Star Trek into Darkness – My Top Moments

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 5/10/2013 8:18:13 PM

'This post might contain spoilers so all you spoiler naysayers, take note. Are you gone? Last chance. Okay, shall we begin? I had my first taste of Star Trek when I was about 11 years old; I happened to watch an episode called Galaxy’s Child from Star Trek: The Next Generation. While I thought all […]'

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Ballet and Opera Favorites

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 5/6/2013 2:36:53 AM

'Some months ago, YouTube suggestions threw up something absolutely golden. It was a video by the Royal Opera House on the evolution of ballet and since then, there has been no looking back. I used to be a casual ballet follower, but now I am familiarizing myself with the art. And, that is a blog [...]'

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Lumpy

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 5/6/2013 2:18:51 AM

'This angel fish belonged to a colleague of mine. Unfortunately, Lumpy the fish developed a rather cancerous tumor in the shape of a lump (hence the moniker). He passed away a month ago but he was quite a brave little fish. He battled on longer than we expected. Lump aside, he was quite a gorgeous [...]'

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Mike Tompkins – New Single – Shake The Ground

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 4/22/2013 5:16:50 PM

'The talented Mike Tompkins I bet will soon be producing major scores for cinema. I love him a little more I will admit not just because of all the amazing sounds he can make using just his mouth and voice, but also how he works with technology to manipulate those sounds to create fun music! [...]'

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Norah, such a pretty name; did we make you cry?

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 3/24/2013 5:03:53 PM

'Living in Singapore has made the music lover in me very happy. I have watched some amazing concerts  where talent clearly shows (Richard Marx), some concerts for which I had high expectations but came away under whelmed (Lady Gaga), a wonderful Beatles homage band that made me dance with a thousand other people and transported [...]'

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After meeting walks

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 3/23/2013 5:56:34 PM

'Sometimes after a client meeting, I walk back to work. Many of our media agencies and advertisers have offices in the Central Business District, mostly within walkable distance to our office tower. During the day, some of the walks are on quite lovely routes.'

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My First Chinese – Singaporean Wedding Lunch!

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 2/24/2013 12:34:07 PM

'In the 2+ years I have been in Singapore, I haven’t been to a single Chinese wedding, or any wedding if you want to get pedantic. Which I usually get. Shaun and Sofie very kindly sent me this cute young invite to their wedding lunch – I was really excited to be invited and I [...]'

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Alamak, no taxi only!

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 2/4/2013 2:23:57 AM

'Singapore taxis are a species by themselves. When you absolutely die-die want one, they are whizzing past, mysteriously occupied.  When you don’t want one, their waiting queues can reach up to 3 blocks. They change shifts during rush hour and amazingly, none of them want to leave the business district between 6-7 pm.  They inexplicably [...]'

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Grateful.

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 1/31/2013 3:32:40 PM

'I wanted my first post of 2013 to mean something, but like all best laid plans, that did not happen. Now it is Jan 31 and I did not want January to go by without saying something. Currently, life has taken on a simple quality – I am focused on work, I am trying to [...]'

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I will keep Christmas in my heart, and celebrate it all year. – C. Dickens

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 12/24/2012 11:18:43 PM

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All is calm, all is bright.

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 12/24/2012 11:03:03 PM

'I don’t preach – but take this rather good piece of advice. Celebrate peace and love and please look out for each other. Happy Christmas.'

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On the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 12/16/2012 2:41:46 PM

'In 2008, I received  a late evening call on my office extension from one of our finance managers; Mt Ganapathy telling me not to go to VT; the local station from where thousands of commuters travel to and fro from their homes in the suburbs to south Bombay, where most of their offices are located. [...]'

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Midnight Bus Rides

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/29/2012 3:37:26 PM

'Late night bus rides help me think, especially when I am stuck with a problem. Letting someone else do the driving while I stare unseeing out the window, hardly stopping for little or no fellow riders – the world turns. And it is therapeutic. To all Singaporean bus drivers who can teach us a thing [...]'

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So true!

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/29/2012 11:39:53 AM

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India is slower than Jabba the Hut trying to take a morning walk.

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/22/2012 6:31:34 PM

'Today Mumbai University tells me it will take ***2 months *** to get a duplicate of my graduation certificate. I wasn’t sure I heard correctly so I ask – you mean 2 days? The guy snarls ’2 months.’ I try again ’2 weeks?’ 2 MONTHS YOU DINGBAT. So my next question is will it be made [...]'

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And another.

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/13/2012 2:28:23 PM

'It is a pool party and I am surrounded by handsome men from all parts of the world. But even if I am dancing, or swimming or having a tequila shot, it isn’t the same. For none of them are him.'

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Saturday

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/8/2012 5:57:23 AM

'A good book, a beautifully brewed cup of Assam tea and crackers. Speaks of much loneliness than the perfect Saturday.'

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Watch “ADELE – Skyfall” on YouTube

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/6/2012 10:14:41 AM

'I am not sure if the video will embed correctly via my Nexus but here’s hoping. Reading all those reviews about what a great song Adele’s Skyfall is (I mean come on, reviews were written based on a 90 second clip, crazy right) I was looking forward to listening to the song myself. And I [...]'

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NYT: A Trans-Atlantic Trip Turns Ka

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/1/2012 2:12:25 AM

'Having just flown Scoot, my experience with the flight attendants was faintly similar. But many parts of this story resonates with me. The worst flying experiences I have had were with Air Deccan (flight delayed by 8 hours) and with Kingfisher Airlines (flight attendant rudely addressed me as ‘Hey lady’) Of course, the best flight [...]'

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Restless Vagabonds

Author : Tanushree      Blog : Stories of a Xavierian Kind. Some about love, most about me.      Date : 10/1/2012 12:51:23 AM

'The penultimate day before our vacation came to an end. We were sitting on a bench, waiting for the train. All of us had our running shoes on.'

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