Things you need to know/do...

Here's a very small list of things that one needs to know of or do, to get the privilege of being called my FRIEND:

1. Knowledge of and (to certain minimum level) passion for Firefox Web Browser. Craze for extensions goes without saying.
   
2. Acknowledge the fact that Linux is a great operating system and though some distributions might have some problem, overall it is shaping well to become the strongest contender for The Best Operating System.
   
3. Believe that ♬MUSIC♬ is the reason for life. Gene Propagation is a secondary issue, although it is also highly important.
   
4. Preach that The Beatles, are the GODS of music. Thy shall bow to the BEATLES!
   
5. Agree with me when I say that there might be great music bands, great songs, great orchestra.. but Bryan Adams has his own place at the top (could be shared.. I am open to that idea).
   
6. Possess "Live and Let Die" attitude.
   
7. Last but most importantly, (s)he must pay due respect to my swimming costume, more famous by the name Pink Chaddi.
   

By the way, I notice that my simulations have completed and a few machines have been freed so I better close it here and get going!

Scent of a Woman

This is almost entirely from the Delhi edition of The Hindustan Times (dated March 27, 2006 : Page 1 : Article : Male allure: Scent of a woman).
So what Mr. Vijay Dutt reports there is that it has been proven by British researchers at Cambridge University that Females are, probably, attracted to married men because of the smell of another woman's skin they carry on their skins!

Experiments were conducted on mice, and the results could be the same for Homo Sapeins. The key is the chemical oxytocin, nicknamed “Attachment Hormone”, which is released during pregnancy, childbirth and sex.

The article ends with:

So if something is rotten in your marriage, woman, blame it on your smell. Even science let the man off easily.

Symbol of friendship

DISCLAIMER: This is senti stuff. Read at your own risk! Do not bother me with any questions related to this.

Few years back, on this date i.e. 22th March, I was a witness to the marriage of one of my best friends better known as 3.8 (:P) amongst my friends at IIT-K and as Shivalee amongst my friends at BVCoE and Rosary School. What happened to me for a few months after that is a sad (and at the same time, amusing) story but that's not the subject of this post. I'd like to add here that I do not really like to discuss that story so please do not ask me about it. Here, I'll post about the symbol of friendship that she and I share.
Back in August 2000, I had my best Friendship Day with Shivalee and Namita with me. Now these two girls (women now, I guess) are my best friends and I really wish to be with them for as long as I can. That day in August, Shivalee tied a wrist-band around my hand as a symbol of our friendship and I have carried it around my wrist since that day. So far so good.
The problem, however, is that due to constant wear-and-tear, the band has gotten into a not-so-good shape and I fear that if I keep going on like this, it would snap-off sooner or later. To be ab;e keep it as a life-long memory, I decided to take it off my wrist and preserve it for as long as I can. Since today I was anyway going to call her up, I decided to ask (read inform) her about this and so I did. Guess what, I'll be getting a new one!

The entire process refreshed some of the moments I enjoyed the most. Olden times are undoubtedly golden times!