http://hidamali.xanga.com/Latest Xanga weblog from hidamalizh60http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gifhttp://hidamali.xanga.com/http://hidamali.xanga.com/716135792/item/http://hidamali.xanga.com/716135792/item/Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:58:07 GMTafter a long first day back at work, i'm off today to take my driving theory test. however, i'm feeling completely sentimental and unfocussed. maybe it's meeting Barney after a fortnight, and having him&nbsp;leave on a jet plane again...&nbsp;&nbsp;http://hidamali.xanga.com/716135792/item/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715963990/item/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715963990/item/Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:57:02 GMT<P>on my last night in tokyo, i surf morbid pages to get back in the mood for work.</P><P><A href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/188/is-it-possible-for-someone-to-be-tickled-to-death" rel="nofollow">Is it possible for someone to be tickled to death?</A> </P><P><A href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/190/do-people-really-die-from-spontaneous-human-combustion" rel="nofollow">Do people really die from "spontaneous human combustion"?</A> </P>http://hidamali.xanga.com/715963990/item/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715759761/item/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715759761/item/Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:52:05 GMTdidnt go back to tokyo for halloween after all, but had a quiet night in the outskirts of kobe, catching up with my old uni housemate hayato.http://hidamali.xanga.com/715759761/item/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715437836/item/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715437836/item/Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:52:29 GMTarrived in Tokyo, looking forward to spending Halloween in Shibuya. If it looks like Halloween normally, imagine what it must look like on 31st Oct! <br>http://hidamali.xanga.com/715437836/item/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715340488/speaking-of-geek-love/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715340488/speaking-of-geek-love/Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:08:59 GMTwe reported on <a href="http://blog.omy.sg/alvinology/2009/10/26/project-r-wedding-proposal-20/" rel="nofollow">this geek</a>'s proposal to his ...well, now she's his fiance! <br>http://hidamali.xanga.com/715340488/speaking-of-geek-love/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715305568/geek-love/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715305568/geek-love/Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:10:47 GMT<P>Barney: I have a surprise for you.</P><P>moi: ooh, what?</P><P>Barney: Geocities is taking down all their webpages tomorrow, so I took the liberty of downloading your secondary school website for you.</P><P>moi: awwww.....geek love!&nbsp;</P>http://hidamali.xanga.com/715305568/geek-love/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715236743/item/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715236743/item/Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:29:56 GMTI emerge from a restroom in a mall and tell the waiting Barney: "Sorry for taking so long. Let's just say I had some liquidity issues that were quite the opposite of Lehmann Brothers."http://hidamali.xanga.com/715236743/item/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715236681/call-me-asha/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715236681/call-me-asha/Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:27:48 GMTI know I have all this pride about not adopting an English name as long as I live in East Asia, but when I'm travelling, I throw all that away.<br />Besides making it easier for others to pronounce and remember, I also view my alternative names as alter egos. hence when backpacking in Europe I'm Heidi- I like to think of her as carefree, a little hippie, and always up for detours.<br />When in India, my friends call me Asha or Aastha. (Actually, my ex calls me Aastha and the current bf calls me Asha, but let's not get into that.) Asha/ Aastha is a Manipuri girl* who loves her country, and speaks only a little Hindi.<br />Nothing beats the feeling of having a little boy I just met chase after me shouting :"Asha didi! Asha didi**!"<br />* chosen cos Manipuri girls look East Asian<br />**didi= elder sisterhttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715236681/call-me-asha/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/715054379/item/http://hidamali.xanga.com/715054379/item/Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:19:08 GMT<P>when i start dreaming of work every night, i know it's time to take a break...</P>http://hidamali.xanga.com/715054379/item/#firstcommenthttp://hidamali.xanga.com/714601580/item/http://hidamali.xanga.com/714601580/item/Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:32:45 GMT<A href="http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE59D4MW20091014?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&amp;rpc=69" rel="nofollow">How Mussolini once worked for British intelligence</A>http://hidamali.xanga.com/714601580/item/#firstcomment