Archive for November, 2007

Lost In The Translation.

5 Comments Published by Vijay November 29th, 2007 in Humour, Random Noise, Technology

‘Lost in the translation’ is such a cliché that we hardly ever think about the validity of the statement.
I had a light bulb moment today after having played with Bablel Fish trying to send a message in Spanish to Enrico.
This is the original in English that I typed into the box in the Babel Fish [...]

Say No To Medical Conscription.

10 Comments Published by Vijay November 17th, 2007 in Life in India, Medical Education, Medicine, News, Politics

This is in support of the token strike by medical students in Tamil Nadu [News reports here & here].
As usual the print media devoted a few column inches to the strike and promptly forgot about the issue after the processions and strike were over. I do not know if the TV news shows provided any [...]

Happy Deepavali.

5 Comments Published by Vijay November 8th, 2007 in Random Noise

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Pencil and crayon drawing depicting Deepavali celebrations in a village. Drawn by my father-in-law to be displayed in my daughter’s class.