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The unknown

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

I checked my flight ticket.23rd July, 0150."Yes, ma, it is tomorrow early morning. As in, today late night," I said.My mom sighed.I knew why: an early morning (late night, actually) flight. She was slightly discomforted by the thought of leaving me alone in the airport for about an hour before I could board the flight back."Oh, what if you fall asleep," she said, worried, every bit of anxiety apparent in her voice.Well, I knew it was a very high possibility, but of course, admitting that would ...

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Going hi-tech

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

Thatha was nonplussed. "It has been sent?" he asked, in utter disbelief.Vikram nodded. "Yes, really, he has recieved it and even replied," he said."Baghya, inga vandhu paaren, the letter I typed to send Krishna has been sent and he has replied also!" thatha cried with delight to patti.Patti came and looked."Ada, aamaam!" she cried with surprise, and started reading the e-mail her second son Krishna had sent from the U.S. with her own, slow, speed.Vikram smiled. His grandparents could not believe ...

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Troubles buzzing around....

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So bored....Can't actually believe I was eagerly waiting for this break. But it's sure fun to laze away when your daily planner is filled with work. That's just what the break is for!As I desperately try to push in 'Interpersonal Communication' concepts into my head: Self concept, Reflected Appraisal and blah, I hear this buzz around somewhere.Ugh, not again. Insects somehow seem to swarm around in my room a lot (yeah, swarm is an exaggeration, I'd die if they actually did!). Initially, I used ...

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Meendum Meendum Tag!

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

Another tag.7 things you plan to do b4 you die:*Head Ogilvy and Mather, or at least be a copywriter there.*Meet AR Rahman*Meet a sensible guy. (Matthathellam pannidalaam, idhu romba kashtam!)*Learn to cook, and try hard to like cooking!*Sing for AR Rahman*Take a trip of Europe*Publish my book7 things I can do:*Be a great friend*Laugh a lot, at myself and others*Grit my teeth and go about anything*Cheer up people*Be nice to even people I hate*Sleep at least 7 hours everyday*Be optimistic!!!7 things ...

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Shuttle bus woes

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

Having a huge campus, our university has been considerate enough to have shuttle buses to take us around the campus. Till last year, we had to drop a 20 cents coin everytime we wanted to go in one. This year, the univ came up with the plan of (finally!) making it free. So, we thought, there ends the hassle of finding 20 c. coins every time you wanted to travel by a shuttle bus. Things didn't get that better, though.After making the rides free, the univ. seems to have cut down the number of buses ...

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