A Doer's Chronicles

Rants, Raves and Ramblings of a Doer

The ever-enduring Anecdote

Wednesday, December 07, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , , 3 comments
As he changes flights across different airports over the past couple of days, VK recalls the reminiscences of the his first journey overseas. August 3rd of 2006, in his life, will be a date that he'd never forget. VK, just like many others in his class, was not too sure of what he wanted to do after...

An Unforgettable Short Journey

Sunday, November 13, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , , No comments
6 weeks, for me, is a short time to get acquainted  with someone to actually miss the fun after I leave them. You guys were so awesome, each of you in your own individual way, that you took place in my Blog's Wall of Fame ;). Being in a non-vibrant, activity-less, selfish community for...

With the Photographer

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 7 comments
I don't know how many of you have heard of the short story "With the Photographer" by Stephen Leacock but I just stumbled upon the title while I have been sitting duck through the fritter of photographers floating around on the internet. One should understand the distinctive line between Photographer...

Why are we Cynophobics?

Saturday, October 08, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 2 comments
FYI, Cynophobia refers to being afraid of dogs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynophobia) When I say "We", I'm not generalizing all the Indians; so do not pounce on me. It struck that I should blog about this when I saw a colleague of mine talking about her beloved dog when she was asked to give a...

Mera no. aa gaya

Friday, September 23, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , , 8 comments
It is time for Lawrence to lose its biggest hater. If you don't know the news yet,  I'm moving out of Lawrence on October 2nd, seeking a better job in Pleasanton, CA. I'll be in Boston for 5-6 weeks and will be heading to CA after that. Yes, that means I'll be living with Madhuri. Infact, we are working for the same company now :). Thats a two way treat for me. I get to live with Madhuri and...

8 years and who am I

Thursday, September 15, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , , 7 comments
A post totally about the College Blues. It was around this date, 8 years ago, that I entered the gates of an amazing institution; amazing for not its structure or infrastructure but for the people it gave me. Transferring from a relatively new college to this better established institution was...

Why I didn't join you in supporting Anna Hazare

Friday, September 02, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 2 comments
The title doesn't mean that I'm against him, I just don't support him nor do I encourage others doing it. If his methodologies not matching my Marxist ideologies is one reason, A person of no note carrying a baton that he/she supports Anna Hazare is another reason. You get so vehement just because a...

Confessions of a non-alchoholic

Friday, August 12, 2011 Posted by Vishnu 5 comments
On a Friday night at a local sandbar; Waitress: What can I get for you? Me: Water, thanks! Waitress (the look on her face): What a loser! (And she never shows up) I've never believed that a non-alcoholic would have confessions too. For a person like me, I should be an aggressive drinker considering...

The Smoke and Mirror that is no more

Friday, July 29, 2011 Posted by Vishnu 3 comments
If you know how I used to look 4 years ago, you would definitely follow my grief on this huge, yet small piece of life which has gone missing. Have you ever seen the character on 7UP's bottle? Fido Dido, that is exactly how I looked ;) and having said that I was never depressed because I still...

A letter of probe

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 4 comments
Dear Dr. Manmohan Singh, I am Vishnu Kamisetty, a 26 year old citizen of the Republic of India who is smitten by grief, seeing Mumbai bleeding through its roots. I was one of those numerous people who read and circulated those emails which read 'Most eligible Prime Minister' and had all your achievements...

Who is D.K. Bose?

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 5 comments
Ever since I watched the promo, I wanted to see what the song was all about and after I saw the movie, I wonder who is D.K. Bose and why is he running. Is it Shiney Ahuja running after his maid servants or is it Swamy Nithyananda running after his female devotees? Is it Anna and Co., running after...

Bollywood Rewind

Friday, June 24, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , No comments
In 1970's we ousted America as the largest producer of films and secured the name Bollywood and ever since we have been producing films to be a part of the rat race. Some of them churned money, some earned awards and a few spread awareness while most of them gave birth to a new culture. As the saying...

Take that Ms. Banerjee

Saturday, June 11, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , , 6 comments
This post is in response to Ms. Madhuri Banerjee's 5 Guys every woman should have. I was utter shocked to see a renowned and responsible journalist misconstruing a noble act of five brothers and an eternal sacrifice made by one of the noted chaste woman in Hindu mythology. Your post might have...

Facebook-ology

Friday, May 27, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 2 comments
The much needed post for the wellness of the Cyber mankind. I don't want to wake up everyday to see my facebook page filled with idiocy that I don't really care about and so do several others who are just there to find their long lost friends or may be for some casual ball. Urban Dictionary, my Dutch...

The eternal Black Hole called Job Search

Friday, May 20, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 4 comments
Everyone in this world goes through this phase atleast once unless the person is really wealthy and aimless in life. Surprisingly, I have been getting back to this phase every year since 2004. It never gets rid of me and I never get tired of it and the irony is we get along pretty well. I have...

2 hours minus Technology

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , , 2 comments
This dude I'm talking about is alone right now and has scheduled several appointments over the 1st half of the day on a cloudy Wednesday. He owns a car which needs to be serviced, has a Debit card and its PIN has been locked out and a Sony Ericsson C 905 with a shattered screen and as the menu card...

The Name Game

Friday, May 06, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 2 comments
A lazy Sunday morning, something wobbles by my pillow while I'm still cozied under my comforter and no later I realize it is my cell phone that is vibrating, dragging me out from my hard earned Weekend sleep. In a blunt voice: I say Hello and the other person on the line says: "Is this Shake-it?" FYI...

We, The NRIs

Friday, April 15, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 10 comments
This is about you guys, oh sorry! This is about us (a fairly large percentage of us), who leave their motherland with uncertain aspirations and much certain fascinations. We don't know how good / bad it would turn out to be but we definitely anticipate a change and here we are, with a much changed perspective....

The new Dronacharya

Thursday, April 07, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 6 comments
I faced one question from everyone while I was growing up and I believe most of you had similar questions posed to you: "Beta, bada hoke, kya banega?" (What do you wish to be after you grow up?) Sometimes, I just passed that question as I never knew what was in store for me and sometimes I said...

Hub of Innocent joys -> War Zone

Friday, March 11, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , , 5 comments
Not once in my 26 years of life, did I ever regret the fact that I come from the city of Hyderabad - The city of Pearls, The city of Hearts , The city of verve, The city of vivacity and The city that is looked up by several other places in the world. For the first time, I feel sorry for myself for having...