Monday, October 30, 2006

Walk in the Fall

Its fall.. The colours are astounding. Whats a hobbyist photographer like me doing without any snaps of the area?
Well, no more!

But first, a sampler of the architecture in the area.

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And now the foliage...
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From a height? Thirty six floors above the ground.

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Monday, October 23, 2006

First Snow

It snowed today. Its still snowing. Slight flurries, not much more than that, but its snow nonetheless. Been a while. Missed it.

What was way more interesting was the responses my classmates had. Its the first time most of them have seen snow, and their comments were quite interesting.
At the first sign of snow, we ran out of our department and went to stand in the first snowfall of this winter. A winter that, rumour has it, is gonna be quite cold, much colder than the previous year.

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Pretty soon people realised that standing in the snow was nothing like standing in the rain. You dont get wet. At least not immediately. With the flurries we had, you ouldnt get wet if you stood in the snow all day. Then the snow crystal made itself known. People started to examine them as much as they could.
I called a friend who has always been in two minds abt the snow, first linking it to cold and depression, and then complaining that its not snowing yet. Ecstatic at the news, my friend looks out the window form the department and sees the snow.

But, wait, the complain comes .. "theres no snow on the ground!"
Well of course I say, its barely a flurry.
"But there's no snow on the ground! Can only see it through the window"
Well its not a blizzard....
"There's no snow at ground level!"
You seem disappointed.
"Whatever"

I found this conversation quite interesting, and it kind of put into perspective the way people imagine snow to be.

Let it snow.......

Saturday, October 21, 2006

The Festival of Lights

Miles away from home.
Yet the sparkle remains...



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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Are you hungry?

Are you hungry for a little more
than what you've had before?
Are you hungry for a taste of life?
whet your appetite, are you hungry?


What happens when you put two hungry college students in a kitchen filled with food of all kinds? Students, I said. Hence, no gourmet meals and the like.

They make sandwiches. And what sandwiches do they make? For starter's triple deckers. With every condiment they can find in the kitchen. And I mean every single condiment. Right from the standard ketchup, mustard, mayo, cheese.. to the slightly less popular ones like garlic, ginger, lemon, pepper, vinegar, soy sauce and hot sauce...

Have a look....



Oh and yeah, they were turkey sandwiches topped off with some delicious Ice Tea.


Sunday, October 15, 2006

A Cold Evening





Standing alone. In the cold.
Its all a matter of perspective, and the time spent looking.