Rambles of the day:
Been at home (home) for nearly a week now. Very warm and full of mosquitoes at night. Mosquito killing has become a big business in Mauritius now... Just wonder how many millions are being made just because of these insects... Just wonder how some people must be happy you are getting mosquito bites and that you will rush to buy their products...
Nothing feels better than being at home with family. For most people I asked about how good is staying at home with family the response was negative with a probability of 8/10.
Earlier this week i met 2 ex-classmates. What do Mauritians talk about when they meet after a while (nearly 3 years):
1. Work
2. Plans after work
3. Hours of work
Are we really off work if we are talking about it?
Today it's a bit cooler than usual... it rained a bit this afternoon. Mauritius is a nice place - forces you to enjoy the small things of a day... - warm & cold weather, rain & sun.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Rambles for the week (up to today):
Things that prevent you from posting to your blog every day:
1. you couldn't be bothered
2. you didn't have time (a lame excuse)
3. no internet connection
4. you could not think of anything interesting to write about...
What is a Japanese room? a three-bed room apparently.
A friend told me he'd rather live his life as a Kobe bull - get drunk, have a massage ... and any cow he wants... every day .. until he ends up on someone's plate. Everyone has to die at some point anyway.
Liverpool won 7-0 - all strikers scored - even Morientes... Did i just see a pig shoot off?
Things that prevent you from posting to your blog every day:
1. you couldn't be bothered
2. you didn't have time (a lame excuse)
3. no internet connection
4. you could not think of anything interesting to write about...
What is a Japanese room? a three-bed room apparently.
A friend told me he'd rather live his life as a Kobe bull - get drunk, have a massage ... and any cow he wants... every day .. until he ends up on someone's plate. Everyone has to die at some point anyway.
Liverpool won 7-0 - all strikers scored - even Morientes... Did i just see a pig shoot off?
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Rambles for the day:
We defected in a game today:
7 people go to a restaurant A- they are not guaranteed a table
4 people go to a restaurant A- they are nearly guaranteed a table
7 people go to restaurant B - they are all guaranteed a table
What do 3 people tell to 4 people when the latter invite the former for lunch to restaurant B? Well, the 3 said they would join the 4 later at B, but actually went to A.
Inviting friends over for dinner is great- good food & good talk - only now i have to do the washing up.
Japan is a strange place - you can buy a rail pass abroad but not inland...
With great responsibility comes great powers... only you have to realise them.
We defected in a game today:
7 people go to a restaurant A- they are not guaranteed a table
4 people go to a restaurant A- they are nearly guaranteed a table
7 people go to restaurant B - they are all guaranteed a table
What do 3 people tell to 4 people when the latter invite the former for lunch to restaurant B? Well, the 3 said they would join the 4 later at B, but actually went to A.
Inviting friends over for dinner is great- good food & good talk - only now i have to do the washing up.
Japan is a strange place - you can buy a rail pass abroad but not inland...
With great responsibility comes great powers... only you have to realise them.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Rambles for the day:
People can keep playing Pro-evolution soccer for ages - (try Greece against any team on Pro-evo 4) - life would be much better if everything you did was as interesting as Pro-soccer :P
I learnt a new expression today: 'Given them enough rope and they will hang themselves'
I was so keen to have everyone rely on skype/msn for all their communication needs - it would be great - until today - the network failed miserably throughout the whole uni and we were cut off completely from the web for about 30 mins - the geeks complained most of course... - people who wanted to organise a telecon had to go through the good old phone...
When do you say Spring has arrived? When flowers start blossoming or when it's between 8-15 degrees?
How do you diplomatically say that you need to do some work and that the person standing next to your table isn't sure whether he has to leave:
- you say 'ok let's see' (success: medium)
- you say 'i've got some work to do so let's talk later' (success: high)
- you say 'ok' (success: very low)
- you say 'right, you go and do that and i'll try to work on this' (success: low)
- you say nothing (success: very high)
People can keep playing Pro-evolution soccer for ages - (try Greece against any team on Pro-evo 4) - life would be much better if everything you did was as interesting as Pro-soccer :P
I learnt a new expression today: 'Given them enough rope and they will hang themselves'
I was so keen to have everyone rely on skype/msn for all their communication needs - it would be great - until today - the network failed miserably throughout the whole uni and we were cut off completely from the web for about 30 mins - the geeks complained most of course... - people who wanted to organise a telecon had to go through the good old phone...
When do you say Spring has arrived? When flowers start blossoming or when it's between 8-15 degrees?
How do you diplomatically say that you need to do some work and that the person standing next to your table isn't sure whether he has to leave:
- you say 'ok let's see' (success: medium)
- you say 'i've got some work to do so let's talk later' (success: high)
- you say 'ok' (success: very low)
- you say 'right, you go and do that and i'll try to work on this' (success: low)
- you say nothing (success: very high)
Rambles for the day:
Today there was a fire alarm in the dept - most people stayed in - those that left did so because of the noise rather than fear of fire... even though we had a big fire just a few months back.
Why do people not close their umbrella after it's stopped raining?
- it may pour in the next second..
- water drips from the edge of the umbrella giving the impression it's still raining..
- they simply forgot...
Does it matter if you don't understand the words in a song (e.g. if the song is written in another language you don't know or it's Michael Jackson singing)?
Swimming in a crowded pool can be so stressful - you have to make sure you don't touch anybody in front or hit anybody behind you with your feet.... all this without brakes and mirrors...
Today there was a fire alarm in the dept - most people stayed in - those that left did so because of the noise rather than fear of fire... even though we had a big fire just a few months back.
Why do people not close their umbrella after it's stopped raining?
- it may pour in the next second..
- water drips from the edge of the umbrella giving the impression it's still raining..
- they simply forgot...
Does it matter if you don't understand the words in a song (e.g. if the song is written in another language you don't know or it's Michael Jackson singing)?
Swimming in a crowded pool can be so stressful - you have to make sure you don't touch anybody in front or hit anybody behind you with your feet.... all this without brakes and mirrors...
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Rambles for the day (and the wk end):
I went to an Indian restaurant the other day - the one thing i noticed from observing the people around me was that most customers had very chunky cheeks..... does that say anything about Indian food?
Liverpool deserved to lose to Arsenal on Sunday because of the way they played... and Gerrard made sure they did by giving the ball to the Henry - that Gerrard is such an honest man i tell you...
I practised economic driving this week end: 4th gear at 30 mph and 5th at 40 mph - but i think i wasted it all by accelerating a lot from start.
Why does a team member feel the need to criticise others:
- the others are not doing anything
- the others are not doing anything interesting
- the team member is not doing anything.
What NOT to say (as the only reply) when someone says 'how are you?' to you:
- Hi
- I'm fine
- How are you?
- Thanks
- See ya..
What to do when waiting for someone coming on a late plane:
- read a book
- talk to someone
- play phone games
- watch the exit in the hope that that someone is coming out...
Why don't cashiers give us the last remaining 5 pound note at the till (and give us so many coins instead):
- 5 pound notes make them feel safe
- the last 5 pound note is a special one (it's the last one!!)
- the 5 pound note is cute
- the coins make more noise.
I went to an Indian restaurant the other day - the one thing i noticed from observing the people around me was that most customers had very chunky cheeks..... does that say anything about Indian food?
Liverpool deserved to lose to Arsenal on Sunday because of the way they played... and Gerrard made sure they did by giving the ball to the Henry - that Gerrard is such an honest man i tell you...
I practised economic driving this week end: 4th gear at 30 mph and 5th at 40 mph - but i think i wasted it all by accelerating a lot from start.
Why does a team member feel the need to criticise others:
- the others are not doing anything
- the others are not doing anything interesting
- the team member is not doing anything.
What NOT to say (as the only reply) when someone says 'how are you?' to you:
- Hi
- I'm fine
- How are you?
- Thanks
- See ya..
What to do when waiting for someone coming on a late plane:
- read a book
- talk to someone
- play phone games
- watch the exit in the hope that that someone is coming out...
Why don't cashiers give us the last remaining 5 pound note at the till (and give us so many coins instead):
- 5 pound notes make them feel safe
- the last 5 pound note is a special one (it's the last one!!)
- the 5 pound note is cute
- the coins make more noise.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Rambles for the day:
Today was the first time i needed my PhD certificate for something: to show the Spanish govt that i had passed a PhD - to prove the usefulness of a collaboration that happened three years ago.... see.... that's what a PhD certificate gets you: proof
A friend of mine met the perfect one - question he keeps asking himself: What is wrong with her?
Today my friends helped me: pack up pdf files together, have a good time at lunch, talk to relax after work, help me correct a paper.
Today my friends didn't help me by: disturbing me during my conversations, preventing me from focusing on an important job, preventing me from watching Due South in peace.
Lesson learnt: Friendship makes life so fun :)
When do we decide to give up things in life for people we care for?
1. When career is less important
2. When money is less important
3. When fame is less important
4. When 'having fun' is less important (with friends or without)
5. When allegiance is less important
....or is it just about 'not being selfish'?
Why do people write things on their blog on a friday night:
1. They are lonely
2. They are sad
3. They like to write on their blog
4. They like to do anything possible with their computer
5. They like being considered geeks
6. It does not make any difference on which day they write it...
One thing i realised today- all the worries of the world stare at you when you walk and look down, and all the possibilities in this world stare at you when you look up in the skies.
Today was the first time i needed my PhD certificate for something: to show the Spanish govt that i had passed a PhD - to prove the usefulness of a collaboration that happened three years ago.... see.... that's what a PhD certificate gets you: proof
A friend of mine met the perfect one - question he keeps asking himself: What is wrong with her?
Today my friends helped me: pack up pdf files together, have a good time at lunch, talk to relax after work, help me correct a paper.
Today my friends didn't help me by: disturbing me during my conversations, preventing me from focusing on an important job, preventing me from watching Due South in peace.
Lesson learnt: Friendship makes life so fun :)
When do we decide to give up things in life for people we care for?
1. When career is less important
2. When money is less important
3. When fame is less important
4. When 'having fun' is less important (with friends or without)
5. When allegiance is less important
....or is it just about 'not being selfish'?
Why do people write things on their blog on a friday night:
1. They are lonely
2. They are sad
3. They like to write on their blog
4. They like to do anything possible with their computer
5. They like being considered geeks
6. It does not make any difference on which day they write it...
One thing i realised today- all the worries of the world stare at you when you walk and look down, and all the possibilities in this world stare at you when you look up in the skies.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Rambles for the day:
Someone asks you to lend him your bike (which is parked somewhere) - things to tell him before he takes it: the bike's colour, the position of the bike in the parking lot, the bike's brand, and... maybe most importantly...how much taller you are than him.
Things not to do in a meeting: talk whenever your boss is talking, forget about that important thing you really should have talked about,.... said that you completely forgot about the meeting until someone called you to tell you that the meeting is starting.
How to avoid someone: look down, talk to someone else, tell him you don't want to talk to him, run away!
Why are animals better than humans: they don't lie.
Someone asks you to lend him your bike (which is parked somewhere) - things to tell him before he takes it: the bike's colour, the position of the bike in the parking lot, the bike's brand, and... maybe most importantly...how much taller you are than him.
Things not to do in a meeting: talk whenever your boss is talking, forget about that important thing you really should have talked about,.... said that you completely forgot about the meeting until someone called you to tell you that the meeting is starting.
How to avoid someone: look down, talk to someone else, tell him you don't want to talk to him, run away!
Why are animals better than humans: they don't lie.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Rambles for the day:
International Women's day today. The women in my dept organised a get-together... brought food and everything... but the thing is... they could not eat everything by themselves and had to ask all the men to come and help out....
Questions not to ask a PhD student writing up: So how is the writeup going?, So when are you finishing it?, Why are you not writing up?
Skype is so great: let's you talk as much as you like, listen to songs together, see your correspondent, and chat... all for free.
Liverpool lost and are out of the Champions league - created about 20 chances and scored nothing. Benfica scored 2 with less than 5 chances in all. Lesson learnt? Liverpool needs a Ronaldinho...
What does a birthday equate to: 1 day older than you were yesterday, 1 more reminder that you are dying, 1 celebration of something that just depends on a calendar, 1 day to connect with people who really think of you (or have a reminder on the mobile phone/email), 1 or more cards you'll throw away at some point...
International Women's day today. The women in my dept organised a get-together... brought food and everything... but the thing is... they could not eat everything by themselves and had to ask all the men to come and help out....
Questions not to ask a PhD student writing up: So how is the writeup going?, So when are you finishing it?, Why are you not writing up?
Skype is so great: let's you talk as much as you like, listen to songs together, see your correspondent, and chat... all for free.
Liverpool lost and are out of the Champions league - created about 20 chances and scored nothing. Benfica scored 2 with less than 5 chances in all. Lesson learnt? Liverpool needs a Ronaldinho...
What does a birthday equate to: 1 day older than you were yesterday, 1 more reminder that you are dying, 1 celebration of something that just depends on a calendar, 1 day to connect with people who really think of you (or have a reminder on the mobile phone/email), 1 or more cards you'll throw away at some point...
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