The Immortals of Meluha: Part one of the trilogy

Warning: Spoilers

It would be unfair to say that this wasn't a good book. However, that is as far as I am willing to go. The plot line is interesting, the concept is strong and the protagonist holds his own well.But- and this is the fun part- there are several points that leave the reader wondering if ( Read more... )

I had a nightmare about a spider yesterday.

This is what I found on the internet about it.

'Spiders are also a very old form of life,' says Dr Lukeman. 'One of the things they represent in dreams is something very primitive and basic - something rooted in the depth of our being, such as our mother. For someone who comes from a family where the mother ( Read more... )

So I woke up this morning and decided to be a travel writer.

Yep, that happened.

I don't know how or what I'm going to do to even get started, but past experience tells me that those questions aren't really important. We'll make it work.

I have to go now, I need to research.

And there it is ( Read more... )

So this post will bypass my usual spiel about all things that matter not. Instead, I'm going to touch on something that really affected me recently.

Chaing Mai, Thailand is a wonderful place and I will write in detail and perhaps more favourably about it soon.

There are things that I noticed that do... upset me, though. Tourism in Chiang Mai is not ( Read more... )

Sydney, for all practical purposes does not rock. However, it does cut the mustard.

So here we are, in a rather nice city. Nothing is more than 200 years old. So when they say 'our history' you can practically see Europeans going "Awww, they think they have history. That's so cute!"

So anyway, I have seen the major sites- The Sydney Fish Market (its ( Read more... )

So, I leave for Sydney in three days.

Whoa.

You know, about eight months ago I couldn't even dream that I would be doing this. That I would be living on my own, and pretty successfully except for some ridiculous bad luck with pick pockets which frankly, I give up on.

Other than that, I have managed haven't I? I can cook, I have backpacked across ( Read more... )

Best Meme Ever.

There are good ones out there- I took an Arrow in the Knee, Philosoraptor, Hipster Ariel...but Y U NO Guy is Legendary. So here's my collection of Y U NOs. Because I love him!


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Superman was originally a villain? Who knew, eh?

Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (illustrations) in 1932, 'The Reign of Superman' pulls an early Frankenstein with Professor Ernest Smalley pulling unremarkable Bill Dunn out of a breadline with promises of a real meal if he participates in an experiment. The long and short of it is that he ( Read more... )

You don't even like curry but someone calls it a 'kind of spice' and you're foaming at the mouth and ready to kill. How dare you...

Your national anthem is suddenly the best one ever written, even though you can't remember all the words.

You are suddenly the International Promotional Representative for the Taj Mahal.

Rajesh Koothrapali and Russell ( Read more... )