Lonely nights in strange rooms

31Jan09

The hotel where I stay, rents out movies to its occupants. There’s this jukebox near the laundry which offers movies at the swipe of a card. The other day while I was waiting for my clothes to be dried, I took a look at the movies available. Amid the okayish movies, there were a couple [...]

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Clear and sunny

28Jan09

Here, one can see what taxpayers’ money goes into. Back home also, one knows where it all goes. So, where’s the difference?
Saw a wild hare yesterday while walking back from work. It was large-eyed from fear. After hopping around madly for some time it went straight into the bushes. I must admit that I was [...]

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The Right Salt

23Jan09

Americans are a funny lot. They keep to their right. They think the same about us as we keep to the left, each wondering about the road not taken.
At dinner time:

Dinner didn’t taste as good as it looked. I take it with a pinch of salt that I forgot to add even a pinch. Bland.

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Tags: Dinner, Experiment, Food, Habits

Mere.

10Jan09

The Dude was just narrating his experiences on the road, how he was stopped by a traffic constable and asked for his papers and the ensuing conversation that started on a bitter note and ended on a reconciliatory one.
The conversation itself was engrossing, especially since it was being narrated by The Dude, but one line [...]

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Standing outside the temple,

02Jan09

I took these pics and realised afterwards that I could have very well gone inside.
Built by the illustrious king Jajati Keshari somewhere around the 11th century, it towers over the city majestically, second only to the Jagannath Temple in Puri in height.
It’s not far from home, and having lived all these years in close proximity [...]

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