Recently, the MDMK chief Vaiko was reported in the media to have said that ‘Tamil Eelam’ (separate Tamil state) was the “only solution” to the Lankan issue. He even went to the extent of appealing to the Centre to help the Lankan Tamils to create a separate State like India had helped Bangladesh. I don’t [...]
Entries from August 2006
August 26, 2006
Bye bye, Pluto
The second session of the XXVIth International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly was held 14:00 Thursday 24 August in Prague where members of the IAU voted on a number of resolutions among which was Resolution 5A which defines planets, dwarf planets and small solar system bodies as:
(1) A planet is a celestial body that (a) [...]
August 26, 2006
Graduation Day
I had Graduation Day last Sunday (that’s Aug. 20) back at college. Okay, before I proceed, let me deal with this question – “How did I want the Graduation Day to be?” – first. Well, I wanted to wear that elegant, chic, glossy black gown and the grad cap, get my degree certificate and have [...]
August 16, 2006
My first phone
It’s been nearly one-and-a-half months now since I bought my first phone – MotoSLVR L6. And in it, I’ve discovered my new obsession, a game called “Blockbreaker”. It’s an arcade game traditionally called “Wall breaker”. I play it day in and day out.
There are six sites in the game – a bar, nightclub, casino, restaurant, [...]
August 16, 2006
A Lesson Learnt
This happened last week. I was going to check my mail at an Internet cafe. While I was on my way, I saw this female coming down the road. And, she hapenned to be one of the few female acquaintances I have. Well, we had met only this summer at Aztecsoft. Both of us had [...]
August 9, 2006
Summer of ‘06
All right, I’ve finally decided to regularly maintain this blog. Well actually, I was too lazy to do it. I consider this summer to be the most productive one of my life. I taught myself Trigonometry and a bit of Differential Calculus and oh, it was fun. Now, I’ve moved on to Mathematical Logic. I [...]
