine if you have a clock at home which is not working then one day you will wonder why is it on the wall…or in our intrusive society others will definitely comment on it. So you would think that either i should get it repaired or should throw it away!

Coming back to the web site, the same monotonous look and feel bores me but for my hubby the functionality part is more important. I want to have an extraordinary image on my blog but he would be okay with some pattern only! Poor me, i will look for explanations in an image while he would be happy with the quality of his shot. That is why they say that Men are from Mars and women from Venus, and believe me it is better that way!!

Its Diwali time again, a time of the year which i look forward to the most! It is when we dress up in our traditional best, light candles and diyas around the house, pray to Gods and enjoy the fun and the festivities. This is the time when its time i invite Goddess Laxmi into my adobe so that she can bless all of us. This year we are celebrating with even more fervour for the obvious reason. My best wishes to all those who visit my blog!

I have to let my thoughts out! This time it is nothing specific but my daily experiences. So a word of caution! Think twice before you proceed. It is for my own satisfaction that I blog, now it is far more evident than ever. So people, I have been at home for quite a while now and seem to have become a couch potato. Apart from watching cricket matches which I love, there are host of other programmes which I watch sometimes quite intently and sometimes only because I don’t feel like doing anything else. So the saas bahu serial becomes my last resort. Another factor in increased viewing of these sometimes serials is the continual stay of relatives at home. So sometimes though not always I have to obediently watch a ‘Mayeka’ or ‘Parivaar’ or ‘Saat Phere’ on Zee just to give them a company and sometimes a ‘Virrudh’ which I like for some strong performances though somewhat wasted ones. Then the channels are replete with reality shows like Indian Idol, Sa Re Ga Ma which become a little interesting when judjes are fighting just for the sake of increasing the TRP’s. I do watch them. But i will talk about them in my next post.

Sanjay Dutt is behind the bars for the right reasons. The crime he had committed was not something for which he could have been acquitted. So many people lost their lives during 93 Bombay blasts and he was aware that this was to happen…How can anyone ever defend such a person…Keeping arms in his house for two days and then destroying the evidence is a crime, even a layman understands this. Though he might have tried to change his image through his movies - in which he succeeded to some extent - but the fact remains that no one is above the law. A mason and a millionaire are alike in the eyes of law. Yesterday it was a historical day for Indian judiciary. I was glued to Times Now before the judgment arrived. For a moment even Arnab the host was certain that Sanjay would be let off when the first judgment came…but later things took a drastic turn and went against Dutt.

An inspiring story from the Internet, worth sharing. Here it goes!!!

“A 10-year-old boy decided to learn Judo despite the fact that he had
lost his left arm in a terrible car accident. The boy began lessons with
an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t
understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught
him only one move.

“Sensei,” the boy finally said, “Shouldn”t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you”ll ever
need to know,” the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept
training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament.
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third
match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent
became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win
the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

I am back to my blog which was ignored for sometime now!!! This time this blog entry is just a thought on the responsibilities attached with owning a pet. Some people think that pets are just a source of fun. But bringing a pet just for this reason is not a good idea. You have to be caring enough so that the pet does not go into a depression or suffer from behavioral disturbances. And i am not joking, pets especially dogs if not treated well go into depression. They become violent if not trained properly. So all those gearing up for owning a pet, think twice before taking that decision. They are not toys for children.