It’s my best friend’s wedding in August. Í was planning to be there for her wedding, but now, it doesn’t look at all feasible. I cannot even begin to say how upset i am.

Q&A

A very open-ended question for you all –

Do you believe in signs? Not the movie; the phenomenon – call it omen, epiphany, whatever you wish. And if you do, do you act on them?

Ever Wondered?

I love flipping through my parents photo albums from the old days. Some date back to when they were kids, though there aren’t that many pics left now. Those old black-and-white turned sepia pics, with the faded-away affect, starts me thinking about that age and time, about my grandparents, about my parents’ when they were young.

It also gets me thinking – will the next generation only see our photos in picasa/webshots {replace with software of choice}, and will they never know the joy of turning the leaves of actual albums?

Hello World!

Aaaaand I am back!

The sweetest sound is that of Windows XP booting up on your system.

The idiosyncrasies of the Dutch

Not because the topic merits a post, but because I have nothing else to write.

Every Dutch national owns, at the very least, 1 piece of clothing of white and orange colour each. And doesn’t hesitate to wear all-white anytime. And they do it with such gusto, Jeetendra is left miles behind. No kidding.

Also owns a bicycle each.

And a dog. Sometimes several.

The shops all close by 6 on weekdays.

Dutch people love to whistle. All the time, anytime.

Obviously due to their fascination and dependence on cycles, every single person is lanky. I mean, the average height here must be 6′2″. This causes all ceiling, window-blinds, light fixtures in any apartment to be tantalisingly out of reach.

These people LOVE bread, and to a slightly lesser extent, cheese, and this forms a major part of their diet. And they gulp a quart of milk during lunch. And eat fruits for dessert. An american would starve within days hours of being stranded here.

The dutch have their own take on the concept of a ‘child-seat’. This one is a bicycle attachment, and is generally found attached to the cycle handlebars, or is a carrier behind the seat. Or sometimes both. Lil kids go to school, or grocery shopping with their mums’,while happily perched on these seats.

Alright folks, that’s all for now… will update this as and when i find more such interesing facets.