The long weekend is over and I am back from Vienna =(Heres my top5 list of things you dont want to miss if you are in Vienna: – Stroll through the impressive Shönbrunn palace grounds. The palace is impressive – it truly reflects the power of the old Habsburg empire that ruled a large part …
Some snippets that caught my fancy at Vienna “Our real illiteracy is in our inability to create”– Hundertwasser, Viennese Painter and Architect (from the walls of the art house, Kunsthauswien) “One must work till he falls asleep out of exhaustion– Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (part of the audio commentary at …
Why one should wear heels Nike “sponsored” Mona Lisa Dog Feeding – What it leads to
If you have no plans for this Saturday, party with some timetravellers at the timetravellers convention! I must admit I am a skeptic and even if I can get past the “the MIT guys have found a neat way to fund a big party”, there are so many Physics issues that will make this a …
Bloomberg reports on how sympathy is going out of style in India. A rather harsh statement, but given the context, one might agree that this is a move in the right direction. India has had a legal system that was ‘kind’ to employees often at the expense of fairness. How else would one explain a …
“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 …
“We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened. Jim he allowed they was made, but I allowed they happened; I judged it would have took too long to make …
I was at the Landeshauptstadt to convert my Singapore driving licence to an EU one. After flipping through many many pages, the lady at the counter turns to me and asks, “Where exactly is Singapore? What is near to it?”. “Er..Malaysia, Indonesia..”. Hmm..Is this a trick question I have to answer correctly to get my …
Everyone seems to luuurrve Google – maybe rightfully so. While I still use google as my primary search engine, I don’t particularly like the fact that they also know who I keep in touch with (gmail), what news I read (google news), who my friends are (orkut), what I research on (google scholar), what I …
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 …