Hurray.....

I had 4 beers yesterday.....

I have always wondered why bars charge the same (sometimes, more) for water/soda as they charge for a beer. 

Reason? If a patron consumes more water/ soda, he/she consumes less alcohol and vice versa.  Solution? Increase the price of water/ soda and goad him to drink beer. 

Similarly, my friend had noticed that most bars don't have clocks in a more visible location.

Reason? the bar patrons won't realize the time and would spend more time in the bar. The more the time the patrons spend, the more the business the bar gets.

Less than a week to go....

Varun @ Orlando

1. is staying at his cousin's place and is planning to move out ASAP.

2. visited Rollins and is very impressed. 

3. is working hard to change his lifestyle to be a part of Rollins community.

4. is negotiating with himself whether to purchase a car or a motorcycle.

5. experienced first tropical storm.

6. couldn't believe what he saw in 100m finals @2008 olympics.

7. watched "subramaniapuram" and "Anjathey" and is impressed with both.

8. haven't had liquor in the last 2 weeks.

9. misses Manhattan and Manhatto-desis.

and

10. is waiting for Friday.

Not dropping Sachin from ODI team- A business decision??

I believe the major reason for not dropping Sachin from the Indian ODI cricket team is to not disturb the BCCI's fan base. Today, one- day cricket generate the major chunk of revenue for BCCI and the majority of ODI cricket fans in India are in their 20's and 30's who had grown up adoring the likes of Sachin, Kumble, Dravid and Ganguly. It would be disastrous for the Indian Cricket if they were all dropped from the team at once. 

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Freakonomics!!!

In Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, an economics professor at the University of Chicago tries to explore the hidden side of everything. I mean everything. 

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