As easy as EOnce hooked to e-mail, it's tough to think of other options of communication. Or that's what one would think after talking to Sabeer Bhatia, the man behind the success story of Hotmail, the free web-based e-mail service provider, which was sold to Microsoft. In town for an event, it was only natural that this jetsetting whizkid should have a string of appointments crowded into his day-long stay. A personal interview with the press? ``Not enough time.'' A telephonic interview? ``Sorry, gotta rush.'' But there's hope yet. ``Why don't you e-mail the questions to me? I may just be able to reply by the end of next week,'' he says. And, yes, he still has a hotmail account!In the modeClothes maketh a man, so where do you get yourself `made'? If you have the inclination (for clothes, that is), then the Society Fashion issue of this quarter is the magazine to have. The magazine showcases the works of apna desi designers with videshi aspirations. If you want to know all about Dior watches or need snazzy clothes but cannot afford them, Society Fashion tells you where you can get your little heart's desire. Apart from that, they also have features on the brand names that are making waves. This is one mag which will show you the way out of the fashion maze.Either ways``A group of creative people trying to do something different,'' explains Ritika, talking about Either Or, a boutique set up by her friends and her. Different it surely is, right from the unusual name to the variety on display. Ritika reveals the significance of the name, ``We want to give the customer two shops at the same place, providing them with a choice of `either' a whole range of clothes and accessories `or' various designer home accessories,'' she says.The `either-or' theme is extended to the price range of the items available. The ground floor has a choice of hand-printed T-shirts, parallels, sarongs, tops and pyjamas, ethnic accessories, photoframes, hand-made paper - all of which are moderately priced. The top floor is limited to designer furnishings, hand-woven bed covers, dhurries, cushion covers, and home products priced higher. ``After all, whatever you find here is exclusive,'' justifies Ritika. The boutique is located at Sohrab Hall, next to Crossword.Flower flourishIf there is anything that can say it better than words, it's undoubtedly a big `n' beautiful bouquet of flowers. And helping you get your hands on the most exotic of the lot is Inn Carnations, the latest addition to Holiday Inn. The flower shop, located at the basement, promises to be a veritable treat for sore eyes with its profusion of blooms and attractive dry-flower arrangements. Other than housing every flower you can possibly desire, from orchids to roses, gladioli to gerberas, the shop also offers home deliveries locally and in Mumbai. Plus, the ladies running the store even offer you tips on how to arrange your blooms and make them last longer. Open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., here's a budding enterprise making its presence felt.Rocky timesThursday evening saw Pune-based alternate rock group DriZZle perform at the Nehru Memorial Hall to raise funds for Manavya, an organisation working for rehabilitation of AIDS victims and orphans.The enthusiastic band, with Virendra (lead guitar), Rajesh (vocals and percussion), Dilip (drums), Selvyn (bass guitar) and Baljit (rhythm guitar), kick-started the evening with Promises, Innocent Girl, Long Back, tracks from their self-composed yet-to-be-released album, Streets Of Heaven.While the music was dominated by alternative sounds, favourites like Eagles' Hotel California, Pearl Jam's Evenflow, Queen's I Want To Break Free, Cranberries' Zombie and Spin Doctors' Two Princes got the crowd all-roused up. Inspite of some goof-ups in the sound and the half-empty hall, the band kept the spirit of rock `n' roll alive till the end.
