Character: Uma

Uma reading a book 1

Weekly Notes 31/2024

My niece and nephew were home during the weekend. We watched some good movies and some bad ones. Two of them, BLINK and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare were better than the others. BLINK is a Kannada movie about a time traveler. It’s well-written and keeps you engaged. Over the week, I saw...

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Ruizu X52

Anju wanted a replacement for her iPod clip. Even though she said a replacement for the clip, she meant she wanted a minimal, hassle-free, distraction-free music player. There are not many devices in the market that do the same. Finally, I found the Ruizu X52, which is close enough and, in some ways,...

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Weekly Notes 30/2024

I completed my tax returns this week. Even the simplified process is not simple enough, especially if you have income from various sources. I also wonder why Dhoni or Akshay are the highest taxpayers in India and not the richest, like Ambani or other billionaires. We need to change the definition of ‘rich...

Thats me and Uma 1

Weekly Notes 28/2024

This is post number 104 of Weekly Notes, marking two years since Weekly Notes 29/2022. I’ve received more messages about these posts than any others from friends, family, and strangers. Thank you for reading and messaging me. Please send me a link to your weekly notes. If it’s not already on my feed reader, I’ll add and read it for sure.

Uma at Park 0

Weekly Notes 27/2024

Welcome to the second half of 2024. This year is flying by. Days feel slow, but months and weeks are speeding.

I am not sure what we were talking. 0

Weekly Notes 26/2024

Our trip AngkorWithAppa is complete. We are back in Bengaluru. There is very little to update in this weekly as most of the time was spent traveling, and I have captured them in the daily updates: Sat – AWA 3, Sun – AWA 4, Mon – AWA 5,  Tue – AWA 6, Wed/Thu –...