The sensitive side of Calvin. Love this strip!! :)
http://www.lovine.com/hobbes/wonderland.html
Friday, September 28, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Virtue
Web Definitions :
Adaptation : the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Adjustment : making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
Understanding : characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
Important virtues, when you are far from home !!
Adaptation : the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
Adjustment : making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
Understanding : characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
Important virtues, when you are far from home !!
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Totally texan!!
Howdy guys and gals!!
Yeah right !! I saw the true Texas yesterday :)
A social organisation called "Big Howdy" organises this cool things for international students to get a real feel of America, rather TEXAS.. They are the ones who organised the welcome party for us, where they brought yummy home cooked food and dessert and taught us some Texan style dancing.. They are the ones who organised free trips to the nearest Walmarts to familiarise us with the shopping.. And THEY are the ones who took us for a tour to Dallas-Arlington-Fort worth area yesterday :D
We assembled there at 9 in the morning.. For some reasons, I didn't get to board the bus and got stuck ( or so I thought) with a local volunteer.. It was just two of us, me and Sameer ( totally fun guy, reminds me of ally) and our guide-cum-chauffeur. He was a guy called Richard B Grisham aka R.B :) He was a very fatherly figure.. And had amazing experiences. For one, he is 54 yrs and has had a heart transplant.. So he always says " I am 54 but my heart is 34" :)
He took us to his house and showed us around.. He introduced us to his family.. His younger daughter Madison aka Madi wanted to come along with us, and she did.. She was so cute.. I was sitting at the back seat with her for a while.. But I'm not very comfortable in company of kids.. It was almost like sitting beside a nuclear bomb.. I hardly spoke to her.. Later Sameer sat with her, and boy, did they have fun!! They were like two long-lost pals, giving hi-fi's to each other n all :)
RB took us to Fort Worth downtown. It has such narrow streets compared to Arlington, that one would wonder which one is a bigger town (FYI, Fort Worth is bigger :-p) But there are really cool buildings.. Each one has a different kind of architecture.. One is really old and another is totally modern.. Then we went to the Stockyards.. On the way, we came across a TV reporter.. A hot Mexican babe.. RB stopped by there and Madi was screaming " WOW!! would we like come on TV??" :) We took a picture with her.. Then we went to stockyards.. TOTALLY AMAZING!! You feel like you have gone back a 100 yrs.. Ppl dressed as cowboys, old Texan style houses, bars and restaurants.. There's a famous pub called "Billy Bob's". It was closed, but we got perm to go in.. The owner's wife herself gave us a tour.. Whoa!! it was amazing.. A typical cowboy pub.. With music and dim lighting.. A big dance floor for Texan line dancing, with a silver saddle hanging from the ceiling.. There was an arena for rodeo feats.. Was a grt experience !!
http://www.billybobstexas.com/
He took us to a typical Texas style barbecue restaurant.. We had chicken barbecues and a popular drink called Dr. Pepper ( which i didn't like :-/ ) A waitress was bringing freshly baked sooooft bread to our table every now and then.. It was yummy!!
R.B was supposed to take us only to Fort worth, but he drove us down to Dallas too.. The architecture of buildings is amazing out there.. The tallest building is the one which houses the Bank of America and trust me, u will break your neck if u try to see the highest point!!! There's a street called the "Elm Street", which is flanked by verrrrrrry tall buildings.. They call it the Canyon :D We also saw the place where President John Kennedy died.. R.B explained to us exactly how the assassination had taken place..
Then we got back to our university in the evening.. He hugged us before leaving.. We really had had an awesome day, Thanks to R.B :)
Yeah right !! I saw the true Texas yesterday :)
A social organisation called "Big Howdy" organises this cool things for international students to get a real feel of America, rather TEXAS.. They are the ones who organised the welcome party for us, where they brought yummy home cooked food and dessert and taught us some Texan style dancing.. They are the ones who organised free trips to the nearest Walmarts to familiarise us with the shopping.. And THEY are the ones who took us for a tour to Dallas-Arlington-Fort worth area yesterday :D
We assembled there at 9 in the morning.. For some reasons, I didn't get to board the bus and got stuck ( or so I thought) with a local volunteer.. It was just two of us, me and Sameer ( totally fun guy, reminds me of ally) and our guide-cum-chauffeur. He was a guy called Richard B Grisham aka R.B :) He was a very fatherly figure.. And had amazing experiences. For one, he is 54 yrs and has had a heart transplant.. So he always says " I am 54 but my heart is 34" :)
He took us to his house and showed us around.. He introduced us to his family.. His younger daughter Madison aka Madi wanted to come along with us, and she did.. She was so cute.. I was sitting at the back seat with her for a while.. But I'm not very comfortable in company of kids.. It was almost like sitting beside a nuclear bomb.. I hardly spoke to her.. Later Sameer sat with her, and boy, did they have fun!! They were like two long-lost pals, giving hi-fi's to each other n all :)
RB took us to Fort Worth downtown. It has such narrow streets compared to Arlington, that one would wonder which one is a bigger town (FYI, Fort Worth is bigger :-p) But there are really cool buildings.. Each one has a different kind of architecture.. One is really old and another is totally modern.. Then we went to the Stockyards.. On the way, we came across a TV reporter.. A hot Mexican babe.. RB stopped by there and Madi was screaming " WOW!! would we like come on TV??" :) We took a picture with her.. Then we went to stockyards.. TOTALLY AMAZING!! You feel like you have gone back a 100 yrs.. Ppl dressed as cowboys, old Texan style houses, bars and restaurants.. There's a famous pub called "Billy Bob's". It was closed, but we got perm to go in.. The owner's wife herself gave us a tour.. Whoa!! it was amazing.. A typical cowboy pub.. With music and dim lighting.. A big dance floor for Texan line dancing, with a silver saddle hanging from the ceiling.. There was an arena for rodeo feats.. Was a grt experience !!
http://www.billybobstexas.com/
He took us to a typical Texas style barbecue restaurant.. We had chicken barbecues and a popular drink called Dr. Pepper ( which i didn't like :-/ ) A waitress was bringing freshly baked sooooft bread to our table every now and then.. It was yummy!!
R.B was supposed to take us only to Fort worth, but he drove us down to Dallas too.. The architecture of buildings is amazing out there.. The tallest building is the one which houses the Bank of America and trust me, u will break your neck if u try to see the highest point!!! There's a street called the "Elm Street", which is flanked by verrrrrrry tall buildings.. They call it the Canyon :D We also saw the place where President John Kennedy died.. R.B explained to us exactly how the assassination had taken place..
Then we got back to our university in the evening.. He hugged us before leaving.. We really had had an awesome day, Thanks to R.B :)
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