Bubye

Well, Happy New year... almost. And goodnight!

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The Rambler

QOTD

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died

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The Rambler

Bombay

Okay... so it was fine for a couple of days. I mean it was nice to get back to the noise. But I am officially hating these protesters at Indu Mills. I don't know how much of a nuisance the government finds these people, but they are currently running my blood pressure up. I mean... why in the whole wide world would you need a mic to speak to 10 people sitting close to you? And no... I don't want to hear what you say. I am not interested in your opinions and your rights and all that. I would just like to sit in peace and watch Liz Lemon mess up. Or lie at the very edge of my bed and sleep and not be scared of falling off with every shout you give off on your mic. Am I SERIOUSLY asking for too much? Am I? AM I??????????????

Apart from that, its been rather nice to be back home. I missed Bombay sooooo much. And I've realized that there is no other city I would rather be in. I've heard from someone that NYC comes close, but then why would I opt for something that comes close when I've got the real thing all along. :D So, Bombay is the city where I want to make my life. I would obviously like a little less of the above. But then, I guess, its all in a day's work.
I could now moan about my job hunt efforts, but eh... I'd rather talk about fun things here. And I am currently more pissed off than distressed, so don't quite feel like whining.

I could talk about the food. In fact, I will talk about the food. I had the most amazing butter chicken here. Now, if I would have been in England, I would've been served with a sweet saltless curry in the name of the famous dish instead of the mildly spicy yet buttery sweet preparation we get here. I mean... C'mon. Also, there is a wikipedia article on Butter Chicken :D Awesome na?
Anyway, I am glad to be back home. And eat food with appropriate amounts of salt. And no sugar thank you. And non smelling meat. Oh god... it must sound like I really hate the food out there. Actually I only hate the Indian food. And the meats. I have practically turned vegetarian after going there. The thai food there is awesome. The green curries just lip smackingly good. And the garlic prawns and pad thai noodles very satisfying. But the Indian food really disappointed me. I guess I just have really high standards. :D
Anyway, need to get back to some highly boring work. And to continue cursing the people at Indu Mills.
Enjoying some more days of the good life
xoxo
The Rambler

A day in the library

Ok... So I was in the library, as the post title so nicely suggests. Well, I was in the library trying to pacify my guilt for not being in the library for two days because I was sick from my cold and cough. Someone aptly said, "You know you are a masters student when you feel guilty everytime you relax."
I have assignments due. No surprises there. I want to go attend a bop tonight, but the lack of company and guilt is a strong enough motivator to ensure that I don't. I have a report to finish. And assignments to work on. Yeah, I already mentioned that. Need to go buy milk and bananas tomorrow.
And chips. I have recently learnt that chips and milk can constitute a complete meal. I am quite serious! Check it out sometime.
Anyway, NOT a long post. I am just bored. And I should sleep now.
Till we meet again
xoxo
The Rambler

A post long overdue

Yes... Long overdue is this post.
Its 8 pm here in Oxford. Dark. As night should be. But then, it was dark at 5 pm also. So, I really don't know the difference. And apparently its going to get worse. Sunset's going to happen at 3 pm as we move deeper into December.
Birthday's coming up. My first one away from India and the friends I had celebrated my last 4 birthdays with.
Its weird. Well, Diwali was also weird. I mean it was the first time since the last 4 times that I had not made a rangoli in the corridor and made it absolutely impossible for anyone to move through my corridor. Or do the 14 candles thing that I usually do. And light up the corridor. Yeah... there were firecrackers. But on Guy Fawkes day. But then, I'm not a major fan of firecrackers so wasn't missing anything major here.

I spent Guy Fawkes day watching V for Vendetta.

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...

Natalie Portman can sure rock the bald look.
I haven't been able to write anything at all. Been busy with classes and assignments and all that jazz.
Anyway, I did manage to go to London last weekend. Submitted my case study early and made it to London anyhow. Bought a red hat, a red coat and my birthday dress and shoes. :)
Spent the day roaming around Oxford street, Regent street, Piccadilly circus and Covent garden.
In short, a day well spent.
Isn't Covent garden just magical in the evening?
Then we went to China town and had italian food there.
Yes... pretty funny. :)
Apart from that, I have not been roaming around Oxford as much as I would like to. But I have an Oxford Philharmonica concert planned the next week. Which FYI I am awaiting eagerly.
Oh and a formal hall dinner planned this week.
Should be fun. There's morrocan food. :D
Johnny Depp was here. In Oxford. At the Oxford union. And I MISSED IT!!!!!!
My life is sad... :-|
TinTin movie has come out. Which I have to find a way to see before it is pushed out of the theaters. Btw... do watch the Don 2 promo in case you haven't. (Totally off topic I know. But then where do you see the cohesiveness in the rest of this blog entry.)
Have I mentioned before how typing has a relaxing effect on me? I think I have. Its just that when I type on my blog, I don't have to think. I don't have to be grammatically correct. And google chrome being the cool browser it is, prompts me when my spelling is off.
I would certainly become a blogger. If it guaranteed me a steady stream of cash flows.
Arghhhhhhhhhhh.... too much Corporate Finance no?
This is a pretty random post? Ain't it? Well, you gotta take what you get.
I think I am going to sign off before it gets any more random. But increase in random is the state of nature. Since entropy is random. And entropy keeps on increasing. I think its one of the laws of thermodynamics.
GOD
Its official. I've become a nerd. Issokay. I'm still a fun nerd.
Signing off
Alternating between David Guetta and Ed Sheeran on Spotify <3
xoxo
The Rambler

And life goes on

The water continues to ebb and flow

The sun continues to rise and set low

Into a million pieces the heart can be torn

But inevitably, life does continue to go on

Decisions can be bad, they can be wrong

Choices that can make days tiresome, long

But out of those choices, decisions; life is born

And despite them, life continues to go on

xoxo

The Rambler

New beginnings.

As one life ends, a new one will begin

As you change cities, new people to win

As you come into a city, sunny and raining

Looking skyward and at my  new beginning

New beginnings eh? Yeah... definitely for me.

I have started cooking for one. Picked up reading again. And lost my enthusiasm for Gossip Girl. 

Started having a proper breakfast made by me. (Today on the menu is bread toast with cream cheese, hot chocolate and chocos with bananas and milk. Fancy eh? Gets fancier if I add raspberries and strawberries.)

Anyway, new beginnings has also brought new people into my life. New interactions. New revelations.

And new studies too. Yeah... definitely a lot of studying. Which I should start with. Once I figure out how to wake up in the morning. 

Yes... other not so nice new things are the fact that its insanely cold here. Ok... maybe its a bit of exaggeration, but I come from Bombay. So, even a tiniest amount of cold weather can probably give me hypothermia. 

Also, it has diminished my enthusiasm for Gossip Girl. Quite sad it is. I used to swear by this show once upon a time. And nowadays, I just watch the episode once. ONCE! And that's that. Quite sad.

It's 6:30 in the morning now. Not even a hint of sunlight.

I need to get ready soon because I need to leave for a class at a place which is a 30 minute walk from my place. So... Need to finish breakfast and get ready and wash dishes and I dunno... do whatever else that I need to do before I get ready. 

Off to face the cold world

Wish me luck

xoxo

The Rambler

Must see

http://www.shankartucker.com/

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The Rambler

Oxford, Oxfordshire

So, I have finally arrived on the hallowed lands of Oxford. And guess what? Emma Watson supposedly lives 5 minutes from my place. Quite cool ain't it?
Anyway, Oxford is a quite cool place. And not quite as cold as I thought it would be. I need to figure out how to get food though. I am not perpetually hungry like I used to be in BITS. But still. Like take today for example. I just had dinner, and I am hungry again. Okay, maybe I am perpetually hungry. But I don't blame myself. Its cold alright!!!!! Everything gets burnt up faster. Bright side? I am going to lose some weight.
Anyway, I was thinking I haven't posted any poetry for a long time. So, I was thinking of doing it the next weekend. Maybe. If I am not too lazy. Hopefully.
Signing off my first post from Oxford
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The Rambler

check it out

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The Rambler

Getting ready

So... I am getting ready to go off to uni for my masters. And by getting ready I don't mean packing. I am just watching my mom and dad pack. :) Utterly lazy I have become in the last two months when I was at home with absolutely zilch to do. Hopefully some of the laziness will wear off one the course starts. Else quite frankly, I'm screwed.
Today in US open final at some ungodly hour in the night. I'm not watching. Will try and catch the highlights. I so wanted Federer to be in the finals. Not because I am a Federer fan. But simply because its easier for Nadal to beat Federer than to beat Dokovic. Especially after he has admitted that he has some sort of a mental block against Djokovic.
I know I had made tall claims of writing with a particular topic in mind. But I am not feeling for, against or neutral about anything at the moment. And I was feeling kinda guilty for not writing anything for so long.
Hence all this nonsense.
Anyway, dunno when I'll be able to post again.
Hoping against hope that Nadal wins
Till the next post
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The Rambler

Go read

http://pearlswine.livejournal.com/

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The Rambler

The trip that was

So, I'm finally back on Indian lands. And back to blogging.
Some of my favorite moments of the trip:
1. The Sound of music tour at Salzburg and another version of Do, Re, Mi...
2. The Goulash at Budapest
3. The concert at Vienna
4. The Swarovski museum at Innsbruck
5. The musicians on the street
6. The roads of Prague
7. The houses of Prague
8. Wachau Valley
9. Melk Abbey
10. All the complimentary breakfast

Waiting for the next trip
xoxo
The Rambler

Summer, kind of wonderful :-)

Okay... So I haven't really posted anything for a really long time and this too is going to be a really small post. I'm off for a short vacation to Europe and I really don't think I will be posting from there. :-) The trip's the reason for the title of this post. And then in September, I head off for my masters. :-)
Should get some studying done though. Have been feeling extremely guilty about that.
Also, have finally started going to the gym. (Although today was a miss.) I think I have mentioned it in a previous blog post.
Anyway, I should go now... Make some tea I think and get down to studying.
Till after the vacation
xoxo
The Rambler
P.S. The title is lifted of one of the gossip girl episodes. S02E01. :-) 

Quite an awesome idea

I have six locks on my door all in a row.  When I go out, I lock every other one.  I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three. 

~Elayne Boosler

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The Rambler