Archive | May, 2003
Of Men, Women and Other Mundane Things

Of Men, Women and Other Mundane Things

When somebody tells you many things and asks you to not breathe a word about it to anybody else, it can get pretty tough. Especially when you happen to be a talktative person like me who meets so many different people and the temptation to squeal is so strong! I have to say that since [...]

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Chauffeuring with a little help from my friends (and Evolution !)

Being left with only a final lab assignment to turn in, I took it kinda easy on Saturday. Vidya wanted to give her car to Firestone for a timing belt replacement and after the complete story that she unleashed on me about how the 1995 Toyota Corolla has a peculiar timing-belt-coupled-with-water-pump assembly, I agreed to [...]

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

And finally, I present, my very own Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ! These pictures were long overdue and so this morning, I decided that the sunlight was just right and Becky was clean enough for a small photo session. For those of you who don’t quite know, I bought myself a nice 1998 Toyota Corolla [...]

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The Indian attitude to dealing with SARS

It is often said that Indian politicians make some of the stupidest statements possible and suffer from an acute ostrich-with-head-buried-in-the-sand syndrome. SARS, which is currently being reported about every minute in the news, has so far not quite made its presence really felt in India (but for a couple of reported cases). However, it [...]

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