“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance”-Jane Austen Why does the weather play such an important part in one’s lives? I remember, when I lived in Singapore, the ‘air-conditioned nation’, you are hardly ever really physically affected by the weather – all offices and most homes have…
Category: Personal
Tada!
Finally on online to-do list that I like : Tadalist I have tried to have a centralised online tracking system for my chores – never really liked any – but I think I like Tada. Its:– simple (hate those complicated ones which try to do too many things at the same time) – allows me…
A gals night out!
Just got back from a gals’ night out. Well, with Srijith in Denver, I had nothing much to do, so I actually got together some friends and had a great time! We tried out one of the eateries, Cubanitos, that was recommended by one of my colleagues – and it was one of the best…
Heres to new beginnings!
After a very hectic week, followed by a fabulous weekend with no access to Internet, I am back. It feels like its been such a long time.. ..may be because it is spring now. The winter is finally over and after a few days of hovering between both sides of 0 C, we are now…
I wish I could..
– do an “undo” when I take the wrong turn and end up in an unknown street.– cut one bean and do a click&drag for all the beans to cut according to the same formula.– upload my clothes and shoes to a central location before I travel and download them from wherever I am, when…
The joy in numbers
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but numbers tell a thousand stories. Thanks to the number of people who get dooced, this post will be intentionally vague. And I will reflect on a slightly off tangent, yet related topic – the joy I find in numbers. There are various reasons why humans have…
My new kitchen!
My kitchen has arrived. After long last and several weeks of moving into our new apartment, my precious – my new kitchen – has been assembled. This may sound strange to you, but rented houses in Düsseldorf (and in many other parts of Germany) don’t come with a kitchen – so no sink, no shelves,…
Sunday morning snow
There are few things more beautiful than snow on a Sunday morning. Here are some pictures from my window:
Gong Xi Fa Cai!!
Happy Chinese New Year! This day started like every other normal day..and it was the first time in 9 years that I was not gonna celebrate CNY, or so I thought. As it turns out, a few of us from office decided to go out to a Chinese Restaurant at Oststrasse, and celebrate CNY in…
Ok! I have had it!
Ok! I have really had it this time! I have attempted to start a blog an umpteen times and never got past 10 posts..and I came across this blog perchance and I was like..wait a sec..wow! this person really writes like me…and then, it turned into a..oh my god..i wrote this..and only a few months…