No this is NOT a post on Obejcts Oriented Programming System.
Nor one about the song.
This is just to let you know that I go (try to) play tennis with my uncle and aunt semi-regularly.
And **drumroll** I ripped my pants... twice! ("dagnabbit' I need to loose weight!)
But playing tennis is fun, so is panting and puffing and trying to catch up with my uncle and aunt when they go for a jog. ;-D
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Lost in th wilderness...!
My uncle and aunt recommended that I try to find my way to uni, so I set off the next day with a map and a bus pass (for zone1) and some cash, "just in case". I was supposed to catch 3 buses to get there.
The first bus ride went fine. Just a short ride to the next stop. Got down, saw the next bus I had to catch... and ran to the halt to catch it. As soon as I got on the bus, I found that the zone 1 ticket wasn't valid and I had to get another ticket; then "luckily" the bus was also going in the wrong direction! And I found myself getting down at Monash University, not to be found on my map.(Yepee doodle doo?)
After standing at the halt for 10mins and taking a breather, I started walking towards the junction. Found some friendly people who pointed me the way back to "square one". And then set off again. This time I caught the correct bus and ended up in uni.
Took a look at the uni, and also the buidling where I had to go next day for orientation.
Caught the bus home, and walked the last bit... ;-D to be on the safe side!
The first bus ride went fine. Just a short ride to the next stop. Got down, saw the next bus I had to catch... and ran to the halt to catch it. As soon as I got on the bus, I found that the zone 1 ticket wasn't valid and I had to get another ticket; then "luckily" the bus was also going in the wrong direction! And I found myself getting down at Monash University, not to be found on my map.(Yepee doodle doo?)
After standing at the halt for 10mins and taking a breather, I started walking towards the junction. Found some friendly people who pointed me the way back to "square one". And then set off again. This time I caught the correct bus and ended up in uni.
Took a look at the uni, and also the buidling where I had to go next day for orientation.
Caught the bus home, and walked the last bit... ;-D to be on the safe side!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
ASka in the land of OZ...
[The beginning]
Long long ago... So long ago... Actually just a week back, I traded my warm toilet seat in Colombo for a ice-cold one in Melbourne. Yes folks, I've left... To continue my studies, and as someone said once...
"There's no where like /home"
And here goes how it all happened...
The incidents of the past few weeks are all a blur. I applied, got the visa, paid the fees, left my work (THINKcube), finished work on and released babytux digest, and then caught the plane to Sydney on the 7th.
[Flying and Food]
The journey was fine, apart from being a wee bit cramped the plane was kewl! It was my first time on Singapore Airlines... So I enjoyed the Inflight Entertainment. The first flight was at midnight so I got dinner, which was Lamb Goulash (yeah I know, I ATE LAMB!) and a Fruit Spitzer (tasted like pure apple juice to me... ;-D ). I slept for an hour and woke up just before touch down at Singapore. I didn't stay there long since the transit was only 2 hours, and it took me 1 hour to reach the other end. Caught the next flight which was rather long, and ate Rice and Fish Curry while watching "She's the Man", fell asleep and woke up to have an Ice-cream just before the plane landed.
I was met by my Aunt and family at the airport. And realised how fast time went... Last time my cousins were so small, and now they were all grown up. 11 years had just whizzed by. After the usual greetings, we left for there house. On the way my aunt decided to pick up a pizza from Dominos(compared to the ones I used to eat this one was spiceless...). The journey to their house was uneventful. When we got there we had dinner. Then I played soccer (No! Not physically ;-P) but on the PlayStation with Yadhavan. After that I played the piano they had for a while, talked to my uncle and aunt, then went to bed.
[Homebush and Hungry Jack's]
The next day I woke up to find that it was 1100Hrs OMG... It was almost the middle of the afternoon, and it looked like just after dawn, then I remembered... I had landed smack in the middle of winter! Then I went and had an ice-cold (when I say ice-cold I mean really ice-cold! Literally!) and had breakfast. Then we went shopping, for the small things that I had forgotten to bring, we went to various places, like a super market(where I got an electric shaver, odds and ends, etc.), and a mall (where I got another jumper). Then I was taken to Hungry Jack's where we had chicken baguettes, a little spicy and familiar taste so enjoyed it. After that they showed me around Sydney Town, and then I got to see the Sydney Opera House. Quite a treat, (though my cousins say they had had enough of it, since my uncle and aunt always take visitors there :-D ) We took some photos there, as well as at the botanical gardens nearby. It was getting late so we had to leave...
On the way home we had to pick up some food and spices from a Sri Lankan populated area in Sydney called Home Bush. At dinner I found out that you could buy all kinds of Sri Lankan food there... "Home made food, away from home!" ;-)
We got home, and I started playing soccer with Yadhavan again, when another uncle and an aunt (brother and sister) dropped in. Dinner had a mix of many Lankan dishes, of which I ate a lot... And go the wheeze, thanks to the ice-cold bath it was even worse. After re-packing clothes, and spending some time talking to them I went to bed.
Next morning, I caught the plane (at the last minute... Though because of that I didn't have to pay for extra luggage ;-D ) and landed in Melbourne.
[M-m-m-melbourne C-c-c-cold]
As soon as I landed I found that biggest suitcase had split, and was struggling to get it off when my uncle and aunt turn up and help me with it. Somehow we managed to get the whole thing in one peace to my uncle's car; and then we had to go to the doctor, because my wheeze was getting worse... :-(
After spending a pretty penny at an after hours clinic, we got some medicine at the pharmacy; and walked ( I had to run, and was still several meters behind my uncle and aunt...) to a shopping centre nearby, and had 'sub' at Subway. Quite filling, and lots of vegies... One of the few sandwitches with that amount of vegie really (at least that's all I've seen). After lunch (rather late one at 4 p.m. ;-) ) I was taken to my university, to scout the place. I liked the architecture. We took a look around, and then left for home. On the way back, I was shown the bus stops that I would have to use to get to the university. Got home, changed and went to bed. That's how I ended up in Melbourne.
Long long ago... So long ago... Actually just a week back, I traded my warm toilet seat in Colombo for a ice-cold one in Melbourne. Yes folks, I've left... To continue my studies, and as someone said once...
"There's no where like /home"
And here goes how it all happened...
The incidents of the past few weeks are all a blur. I applied, got the visa, paid the fees, left my work (THINKcube), finished work on and released babytux digest, and then caught the plane to Sydney on the 7th.
[Flying and Food]
The journey was fine, apart from being a wee bit cramped the plane was kewl! It was my first time on Singapore Airlines... So I enjoyed the Inflight Entertainment. The first flight was at midnight so I got dinner, which was Lamb Goulash (yeah I know, I ATE LAMB!) and a Fruit Spitzer (tasted like pure apple juice to me... ;-D ). I slept for an hour and woke up just before touch down at Singapore. I didn't stay there long since the transit was only 2 hours, and it took me 1 hour to reach the other end. Caught the next flight which was rather long, and ate Rice and Fish Curry while watching "She's the Man", fell asleep and woke up to have an Ice-cream just before the plane landed.
I was met by my Aunt and family at the airport. And realised how fast time went... Last time my cousins were so small, and now they were all grown up. 11 years had just whizzed by. After the usual greetings, we left for there house. On the way my aunt decided to pick up a pizza from Dominos(compared to the ones I used to eat this one was spiceless...). The journey to their house was uneventful. When we got there we had dinner. Then I played soccer (No! Not physically ;-P) but on the PlayStation with Yadhavan. After that I played the piano they had for a while, talked to my uncle and aunt, then went to bed.
[Homebush and Hungry Jack's]
The next day I woke up to find that it was 1100Hrs OMG... It was almost the middle of the afternoon, and it looked like just after dawn, then I remembered... I had landed smack in the middle of winter! Then I went and had an ice-cold (when I say ice-cold I mean really ice-cold! Literally!) and had breakfast. Then we went shopping, for the small things that I had forgotten to bring, we went to various places, like a super market(where I got an electric shaver, odds and ends, etc.), and a mall (where I got another jumper). Then I was taken to Hungry Jack's where we had chicken baguettes, a little spicy and familiar taste so enjoyed it. After that they showed me around Sydney Town, and then I got to see the Sydney Opera House. Quite a treat, (though my cousins say they had had enough of it, since my uncle and aunt always take visitors there :-D ) We took some photos there, as well as at the botanical gardens nearby. It was getting late so we had to leave...
On the way home we had to pick up some food and spices from a Sri Lankan populated area in Sydney called Home Bush. At dinner I found out that you could buy all kinds of Sri Lankan food there... "Home made food, away from home!" ;-)
We got home, and I started playing soccer with Yadhavan again, when another uncle and an aunt (brother and sister) dropped in. Dinner had a mix of many Lankan dishes, of which I ate a lot... And go the wheeze, thanks to the ice-cold bath it was even worse. After re-packing clothes, and spending some time talking to them I went to bed.
Next morning, I caught the plane (at the last minute... Though because of that I didn't have to pay for extra luggage ;-D ) and landed in Melbourne.
[M-m-m-melbourne C-c-c-cold]
As soon as I landed I found that biggest suitcase had split, and was struggling to get it off when my uncle and aunt turn up and help me with it. Somehow we managed to get the whole thing in one peace to my uncle's car; and then we had to go to the doctor, because my wheeze was getting worse... :-(
After spending a pretty penny at an after hours clinic, we got some medicine at the pharmacy; and walked ( I had to run, and was still several meters behind my uncle and aunt...) to a shopping centre nearby, and had 'sub' at Subway. Quite filling, and lots of vegies... One of the few sandwitches with that amount of vegie really (at least that's all I've seen). After lunch (rather late one at 4 p.m. ;-) ) I was taken to my university, to scout the place. I liked the architecture. We took a look around, and then left for home. On the way back, I was shown the bus stops that I would have to use to get to the university. Got home, changed and went to bed. That's how I ended up in Melbourne.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Women, Walking and Window Shopping...
Hey folks!!! Most of you will be expecting another "geeky" post... if so you may be dissapointed... ;^) I have decided to include not-so-geeky posts (without photographs even!) and maybe even some creatvie works as well... anyway here goes...
Anu, Madu, Dinesh and I decided to meetup, since Madu was down from India; and it was a long time since we had seen each other. So anyway I called up Anu to ask for details... and she tells me that they have to do some shopping as well, and would I and Dinesh mind accompanying them (why oh why didn't that warning bell go off in my head.!?), since it was a brief detour; and we could go have lunch afterwards... I (foolishly?) agreed...
Anyway the day was bright and full of sunhine (and hope?) when I set of to the "meet-up"; when disaster strikes... I find out dinesh can't make it :-o. (Our valiant hero ploughs on...) I get to MC and they turn up. First we take the escalator ride up to the first floor; Anu immediately decides that she wants popcorn... we take the stairs down to basement and go buy popcorn there.
Well after that we go upstairs again... to cut a long story short... "round and round the mulberry bush" would be saying it all ;^) anyway by the time MC ran out of shops (bookstores, fancy trinket shops and clothes stores) we had been there for 2 hours (and been walking all the time :'-( ). We decide to leave for lunch when I'm reminded that a trip to Romafour is due (oh the joy!? :'-( )
Well Romafour turns out to have nothing of interest either... and it's now raining outside... we wait for the rain to subside (this is the monsoon season...); I cajoled them into catching a bus to the restaurant. Getting of the bus we realise the rain hasn't subsided yet... so we (I ;-D) decide to dash to the restuarant from the bus halt... and get drenched (the cream on the cake eh?) and walk into "Chettinad" wet and soggy.
Well the nice part of the day was the food was excellent! Chicken Fried-Rice, Vegetable Manchurian and Devilled Prawns (note to reader... I'm a fan of food... and Anu almost alway wants [chinese?] rice!) We ate till we could eat no more and left... Anu wanted to go to "Book Lover's Paradise" (a small second-hand bookshop) to look for M&B's. Finding nonee we decide to leave for home; when Madu and Anu decide to go buy a umbrella at "Arpico"... well after that detour another detour to "DSI" was due... Then we went home (actually I didn't; met-up with Nimal went to TLC got Nimal to edit videos, got Bud to work on the Mango OS Installer, dumped some Linux Distro ISOs since TLC had a hard-disk failure and finished some/most of Suchetha's supply of Mountain Dew then went home!).
For the curious between Anu and Madu they had purchased t-shirts, footwear, makeup items and a soft-toy (**rolls eyes). Here's my question to you all...
Anu, Madu, Dinesh and I decided to meetup, since Madu was down from India; and it was a long time since we had seen each other. So anyway I called up Anu to ask for details... and she tells me that they have to do some shopping as well, and would I and Dinesh mind accompanying them (why oh why didn't that warning bell go off in my head.!?), since it was a brief detour; and we could go have lunch afterwards... I (foolishly?) agreed...
Anyway the day was bright and full of sunhine (and hope?) when I set of to the "meet-up"; when disaster strikes... I find out dinesh can't make it :-o. (Our valiant hero ploughs on...) I get to MC and they turn up. First we take the escalator ride up to the first floor; Anu immediately decides that she wants popcorn... we take the stairs down to basement and go buy popcorn there.
Well after that we go upstairs again... to cut a long story short... "round and round the mulberry bush" would be saying it all ;^) anyway by the time MC ran out of shops (bookstores, fancy trinket shops and clothes stores) we had been there for 2 hours (and been walking all the time :'-( ). We decide to leave for lunch when I'm reminded that a trip to Romafour is due (oh the joy!? :'-( )
Well Romafour turns out to have nothing of interest either... and it's now raining outside... we wait for the rain to subside (this is the monsoon season...); I cajoled them into catching a bus to the restaurant. Getting of the bus we realise the rain hasn't subsided yet... so we (I ;-D) decide to dash to the restuarant from the bus halt... and get drenched (the cream on the cake eh?) and walk into "Chettinad" wet and soggy.
Well the nice part of the day was the food was excellent! Chicken Fried-Rice, Vegetable Manchurian and Devilled Prawns (note to reader... I'm a fan of food... and Anu almost alway wants [chinese?] rice!) We ate till we could eat no more and left... Anu wanted to go to "Book Lover's Paradise" (a small second-hand bookshop) to look for M&B's. Finding nonee we decide to leave for home; when Madu and Anu decide to go buy a umbrella at "Arpico"... well after that detour another detour to "DSI" was due... Then we went home (actually I didn't; met-up with Nimal went to TLC got Nimal to edit videos, got Bud to work on the Mango OS Installer, dumped some Linux Distro ISOs since TLC had a hard-disk failure and finished some/most of Suchetha's supply of Mountain Dew then went home!).
For the curious between Anu and Madu they had purchased t-shirts, footwear, makeup items and a soft-toy (**rolls eyes). Here's my question to you all...
How come...
When men go shopping, they know what they want, get **exactly*** what they want and do it minimal time possible...
While women go shopping, they don't know what they are looking for, get sooo many things that find their way to the back of the closet until an search party is oraganised, and take most of the day to do it
?
When men go shopping, they know what they want, get **exactly*** what they want and do it minimal time possible...
While women go shopping, they don't know what they are looking for, get sooo many things that find their way to the back of the closet until an search party is oraganised, and take most of the day to do it
?
Now for the flame wars... :-D
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