I was listening to the discussion on gravitational waves on the ‘In our time’ podcast, when it struck me how the panel discussing the topic were hard-pressed to give a description of gravitational waves. Invariably, they resorted to analogy, and I found it interesting that for the most abstract of concepts, we tend to fall back to anal ...Continue
“I’ll turn off your engine,†says M. He turns around and walks out of my line of sight. I sweat like an animal in the afternoon heat, speaking in half-arsed BM. The driver doesn’t get what I’m asking him.
“Your engine’s overheating,†says M.
“Oh fuck,†says I.
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I saw a pony about two weeks back at Eden in JB. It was a Sunday, and J needed a beer or two. We were done by the time I found myself standing at Eden’s foyer, waiting for J. I’d seen the pony earlier and I felt a little strange, seeing how parents were paying a ringgit so that their kids could clamber up the harness and seat thems ...Continue
It’s one of those days again. I didn’t want to wake up. But so what, yes? It’s.. let’s see: almost 8.00am. Far too early, depending on your perspective. I’ve had my bath and I’m listening to the pretentiously-titled “Map of the Problematique” on constant repeat. I love Muse, but in small doses. ...Continue
My God, we were a sorry bunch. It was just the two of us left nursing our beers and cigarettes, bitching about work. I wasn’t in the mood to talk, having received a massive shelling over what I’ll describe as my complete and total lack of interest in doing what I was told to do. I couldn’t help thinking about tomorrow, and how ...Continue