tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749639.post5563018293878117693..comments2023-11-19T20:48:24.198-08:00Comments on Frankly dear, I don't give a damn: There will be Food!nmageshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07567172144068196991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749639.post-55007858144630410832011-02-01T03:44:53.508-08:002011-02-01T03:44:53.508-08:00@ Anon- "one must find a method in this madne...@ Anon- "one must find a method in this madness, no trusting in the tameness of a wolf here" - words to frame and put in all buffet counters.mageshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749639.post-56508479766744762412011-01-16T22:19:21.223-08:002011-01-16T22:19:21.223-08:00As food is the most primitive form of comfort and ...As food is the most primitive form of comfort and since there is no love sincerer than the love of food, discretion should not be the better part of valor during a buffet dinner, free or not.Instead of being a sorry sight with a lean and hungry look, one must find a method in this madness, no trusting in the tameness of a wolf here.And it doesn't matter if one has seen better days.<br />The vale of misery of meeting paperback quality romantic materials can be compensated to an extent by this all-consuming project or passion,a universal experience where the strangest bedfellows find a common ground. <br /> yep, when one sees 'the precious real estate' being used optimally,we do wonder " what a piece of work is man"indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749639.post-29199158344379390652011-01-12T01:49:32.446-08:002011-01-12T01:49:32.446-08:00@GB - Temple prasadams had the same effect on me -...@GB - Temple prasadams had the same effect on me - starting from my school days (Nanganallur Anjeneyar temple dolled out the best tasting prasadams in 101 pincodes). It was more so true in grad school.<br /><br />@ Srini: But remember, generally speaking the material in a waste paper shop is uninspiring, until you find the right paperback for you...may be...:-)mageshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749639.post-5854209523614816322011-01-09T06:30:57.427-08:002011-01-09T06:30:57.427-08:00Plenty of quotable lines there as well as themes t...Plenty of quotable lines there as well as themes to remember (in particular the paragraph where you say Grad School is not the place for one to find's one's Madam and Pierre Curies :D; realised that quite a while ago althouugh I wasn't particularly interested if I may add :D)<br /><br />And as regards the main theme of the post, I tend to agree. I guess it is the same all round the world and all streams of study!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14749639.post-23152215541901781582011-01-08T20:39:07.474-08:002011-01-08T20:39:07.474-08:00Temples are great attractions for grad students ab...Temples are great attractions for grad students abroad, more for prasadam-eating than anything else! It's not different for the Arts stream either...I remember how the 'breakfast experiments' conducted by the psychology department were always full of Indian/Pakistani volunteers.<br /><br />The ending, especially, was a funnimals :DGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590537839113796844noreply@blogger.com