Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012 in review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by gautshen

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,500 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, … Continue reading →

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Dabangg 2: A Review

Posted on December 23, 2012 by gautshen

Rarely does one come across characters in Hindi cinema which make a mark in the minds of the audience by their mannerisms or dialogues. And when that happens it opens up a window of opportunity for a movie franchise in … Continue reading →

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Life of Pi: The movie

Posted on December 16, 2012 by gautshen

A ship sinks in the ocean. A boy survives the shipwreck and manages to safely reach the Mexican shore. When he’s found by the locals on the shore, he’s all alone, next to a small boat. Everyone is curious to … Continue reading →

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American Gods

Posted on December 11, 2012 by gautshen

Last semester, I restarted reading fiction after a gap of two years. I managed to finish George R R Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” (the five books in the series that have been published so far) in a … Continue reading →

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