Well begun is half done ...........

28th december 2010.......nagpur to mumbai .......mumbai to honkong ........honkong to vancouver ....... vancouver to Nanaimo

i had almost seen two sunsets and was still flying to reach nanaimo...........never knew such a place existed during my geography classes in high school .

welcome to nanaimo .......dukepoint ferry terminal 5:30 PM it looked like it was midnight , damn cold and the welcome shower i mean the drizzle thanks to vinnie (online friend ) for picking me up and thankful to him as he hosted me till i got a place for myself .

house hunting was not that difficult thanks to craiglist and viu-housing services .

finally moved to my new apartment on the 1st wooooo what a new beginning to the new year , i like this place just because it is so close to the viu .

4th jan 2010 a day that i have been waiting for since long .........a day when i would finish the border line of a graduate tag and say im Pgrad student ..............feels nice

I was feeling great to be in there between people of 11 different countries and it was something i would always remember

i have people from , Canada , Morocco , Venezuela , Tibet , china , Libya , India , Columbia , Mexico , Russia , and Nigeria .

seems like half of the globe sits in MBA-S11N72 ..................... To be con'd

De-stressor

About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Sikhs had to
leave Italy .

Naturally there was a big uproar from the Sikh community.

So the Pope made a deal.

He would have a religious debate with a member of the Sikh community.

If the Sikh won, the Sikhs could stay.

If the Pope won, the Sikhs would leave.

The Sikhs realized that they had no choice.

So they picked a middle-aged man named Harbinder Singh to represent them.

Harbinder asked for one condition to the debate - neither side would be allowed to talk.

The Pope agreed.

The day of the great debate came.

Harbinder Singh and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute.

Then the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers.

Harbinder looked back at him and raised one finger.

The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head.

Harbinder pointed to the ground where he sat.

The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine.

Harbinder pulled out an apple.

The Pope stood up and said,

"I give up. This man is too good. The Sikhs can stay."



An hour later, the cardinals were gathered around the Pope asking him what had happened.

The Pope said, "First I held up three fingers to represent the Holy Trinity.

He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still One God common to both our religions.

Then, I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us.

He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us.

Then, I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins.

He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin.

He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"



Meanwhile, the Sikh community had crowded around Harbinder Singh.

"What happened?" they asked.

"Well," said Harbinder, "First he said to me that the Sikhs had three days to get out of here.

I told him not one of us was leaving.

Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Sikhs.

I let him know that we were staying right here."

"Yes, and then???" asked the crowd.

"I don't know", said Harbinder, "He took out his lunch, and I took out mine!"

@ me

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I'm not popular.
I waveI shoutI screamI jump
HELLO?
I see youYour pretty face.Do you see mine?Didn't think so.
I know youYou don't know meI'm in your classSo don't act like I'm three.
Neglect me all you willI'll get your attention somehow.Now we need some ideasSome that are unique:
Jump of a cliff, no bungee attached?Scream the ABC's everyday at 12:00?Write a book?Sit on your desk and wave and kick?
I know what I'll doSomething no one else does.I'll do what I thinkAnd not what I act to be.
I'll be a friend.