January 31st, 2004
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Thursday’s The Apprentice threw up an interesting dilemma that is often shoved under the carpet in the business world. Before that, a little word on The Apprentice might be useful. It is a greatly hyped reality [...]
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January 29th, 2004
Life of Pi seemed to be the more interesting read, although I am not sure what the Man Booker Prize (as it proudly announces on the cover) is. It seems like the Booker Prize for men only. Has the proliferation of women in literature become such a vital issue that the chauvinistic males had to [...]
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January 27th, 2004
Strangely enough I have been whiling away my exam nerves by reading up on immaterial readings. The postponement of the exams does not help either but over time, I have learnt not to fight inevitability. The reading list had been on the backburner for long time and the exam always was a psychological barrier to [...]
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January 26th, 2004
Have you ever experienced a blinding rage within you that just strains hard to burst out for no apparent reason? We have all heard talks of the beast within all of us that just needs reason enough to rear its ugly head. Mostly the beast resides quietly within your innermost sanctuaries, never giving you an [...]
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January 24th, 2004
People think of me as a garrulous self-pontificating egotistical demagogue who loves using gargantuan words. I wonder what makes them think that.People think of me as a snobbish know-all holier-than-thou genius. But they fail to understand that when I want their opinion I usually give it to them.People think of me as the intensely opinionated [...]
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January 22nd, 2004
It was time again to shear my overgrown locks and I guess, it is time I have to stop dreaming about sporting a Bon Jovi look because my hair definitely doesn’t support me on that one. Before you laugh your head off at this impossible dream, be fully aware that God was generous enough to [...]
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January 21st, 2004
The Iowa Caucus dead heat finally had a clear leader in Comeback Kerry as the race to the White House for the Democrats finally kicked off. Changing dramatically over the past week, the erstwhile leaders Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt were threatened by Kerry and Edwards who jumped more than 20 percentage points in a [...]
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January 21st, 2004
Dashed hopes and failed promises looming under the shadow of an excuse of making the worst decision of your life under the pretext of vulnerability. The idea of standing up to believe in the truth and refusal to continue the compromise lends credence to the belief that the future holds a promising tomorrow. Trying to [...]
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January 19th, 2004
It truly is the case of India Shining when the local newspaper puts the story of a classic rebound on its front pages. It is not everyday that the AJC would prefer to highlight an issue halfway across the globe especially when the top news story that it can possibly boast of, is mostly that [...]
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January 16th, 2004
I make a lousy patient and nothing ever is going to change that. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the common cold is the most common of my afflictions and not any other verbose illness. Moaning in fake agony and tossing around in the bed, giving the impression that I am on [...]
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