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Travel > Asia Travel experiences: Motorcycling to Ooty,India: 1 of 1
Me, My Machine and the Elements 3.0 If you are really determined to do some thing, the whole universe will work to make that happen for you. Same thing happened to me this time around. I wanted to ride to somewhere far, away from this polluted city. I wanted to ride in the mountains. These wishes were there deep in my mind w... More..
Travel > Asia Travel experiences: Wayanad, Kerala, India: 1 of 1
Me, My Machine and The Elements 2.0 I was expecting the second edition of the write up only at least one week later. The last weekend I was not planning to ride anything major, save a small ride to the outskirts of the city to make a version 1.5. But fate had different plans and I had to attend a funeral in Wayanad, Kerala. ... More..
Travel > Asia Travel experiences: Motorcycling in India and Bangalore: 1 of 1
Me, My Machine and The Elements 1.0 Good god.I am thinking about writing a series on my weekend rides. Maybe my destiny is to become a writer one day. What the hell, I am attempting it nevertheless. Well, this time I was planning to ride to some place nearby so that the entire trip can be completed in one day thereby not enc... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture My first experiences in America: 1 of 1
Ingress Into The Land Of The Free (And The Home Of The Brave) It was a cold rainy evening when I first set foot in the United States of America. I couldn't bend down and kiss the soil as popularized by the late pope because of the long umbilical cord that is the passage which connects the airplane doors to the gates. After w... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Critical Mass Bicycle Ride: 1 of 1
Musings From the Windy City - The Critical Mass Ride The weekend of September 29- October 1 was a fruitful one. September 29th Friday saw the Critical Mass Ride of Chicago with me attending it for the first time. I barely knew what to expect when I went for the ride. In fact I bought my bicycle only on that afternoon, a 1963... More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development Oracle purchases software company BEA Systems: Is licensed software obsolete?: 1 of 1
The purchase of BEA Systems by Oracle come as a culminating move after years of courtship. Both the companies are old stalwarts of licensed software products. Considering the way Oracle has been pushing its strategy for a while, it comes as no big surprise. Does this render licensed software obsolete or is Oracle betting for... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia India should take on Somali pirates: 1 of 1
Somali waters, especially the Gulf of Aden has never been a very safe area for merchant ships. However the pirate attacks on ships have spiked to very dangerous levels in the past two weeks. There was the capture of an Ukrainian vessel and then an attempt to hijack an Indian ship that was unraveled by the Indian Navy. On Sat... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Views on George Bush: 41 of 73
Blame Dubya First The new mantra for liberals is "Blame Dubya First!". Combined with a low popularity of the president, it is extremely fashionable to blame the president for everything that goes wrong. Blame Bush for the dandruff and for the dog that chases you during your morning run. I just hit my thumb with a hammer and ... More..
Local Guides > Chicago Living in Chicago: 2 of 3
The City of Chicago is great, an old city with all the myths and urban legends... The name Windy City for instance, was given as an insult, but the Chicagoans have taken it as a pride to call their own city as the Windy one, attributing it to the strong wind that blows all the time from the lake Michigan. Even though the ori... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Stress-relief humor: 13 of 14
Who moved my Cheese(Work)? I have been reeling with load in the past Trying to deal with everythin' fast Days were spent with me in a trance Making me late for the evenin' dance Ha! I just had a normal weekend, And I was back to work without end. Waited till noon and asked my TL, Gave me the news, too good to be real. There ... More..