Case of Exploding Mangoes

Just finished reading this book by Mohammed Hanif - definitely worth the 2 weeks rent :)
Am not the best reviewer around, least of the reasons being that am far too lazy... but what I will say about the book, is that I did not expect to like it a lot. To be honest, I thought it was going to be one of those books that everyone raves about - half because it's cool, and the other half because they don't want to be uncool. Instead, it was simple, straightforward language.. tongue-in-cheek humor... and above all, a very impressive flow that naturally led from one page to the next.
As always, the debut novel is always a writer's best work. Am yet to be proved otherwise :)

The times they are a changing

12 months back, you'd get a "such a snob" look when people realized you had a data plan on your mobile phone. Even if all you were doing was getting push email.

Fast forward to end of 2009 and just about everyone is on a data plan. And forget email, there's so much you can do with your phone! Stuck in a train for 7 hours? You can crib away to glory on Twitter or Facebook, marvel at the speed and class of Opera Mini 5 beta, check out what movies are running on BMS, even check the train lines and routes as you trundle along on Google Maps, or if you are "such a snob", check email. And yes, there is connectivity. At least for 95% of the journey.
Just for fun - boy gets married at 8 am. Changes his Facebook status at 2 pm. First comment from friend on train at 6 pm. Next 5 comments/pokes/jabs from friends on train by 8 pm.