One month after getting cameras for Diwali, there was no better way to celebrate this one-month anniversary than to take lots of pictures and share them. So, we asked everyone in the office to shoot everything and anything they wanted and share their favourite picture with the rest of us. After five days, four e-mail reminders, two verbal shout-outs and a technical snag, we managed to get 25 pictures.

Amsterdam: Prasad

Rembrandt’s etching machine: Prasad

Chasing Thakur: Annalisa

Family Guy: Bala

The 76-year-old Marathon Runner: Evelina

Band of Brothers: Hanif

An Aerial View of Bangalore: Hanif

Health Check-up for Rs.10/- Only: Harish

IAF 737 Holding for Takeoff in Delhi Fog: Mohit

Leaving Portland: Rajesh

Spelling Check: Molona

Bheja Fry: Molona

Gujju Wedding: Nirmal

Auto-rickshaw Driver: Nusrat

Ancient Well: Rocky

Puppy Love: Sahiba

CTU Bus: Shuchi

Sunlight: Sunil

While the Metro construction threatens to bring traffic to a standstill, it’s good to know that at least the sign painters are having a ball. Bringing some much needed mirth to these grey, foggy winter days. Here’s the second installment of trippy directional signage. Some of these were taken on the Ring Road near Golden Dragon restaurant and some near Saket.

Last Thursday, W+K Delhi celebrated the launch of the Navigator music video. With a 200-name-long guest list (that kept increasing), 250 litres of alcohol and live performance by Jalebee Cartel, the party went on till 5:00 am. Amazingly, on Friday morning, the attendance in the office was 100%.

Viral (Nokia) and Gunjan (Campaign India)

V. Sunil and Ambrish Arora (Architect)

Amitabh Kant (Joint Secretary of Tourism) and Arun (DLF)

Bombay Electric’s Priya and Deepak

Artist Shanta Rao and her partner

Designers Rohit Bal and Malini Ramani with a tall friend

Model Joey Matthews and hair-stylist Ambika Pillai

Nusrat and photographer Bharat Sikka

V. Sunil and VJ Juhi

Jalebee Cartel doing what they love

Screening of the video

Sometime back we made a commercial for the Nokia Navigator involving crowded streets, birds and horses. The track that formed the soundtrack to that commercial was released seperately by the creators, electronica act Jalabee Cartel. It went on to become a massive hit on the club circuit. And even inspired a video by close friend and photographer Bharat Sikka. A party at Marut Sikka’s kicking bar Magique will mark the official launch today. (Please note: Entry by invitation only) Indian viewers can see the video on VH1 and W+K people can sample it when we upload it to W+K radio shortly.

CD Packaging

Last weekend, La Traviata came to town. Opera is not exactly common in Delhi, so everyone in the office wanted to go. Our resident Milanese, Annalisa went to considerable trouble to get tickets for everyone in the office. And the three who made it on Sunday were treated to a spectacle. The theater was packed, the audience enthusiastic and the romantic drama was moving. Many elegant ladies wrapped in their sarees cried at Violetta’s desperate “Amami Alfredo!”, which is something that doesn’t happen that often (the sarees at the Opera, not the tears). Momo (who, for the record, wasn’t wearing a saree) said she also was very, very touched, but some idiots sitting behind her kept giggling through the show, so she felt rage rather than anguish. Many thanks to Annalisa who arranged the tickets. Those who took tickets and didn’t turn up have to buy her lunch next week. And we’re not talking Subway sandwiches.

Directional signage near Yusuf Serai.