ThoughtPot/White Discussion

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There are times when I can’t help but feel that Heathrow is just around the corner. While planespotting is still not one of my favourite past-time activities but love the fact that they fly so low that I could actually read the name of the airliner. Cool, isn’t it? Half way through ‘Rock On’... read more

• I am asking people for favours • Dealing with the In-laws • Working at a place where I dropped a one page CV • Still waiting for calls from people I e-mailed my 3 page resume • Meeting people • Cursing the frequent load-shedding, traffic jams, aerosols, cockroaches, pirated DVDs, slow internet... read more

It’s almost midnight now. For once I want to be that Mayan who planted a seed over his father’s grave and believed that when that seed becomes a tree his father will be a part of it. He will grow into the wood, into the bloom and when the sparrows will come and have the tree’s fruit, his father... read more

When I called Maria this afternoon to say that I am not coming back, I realized I never said goodbye to some of the most wonderful people I had a good opportunity to work with over the last year and a half. I never told them that there were times when I felt their support, love and respect. Yes, I have... read more

There is a great scene in The Darjeeling Limited (actually, the film itself is a collection of great scenes, but that is a different discussion) where all three brothers are standing in front of a mirror when Owen Wilson starts to take off the bandage and we see his face with cuts and bruises…and I... read more

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This kind of thing only happens to me…I guess!! My 42inch Plasma just died on me. It was fine this afternoon. I even watched Reindeer Games on DVD. It’s the curse of The Shining I tell you. I was just checking the disks I received days before and one of them is The Shining. This is the US version…..which... read more

Worked 12-8, then took a cab and headed towards West End…(my first FrightFest). Tired…but Happy The Closing Gala..Orfanato,El… ….after the show…the writer and the director of Orfanato,El…Q&A session. …and Tuesday morning…my Heroes Season 1, Region... read more

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