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 Living your dreams
It’s about dreaming of something one moment and bringing it to life the next. This portal allows you to create your persona and live life on your terms.
Purva Grover steps into the virtual world
THE clock has struck ten and I am still tucked in a warm blanket. I switch on my home theatre to catch up ‘Friends’ for the nth time. I can’t hear my mom asking me to clean up my room or my elder brother calling me a lazy bone. Next, I slip into a designer outfit (brought all the way from Paris) and head for a day of partying and clubbing. I head back in late hours in the evening, pick up my ace laptop, and crack big business deals.
Hmm… now before you begin to envy my comfort zone and me, let me tell you that the mercury level outside is still touching forty, my mom is again lecturing me on the importance of cleanliness, my dad is trying to figure out why I can’t work in mornings and my home theatre exists only as pixels on PC screens.
Illustration by Sandeep Joshi
Real money in a virtual world
You can purchase a piece of land that will allow you to build, display, and store your virtual creations, as well as host events and businesses. You retain the IP rights of your creations and can sell them at various in-world venues.
In August 2006, Suzanne Vega became the first major recording artist to perform live in avatar form.
A whole new world…  Explore, discover, learn
From attending a phone call, to reading a book to even rolling your
noodles on the fork — they teach it all
Purva Grover
IF you belong to the category of time-crunched parents, then a workshop for your child has always been a blessing. But, if your child has got bored attending the same classes summer after summer, you can now enroll him in off-beat classes. This summer the city is buzzing with a host of fun-packed summer workshops or in new age vocabulary ‘personality development classes’. Here’s a peep into these classes that have caught the fancy of children and parents alike.
Aniston’s new beau
The man who has captured former ‘Friends’ star Jennifer
Aniston’s heart is no longer a mystery, for he has been identified as
a hunky Brit model named Paul Sculfor. Aniston has been dating her Brit
beau for the past three weeks, enjoying candle light dinners and all,
but till now no one knew who he was.
Cool Stuff
Buckle up in Style
Time to bid goodbye to boring black leather belts and embrace funk, flounce and
feminity, all wrapped in a happy bunch of Gen-X belts
Anandita Gupta
Don’t all of us hate that little tummy bulging out of that fitted, figure-hugging spaghetti of ours? Or wish that the bulging back, playing a peak-a-boo out of our backless blouses disappeared somewhere? For most of us hate bulges and would, in fact, do anything to get rid of them. But if burning calories on that dreaded treadmill was that easy, wouldn’t we all be looking like Hollywood film stars? So the solution lies in stop sulking and begin shopping. Yes, shopping for the fashion statement that will pull together and jazz up our entire ensemble- a belt. This little accessory, which is often ignored while stocking and shopping for one’s wardrobe is the perfect way to change the look of a garment and individualise your summer wardrobe.
Photo by Pradeep Tiwari
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 Just juttis
From intricate work in gold and silver, to
dabka, mirrors, zari and
now denim, the Punjabi jutti has come of age
Purva Grover
Footwear fads may come and go but the lure of the soft-soled handcrafted jutti remains forever. A piece of great workmanship, the skillfully patterned jutti scores in both aesthetics and comfort. Styled to match a salwar kameez or a pair of jeans, it has seen changes but never been out of fashion. From
multi-coloured threads, beads, sequins, zardosi, mirrors, dabka to intricate cutwork, city fashionistas are rediscovering the traditional footwear.
Running his shop Kartik Punjabi in Sector 17 for over 12 years is Rajesh Kumar.
Photo by Pradeep Tiwari
Talent show with a difference?
Smriti Sharma
Another talent hunt on the ‘reality show’ bandwagon and this one claims to be different. Arti Kataria of LAMP (Ladders, Arts, Media and Production from Gurgaon) who was in the city today, said ‘Star of India’, will identify and promote genuine talents across the country. Ajjay Goswami, who has produced TV serials like Naazuq and Lakeeran, will direct the event.
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