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Reviewed Aamir

I beg to differ

I had heard of this movie several months ago and recall that it was highly rated and recommended in the newspaper media. I somehow missed watching it then but recently my video library guy sent it over. I tried not to get my expectations high but the name had immediately brought back the revi...Read more

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Reviewed Air France

My experience with Air France in Dec 2008

I recently travelled from Mumbai-Paris-San Francisco via Air France. My overall experience has been very good compared to the last couple on Air India or Northwest or even BA, for that matter. I cannot comment on the booking ease since my agent did it but the online checkin was quite messy with ...Read more

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Reviewed PNB MetLife Life Insurance

Metlife - worth a look with caveats

I woke up to the strange insecurity posed by the question "what would happen if I were not around to pay my home loan". I started scouting for term insurance policies - pure protection policies that come at a minimal charge for the protection. Naturally I started comparing quotes from various...Read more

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Commented on mapfin's review

Life Insured on Net
Life Insurance Corp. - LIC

Is this a problem really solely of LIC or is there an issue with the software company that designed the website? We are 'deemed' IT experts for the world but sadly take our own systems very lightly.

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Is this the right place?
Department of Posts

Post Offices are not equipped for this sort of thing and unless one is as lax as I was in this situation, it is the last place you want to go to!

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Is this the right place?
Department of Posts

I couldn't agree more about going the corporate way. That is another episode - the consultants we were supposed to have visiting have not been doing so for the last couple of days - they have taken more than they can chew upon! Thanks for the comment and reading my review.

Reviewed Department of Posts

Is this the right place?

I just returned from the post office after filing my income tax returns. And quite an experience in itself. The scene is disheartening on the whole for honest (and well, dishonest) tax payers. PSU banks have decided to strike work today, making it impossible for anyone who has not had the for...Read more

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Commented on chitbhanu's review

No connection till date - paid on 17th June 06
Tata Indicom

I just applied for a connection and was wondering why after a week of handing over the cheque, it is still not encashed. Does that herald a similar plight for me;(

Commented on quick_silver_brain's review

A Few Tips on Choosing Internet Connection......
Choosing a DSL Provider

Perhaps was a typo on your part - Kbps is Kilo BITS per second and not bytes. One byte is 8 bits. Cheers!

Commented on own review

An excellent read
Black Friday - The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts - S. Hussain Zaidi

Thanks for the comment. I guess it is always good to be on the safer side:)

Reviewed Black Friday - The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts - S. Hussain Zaidi

An excellent read

Reading the book was a revelation to me, in terms of the events of 1993. I was quite unaffected then, sitting about 500 KM away from Mumbai. Perhaps it is my ignorance of the matter but the fact that an event of this kind happened in our lifetime itself is overwhelming. Perhaps the result would ...Read more

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Commented on ajophilip's review

A joy to read !
How Opal Mehta Got Kissed Got Wild and Got a Life - Kaavya Vishwanathan

I read someplace that the book was being withdrawn from all stores.

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The end...and bravo
15 Park Avenue

Thanks da - thought you had covered most aspects I thought of quite appropriately so did not have much to add. The ending was what got me and *had* to write of it. Keep writing!

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The end...and bravo
15 Park Avenue

Thanks very much..kept it brief for two reasons: a. the review by Samir [samsat] was very appropriate b. you can't have it all here:) Cheers!

Reviewed 15 Park Avenue

The end...and bravo

Read the review titled ''real illusions'' by Samsat - it very appropriately covers the narrative. I thought the end was very brave and intelligent. Typically, movies from India are made ''playing safe'' so that the viewer is not required to think [if they do not think, they cannot massacre an...Read more

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Reviewed ______

Reservation policy?

The saga started by Vishwanath Pratap Singh that was dormant for over a decade has been revived by our own Manmohan Singh. Who would have thought Manmohan to be capable of talking about reservations? The man appears to be upright and standing for values...is he under pressure or is it that the v...Read more

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Reviewed Raj Travels and Tours - Mumbai

Tour via Raj?

I booked myself for a tour into the far east via Raj Tours and Trv in Pune. The summary: proper information on documents required provided no updates thereafter on the visa status - visas for Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand was to be done no updates of any other kind - travel tips etc ...Read more

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Reviewed Motorola C 261

Motorola c261 - updated 17/03/06

I bought a new Motorola c261 - I always liked motorola: + an easy to use one click access to the phone book. + The black finish gave a dashing look to the instrument + weight is not too much nor too little - I am one of those who prefers some weight so that I realise if it is missing from my poc...Read more

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Reviewed General Views on Call Centers

An ''unrigged'' bull run?

It is an interesting topic and there are a lot of pros and cons that come to mind as an immediate reaction to the mention of call centers. Sometimes I wonder how it all started. No, I do not have an answer to that so cannot discuss it. My rambling started last week when talking to a relative ...Read more

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Reviewed ICICI Home Finance

La Bike - a bunch of thugs

Talk of false promises and a sure shot let down on faith and the topper would be La bike. I had applied for a home loan through La bike and when all documentation etc was complete, the agent (Sandeep) urged me to take disbursement on the 26th of the month. I was also told a pre-EMI would be a...Read more

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