Kodak's Blog http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/ Random Thoughts en-us 2010-04-26T12:19:09-06:00 Revisiting Quickstar Paran http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/232111.html I thought I will revisit my entry on titled "quickstar paran". Although I dont update my blog (i moved on to another blogging service), I am taking the time to make sure that spam does not pollute the comments section... koda0009 2010-04-26T12:19:09-06:00 Moving to blogspot.com http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013996.html I am moving over to blogspot.com. Please visit http://dakee.blogspot.com for my latest posts.... koda0009 2005-01-17T18:58:38-06:00 A New Guru http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013597.html I am trying to learn guitar now. Have this instrument sitting next to me for about 10 months now and have managed to learn 2 songs. My Guru (Balsu) taught me those songs. I came to know later that he... koda0009 2005-01-10T00:01:53-06:00 I feel like...... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013557.html If you are living in Midwest or anyother COLD region in the United States, there is one advice which you will hear from people around you. Dress in Layers. The funda is that, the air between layers of cloth is... koda0009 2005-01-08T16:24:33-06:00 Quick Dinner recipe http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013492.html Yesterday we just had cooked rice at home for dinner. We ( me and my roomie) had no mood to cook anything and there wasnt much stuff in our house to cook anyways. So we thought, lets make some mixed... koda0009 2005-01-06T13:35:45-06:00 Sienfield http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013331.html I am simply hooked to Sienfield. I just cant help it. The characters are just too good. My favourite: Who else but Kramer. Man he is the gem of the show. Once he is in, you are sure to laugh,... koda0009 2005-01-03T19:28:13-06:00 To Kill a Mocking Bird http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013258.html What a movie. One of the best movies I have seen till now. The story is very simple and the caracters play their part very well. Particularly scout and Mr Flinch acted very well. Clearly shows the social condition in... koda0009 2005-01-01T22:46:25-06:00 Another Year http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013222.html So, another year has passed. I am 26+ now. I still remember the incident which happened at a saloon this year. The hair stylist was a 50+ year old man and as usual we were chatting while he was doing... koda0009 2004-12-31T12:16:34-06:00 Christmas Eve http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/013036.html So, its christmas eve. What a day to go shopping. Well, I wanted to get warm winter cloths from Walmart and me and my roomie also wanted to watch the movie " THE INCREDIBLES". So off I started from my... koda0009 2004-12-24T22:16:09-06:00 Learn to Ride a Bicycle http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/012896.html So, Here I am yet again with another weblog entry. So what prompted me in writing one? Well, tommorow I have the statistics finals and I am sort of down. Was browsing in the web when I came accross the... koda0009 2004-12-20T17:15:09-06:00 Assignment http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/006118.html Now, I have taken this statistics course. The Math and Stat departments are not fogiving when it comes to homework. They insist - An assignment submission every week. Man, for a 4th year graduate student, this is a bit to... koda0009 2004-09-24T10:04:10-06:00 Religion and Programmers http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/004805.html So you are a programmer and you are a kind of person who reason out things. Who believe's that we have to question our beliefs. If you are one such person, then I have one way to reason out the... koda0009 2004-09-02T12:22:31-06:00 Learning to play flute http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/004788.html Flute is an amazing instrument. I always wanted to learn how to play flute. Fortunately, my roommate had taken formal training from his guru's back in India and is well versed in this instrument. My joys knew no bound when... koda0009 2004-09-01T18:14:59-06:00 Reliance India Call http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/004786.html Reliance India call, a calling card company, had this promotion of free 15 minute calls to India. The catch is that once you use up this free 15 minutes, you cannot call to india for free from the same phone.... koda0009 2004-09-01T17:46:34-06:00 Mutating Names http://blog.lib.umn.edu/koda0009/blogthoughts/004780.html I guess I am too enthusiastic to write ( or very lazy to do my research), I am posting one more. Indian names can be notoriously big, hence the need for short forms. My roomate Aravindan is now a days... koda0009 2004-09-01T16:31:50-06:00