Winning a Million Dollar on Fake Lottery

For a moment we thought we really won the 1 million dollars

The letter stated

Dear Sir,

You’ve won the third prize in Inter’L Lottery of amt 800,754 Euros (equivalent of 1,014,815 USD) which was played for you by your agent. We request you to collect your prize before Oct 9th thru any of following method A. Cash B. Check C. Bank Transfer . Your agent will receive 6% commission on your prize. (I didn’t mind even giving 10 % commission to that unknown agent)

Please provide your bank details on attached form and mail it back promptly.

Congratulation Once again!

I must acknowledge, even thou I knew It can’t be TRUE; Spontaneously my mind started planning how to spend this money. Even my wife started imaginary packaging bags to go back.

It was that Real. It has nice professional letter with signature & stamp from Board of Director, Attached to it a duplicate copy of lottery ticket with my name printed on it. It was mailed from International address.

But Soon after Googling on the name of Lottery, the Truth came out that It was nicely done SCAM. Beware ! If you get such kind of letter.

My One Liner

Which is the Favorite City of Lalu Prasad Yadav in the US ?
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Buffalo !

Two worst things

Two worst things a man can do on the long weekend
1. Stuck up in the traffic for 4 hrs
2. and Visit a crowded outlet mall after that.

Lage Raho Munnabhai

I would like to know what are they laughing at, but certainly just looking at this poster makes me smile.



Today is Sep 1st and Lage Raho Munnabhai is out in the theaters. The Reviewers are praising about it, The Blogsphere is talking about it. After long long time I see movie with real * * * * (out of 5)

Another Rising India article - II

Here is another Front Page Artical about India's Manufacturing Growth from IHT.
( Another Rising India article - I)

First Ride

It's 2 toys in 1: stable walker that helps baby learn to stand and walk, and later, it converts to baby's first ride-on toy.

Celebration Mood at Ganesh Chaturthi

There is something about this picture that I can't get enough of, may be its celebration mood that it captures. Its from Farhan Akhtar's forthcoming movie 'Don' and the song is 'Morya Re'

Tasting Sangria

Tasting a Wine has been due from some time. Today on Team Lunch, I happen to try out Sangria, a Spanish red wine.

Sangria is a wine punch typically consists of a red wine, chopped or sliced fruit, a sweetener such as honey and a small amount of added brandy.

Obviously with above cocktail, One glass is quite enough to knock-out my head, but certainly I would try out next time due to its Punch feeling and freshness.

Ta-Ta ( Bye Bye )

Just to make a note that, Our Little One has learned to imitate 'Ta-Ta' . These are just few signs to remind us that our kid is growing .

Clearing up Movie Backlog

I always prefered watching good movies on big screen but recent changes in the life has made it difficult to catch up with the movie releases. Its no more FDFS (First Day First Show), not even possible to catch up LDLS (Last Day Last Show).
Thou as alternate option which is renting a DVD or watching it Online I've completed watching these

• Phir Hera Pheri
• Golmaal
• Gangster
• Krrish

Still in the list to go...

• KANK
• Omkara
• Ashista Ahista
• Corporate

Now I wish if there were a Movie Theaters, which would show the movie even after they have passed their Release Weeks; for those who couldn't watch during that time.

I wonder if DDLJ is still running in Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema after 10th years ?

Live Steaming video at CNN-IBN

I am not sure if I am the last person to discover this but I found that there is Live Steaming video at CNN-IBN, which is almost equivalent to watching it on TV due to its better quality and un-interrupted streaming.

I’ve been hooked to this since Friday specially when cable TV is broken due to scratches on digital card, courtesy of my little one.

August Festivals

• Raksha Badhan on Aug 9th

• Independence Day on Aug 15 th

• Janmashtami on Aug 16th
  

• Ganesh Chaturthi on Aug 27th

The Net is the only source to remind me that these festivals are there.

Visit to Zoo

Amazon Amazing Shipping

Ordered this from Amazon on Aug 7th and Got Delivery on Aug 10th.
Pretty Amazing...huh. Its just encouraging me to do more Online Shopping.

By the way, Got a great Deal.
$17 for Speakers
$40 for Webcam

A New brand Identity for Mumbai Airport

I say a good beginning towards Modernization of Airport. You might see this logo when you arrive at Mumbai Airport next time in future. Its a new brand identity for the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) inspired by a peacock feather, which captures three essential attributes:

• Pride in India
• People and service focus
• Global standards

I hope for the best.