The gay parade in Amsterdam is, like football, a public excuse to party and drink on the streets. People of all ages – literally from infants to octogenarians stream alongside the main canal, Princengracht, where the boats go in procession. Not only of all ages, but all ethnicities and sexual orientations too. Accompanied by peppy…
Oranje is de kleur van gekte — Van Gogh fifa finals sunday. the dutch are in the finals after 30 years… the city’s mood is euphoric. never have i dreamt of being in the middle of football madness voluntarily… it’s only that my interest most recently got fueled by akash’s. and of course being in…
Can’t get away from corny love quotes where ever I go. They are follofink meeee! Eet’s a conspiraceee… The cupboard in my furnished room, which I had no hand in purchasing, has a lot of “love” quote graffiti on it. Ok, be pedantic, call it “open shelves”, not a cupboard. Here’s how the damn thing…
Annapurna a woman’s place by Arlene Blum Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 3 out of 5 stars Reviewed July 4, 2010 An all-woman team climbing Annapurna – one of the most dangerous 8000’ers. Definitely a worthy achievement to write a book about, that too with two of the members summiting and returning…
The Sign of the Sea-Horse by Graeme Base Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed on Apr 18, 2010 Beautifully written verse and even more beautiful illustrations. The story is set under water in coral reefs and dark chasms – which all lend themselves to some excellent illustrations….
Everest: Expedition to the ultimate by Reinhold Messner Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 4 out of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2010 It was a great achievement to have been the first (along with team mate Peter Habeler) to have climbed Everest without supplementary oxygen. This is a candid account of the…
Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 4 out of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2010 It had not registered with me initially that this was a period novel. As I read the first few pages, I felt a bit impatient for the seemingly “trying too hard to…
the petrified millipede millipede, O millipede!look at his tiny little feetwhere do they take him?don’t ask – he’ll freeze! i have not a shoe,i have not a souli’ll walk beside you where you gojust don’t ask me how that is so. question him and he will curlinto a little foetal whorlit’s best to let his…
Woke up high and happy today. After what seems like a long time, my dream took me to that ocean – cove to be exact – once again… To get there, there were a lot of unnecessary logistics in excruciating detail (yes, inside the dream!), which I will not record here. But there I am,…
The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed February 5, 2010 Melissa Fuller, the heroine in this book, has a self-deprecating sense of humor that makes this book unique and charming. You not only get to know her cute quirks, you also…
