Here's my punishment for asking 
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Rileen's Random Observation :

It's the leech that does the sucking, but it's the person who's the sucker.

Seen on a t-shirt :
Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator.

When was the last time you stayed somewhere without any mobile network coverage? That too for two whole weeks?

Thanks to a stroke of exceptional good luck - being in the right place at the right time (and not entirely unresponsive to opportunity), I'll be in such a place for the next two weeks (March 2-14). And what a place, too - right by the sea, ( Read more... )

What if life gave you every opportunity to know what your favourite songs really mean?

That thought came to me as I was singing "Don't cry Daddy", and scared the heck out of me.

Happy New Year, everyone!

The 6th of January might seem a tad late for new year wishes, but then as some of you know, my new year starts on the 6th as well. Maybe it's nicer to have one's  birthday somewhat later in the year - another  chance to  be wished a great  year ahead, resolve to do great things, and what not.

Many Indians, including my ( ( Read more... )

Well, I'm going to say a bunch of more or less random stuff before justifying the title :

Today we learned (in the German class!) that  "the human soul weighs 1.74 grams" !!

Some speakers are so soporific, they could announce the cure for cancer, or the next world war, and one might well sleep right through it.

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My Deutschkurs (German course) is a source of much fun and learning. Twice a week, we learn about various aspects of Germany, and then the teacher asks us how it is in our country, and we get to learn about various countries while picking up some German. Over the last 8 months or so, I've picked up interesting tidbits about China, Iran, South ( Read more... )

Happy Diwali to you,
and your children (if you have any) -
and your friends,
I'm sure you have many.

Happy Diwali to you,
and your spouse (if you aren't single),
if you arego forth and mingle ( Read more... )

Man on the move : Jena, Berlin, Bielefeld, Freiburg, Basel, Zurich - I was in 6 cities within 12 days. I can barely keep up with myself sometimes ( Read more... )