About City Boy This is Amortya Ray’s personal blog. He is passionate about technology, all things Apple, New York, Dunkin Donuts and of course Scarlett Johansson. Amongst others.
|
A few hours ago I tried importing all the posts from my old Blogger blog (all 66 of them) into this one. And as I was painstakingly rearranging the newly imported posts, categories and tags, I realized that a majority of those articles were from a past life. A life that has long left [...]
The Path train that countless working professionals take to get into the city every morning
Sometimes when I miss my morning train into the city by a few seconds, my quant obsessed brain nearly goes completely anal trying to figure out how I could have made the train. Here are the top 10 [...]
For those of you who feel enslaved by the rigors of corporate life day in and day out, I present to you ‘Fun Things To Do At Work”. This is a series of posts include suggestions that can be used to liven the atmosphere of the workplace and at the same time improve one’s [...]
So I’m on the phone with a buddy of mine and suddenly it occurs to me that if they were to make a movie on my life, I’d insist Ranbir Kapoor play my role. Why, you might ask? Because just like me, he’s good looking, well read and physically fit. My friend bursts out [...]
I jacked this tag from a blog I frequently visit. Here’s my take on it.
What is your current obsession? Perfecting my biryani recipe, and learn to heat a paratha without tripping the smoke alarm. What are you wearing today? A business suit. What’s for dinner? Paneer makhni, mango achar, parathas and a glass [...]
I’ll start with a confession: On the huge-ass floor that my desk is located on, I almost always end up using the restroom closest to my desk. More so, when I need to pee, I will, without fail, visit the central stall. Even if the central stall is occupied and the others aren’t, I [...]
One of the few quirky (and possibly dumb) things that makes me super happy happened a few days ago.
My closet-sized studio is on the 19th floor of my 34 story apartment building. Statistically, approximately half the people getting into the elevator with me should hit a button less than 19. The other half [...]
A few noteworthy observations about my life these past few months-
Relegated to the Jersey office, for what I hope will be a temporary thing. I miss my city, I miss it’s ever so vibrant nature, I miss my Chicken Shahi Korma from Minar, I miss being crushed in the train to work in [...]
|
|