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My drive to work yesterday @ 05:30am
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The Big Bang Theory

About a month ago, when Ipsa found out that I don't watch The Big Bang Theory, her initial reaction was something like this:

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A month later, I'm in the middle of season 3 and even with the audience laughing in the background, I actually enjoy this show :) This is one of rare few shows that does not suck when I watch 5 episodes in a row.

I love all the references they throw in there, be it the comic book ones or the hardcore physics ones. Did you know that there is a blog written by the show's science advisor (David Saltzberg) who explains all the physics stuff in every episode? Check out The Big Blog Theory.

I have a few favourite moments from the show but my #1 moment would be the one when Penny gifts Sheldon a napkin autographed by Leonard Nimoy.

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On some nights I get a few friends together and we each get to pick and watch our favourite episodes together ^_^

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Batman - The Dark Knight Returns

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I've been so busy that I almost forgot that I had ordered this comic book. It was quite a surprise when I opened up the package today morning and flipping through the artwork brought a big smile to my face. This is a special edition written by THE Frank Miller (of Sin City and 300 fame) and was originally published in the year 1986 as a 4 part series (now put together under one single book).

This book tells of a story where Batman has retired, disappearing from Gotham for about 10 years. It is a very dark themed Batman, some saying it's too dark for your average comic book aficionado. I've gone through a couple of pages and I love it. Even Stephen King has gone on record saying that the book is "...probably the finest piece of comic art to be published in a popular edition..." 

Official listing on the DC Comics website: http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=1279

Reviews: 

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It was a fun night :)

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I can still play the crap out of Guitar Hero on expert, woohoo!
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Holidays

Minus - :
1. went to Paris with a cold and got back with a temperature :(
2. have to go to work today :(
3. red nose like a clown  :o(

Plus + :
1. I'm home alone till Sunday.
2. NFS Hot Pursuit released
3. just filling up space to make it seem there are as many plus points as the minus ones.

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Forget what I said about Linkin Park, they put on a great show. Disappointed that I didn't get to meet anyone from the band at the afterparty.

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Official setlist:

01. Fallout
02. The Catalyst
03. What I’ve Done
04. Papercut
05. Wretches And Kings
06. Lying From You
07. Given Up
08. No More Sorrow
09. From The Inside
10. Jornada Del Muerto
11. Waiting For The End
12. Wisdom, Justice, And Love
13. Iridescent
14. Numb
15. Leave Out All The Rest
16. Shadow Of The Day
17. Crawling
18. In The End
19. Faint
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20. Empty Spaces
21. When They Come For Me
22. New Divide
23. Bleed It Out
24. One Step Closer
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Re: I was playing basketball yesterday.

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I was playing basketball yesterday.

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It felt so good getting back to shooting hoops and sprinting up and down the court!

My game sucked and I now have a sprained ankle, 2 good hits to my ribs and a nasty shoulder bump with someone running the opposite way.

In short, it was awesome :D

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Dad got me a watch this year.

A chrome + gold plated Raymond Weil Parsifal (it is really expensive).

There will be a day in the foreseeable future when I will get a pointless, expensive car (like the X6) for him.

Why? Because I can.

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Happy Diwali!

This Friday marks the the beginning of the Festival of Lights.

Diwali in 2010 starts today, the 5th of November and will continue for 5 days until Tuesday, the 9th of November.

Diwali (also spelled Divali in few countries) or Deepavali is popularly known as the festival of lights. Its an important five-day festival in Hinduism occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus, Diwali is the most important festival of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes.

The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word “Deepavali”, which translates into “row of lamps.” Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (divas) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. Some Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali, hoping for prosperity the following year.

While Diwali is popularly known as the “festival of lights”, the most significant spiritual meaning is “the awareness of the inner light”. Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and eternal. Just as we celebrate the birth of our physical being, Diwali is the celebration of this inner light, in particular the knowing of which, outshines all darkness (removes all obstacles and dispels all ignorance), awakening the individual to one’s true nature, not as the body, but as the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality.

With the realization of this comes universal compassion, love, and the awareness of the oneness of all things (higher knowledge). This brings Ananda (joy or peace). While the story behind Deepavali and the manner of celebration varies from region to region (festive fireworks, worship, lights, sharing of sweets), the essence is the same – to rejoice in the Inner Light (Atman) or the underlying reality of all things (Brahman).

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