tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-114651332024-03-05T04:31:29.617-05:00This Blue PlanetThe World Through My EyesVimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318957952061105418noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465133.post-37913750778767629872011-08-21T22:15:00.001-04:002011-08-21T22:19:31.264-04:00The Most Expensive Coffee in the WorldIt was in 2006 that I first heard about it. My coworker, Jonathan, told me that there was a variety of coffee that was made from the excrement of monkeys.
"That's nasty," I remember telling him.
How could anyone in their right mind even think about drinking a beverage made from monkey shit. I honestly barely believed him. Over the last six years, I've become a bit of coffee Vimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318957952061105418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465133.post-47173614053653526472010-06-30T00:03:00.000-04:002010-06-30T01:59:57.200-04:00Coping with GWGS (Graduate Student Withdrawal Syndrome)I was sitting in chair with my headphones on listening to Mozart reading the book "Guns, Germs & Steel" on my iPad when I looked up. I felt like I just came out of some kind of hypnotic trance."Where the hell am I?" I asked myself.I realized that I was at the "Seattle's Best" cafe at Borders, a frequent stopping ground for me when I was a student at UCLA. As of two weeks ago, I was no Vimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318957952061105418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465133.post-47047426166772932882008-09-04T03:13:00.000-04:002008-11-09T17:12:35.824-05:00A Crude AwakeningIf you haven't noticed the price of gas going up in recent months, check your pulse, you might be dead! With the exception of a recent drop in oil prices, Americans are paying a lot more than they used to for energy. But, why is the price of oil rising like Dick Cheney's cholesterol? Let's explore a few facts.Fact #1: There is only a finite amount of oil on EarthFact #2: The demand for oil will Vimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318957952061105418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465133.post-81290297180603883232008-09-01T21:05:00.000-04:002008-09-01T21:06:51.474-04:00So, who is paying for that war in Iraq?Welcome back!I was sitting at a Starbucks in Long Beach studying for my final exam on the naturally fascinating subject of Channel Coding Theory when inspiration decided to strike again. This time, it's on the subject of the economy. It's no secret that the U.S. economy is in a pretty lame state. Americans are facing inflation, a crashing housing market, a stock market in peril and that's just Vimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318957952061105418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465133.post-89109432061534236992008-09-01T20:06:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:16:48.222-04:00Inspiration Strikes!Greetings loyal readers!I have returned to the blogging scene. After several false starts, I am confident this will be the first post in a long string of blog postings yet to come. Why the sudden resurgence in blogging energy, you ask? It's definitely not due to an increase in available time. My time is more limited than ever, but there's just so much to write about! And without my saxophone Vimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318957952061105418noreply@blogger.com0