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I went to Birmingham the week before last to see Russell Peters' show live. We had started out from Newcastle at 5 AM, traveled at full speed in a bus and reached Birmingham at 10 AM, stopping in various cities on the way. This being the second time I've been to Birmingham, I thought it would be slightly easier to navigate around.. but alas, it ( Read more... )

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On Monday, I went to watch the film 3 idiots starring the awesome Aamir Khan among others. The film is about three engineering students in one of the top engineering colleges of India, headed by a mean, grumpy and traditionalist old professor (whose daughter Aamir Khan romances in the film). Aamir Khan's character, Rancho, is an unconventional ( Read more... )

I've started working out at the gym. It's been two weeks now and it looks like I can fit four sessions a week into my timetable quite comfortably - of course, this is before Desi Soc work reaches its peak, and before all the non-medics/dentists start pouring back into Newcastle after their extensive summer breaks ( Read more... )

My friends Josh and Jess stopped in Dubai on their way home from China to England, almost two weeks ago. They were here only three days. We went to the Dubai Museum with them, to the Atlantis Hotel to wow at the ice-cream tossing skills of the staff at the Coldstone Creamery there (and then proceeded to eat said ice cream) and to stare at the fish ( Read more... )

I've been in Dubai a month and a day now. It's been full of activity for the most part - three birthdays, going to random restaurants for sheesha, millions of trips to the hospital for various reasons, a bit of alcohol, films, saccharine sachet coffee, sleepovers and oh, driving around only in the neighborhood because I'm not allowed to drive in ( Read more... )

After a bit of planning and a spectacular amount of work, we finally had the last night out organized by Desi Society on Thursday, April 30th. We called it 'Fresh and Juicy'. Fortunately, we had the financial capability to make this gig one for charity, so our president found a few potential charities we could donate to and we decided to donate a ( Read more... )

Uni started again on the 20th. Last week was difficult what with sorting out flyering and publicity for the upcoming gig on top of revising for finals. Granted, finals aren't til the end of May, but there's a lot to go through, ranging from psychiatry to infectious disease. I mean did you ever watch Duck Tales as a kid? You know how Uncle Scrooge ( Read more... )

Today was the last day of term. The month-long Easter break begins tomorrow.

It's been such a long term, with respect to work. Two massive deadlines, the practices for the IFAM, the planning and publicity of the Chocolates and Champagne gig, driving badly every week.. I did it all. Not by myself, obviously ( Read more... )