Caveat Emptor!

That's Latin for 'buyers beware' and although it is typically a term applicable when you want to emphasise on the consumer's choice of free will and good quality products, it applies to spendthrifts like me who make impulsive buying decisions almost all the time! Today I spent a load of my hard-earned moolah on homethings and media (my other favorite expense after food). I say media because I don't like to differentiate books, magazines, CDs and VCDs - it's all edutainment to me - and 'media' to the world.

The Media Shopping List
* School Notebook (Can't stay organized without one!)
* The Marketing Whitebook 2006 by Businessworld
* PC World India Edition, Issue 1 (Because I gotta have any mag's first issue)
* Music: Vikku Vinayakram - The Great Potter (fusion)
* Music: Kadri Gopalnath - Dream Journey 4 (Saxophone/carnatic)
* Movie: Tom Dick and Harry - lame ass comedy. I have a thing for this genre.
* Movie: Around The World in 80 Days
* Movie: Holiday - Seemingly interesting coming-of-age movie by Pooja Bhatt
* Movie: Replikate - Guy clones hot girlfriend. Ali Landry. Don't need more reasons
* Video: Bollywood Bodies - Workout with John Abraham - Yeah OK. I hear you. Heck at least I dont give up!

Footnote
Finished reading Richard Branson's autobiogrpahy, 'Losing My Virgnity' - One of the BEST books I've ever read and would surely recommend it to anyone who has an iota of entrepreneurial spirit or otherwise.
Now reading 'Maverick!' by Ricardo Semler.

Change is the only constant...

Yeah yeah, whenever I write something so thoughtful and deeeep it generally means I'm upto something. Right thou art.

After spending an year and a half at Microsoft India I've decided to step out and take a break. Meaning (a) I'm quitting and (b) I'm not going to be working for a month at least.

Through August, I'll be mostly offline.

Comments, critiques, Godspeeds, thumbs ups and birdie fingers welcome!

Everyone's a-hiring!

Time and again I feel like I'm a job exchange bureau! And there's never been a better time for new media jobs. So if you're looking for one right now, click thru these links. Besides these, I have a friend who's looking for Sr./Jr. Graphics folks and Art Directors to work in Dubai. Drop me a mail if you're interested on that: [myfirstname]@gmail.com

Here's some more cool jobs in the market in companies I admire...

JAM Magazine (Mumbai)

• Flash Animators
• Senior Ad Sales Exec.
• Part Time Cartoonist
• Senior Graphic Designer
• Web Programmer (ASP)
• Full Time Writer
• Assistant Editor
• Exec. - DB & Mktg Support
  

Indiagames (Mumbai)

• Accounts Executive / Assistant Manager / Manager
• Senior Programmer
• 3D Brew Programmer
• 3D J2ME Programmer
• Mobile Platform Product / Systems Manager
  

Opera Software (Chandigarh)

• Web Opener India (MarCom)
• Software Tester India

plaNETsurf (Bangalore)

• Project Lead
• Programmers
• Web Designers
• Copy Editors/Feature Writers, Copy Writers
• Flash Scripting Specialist

Communicate2 (Mumbai/Dubai)

• Perl Developers (6 posts)
• PHP Developers (8 posts)
• Web Designer (8 posts)
• Graphic Designer (2 posts)
• Admin (2 posts)
• (Google AdWords) PPC Professionals *NEW
  
• Customer Relationship Manager (4 posts)

LevelUp Games India (Mumbai)

• Web Developer
• Executive Assistant to Managing Director
• Business Development Executives (Mumbai)
• Asst. Manager – Sales Operations

BCWebWise (Mumbai)

• Web Developer
• Flash ActionScript Programmer

Rediff (Mumbai)

• Senior Internet Application Developer
• Senior Desktop Application Developer
• Product Manager
• Manager - Advertising Sales
• Manager - Business Operations
• Business Managers/Assistant Managers

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