Archive for October, 2008

Unusual e-card, or How sometimes bad news are good for your health.

I’ve been a fan of e-cards since I first came across them, and before that, I was always a fan of paper greeting cards. One of the reasons why I enjoy my visits to the US so much is the variety of cards that you can buy pretty much everywhere. I remember finding myself mesmerized [...]

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Escape to Rosario, or How I love electronic gadgets.

So, here I am, having a bite at a bar in Rosario, a city northern of Buenos Aires. I came here because there’s a congress for medical students, but also because I found myself craving for some escape from the city (ie: the city where I live)
I came on my own but my friend Emilse [...]

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Thanks for the motivation…

I found this advertisement at the subway station.

It reads:
“You have 42km to regret it, will you run anyways?
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Marathon 42K.
Buenos Aires.
Everyone starts. Only a few reach the finish line”.
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Excuse me?!?! Am I supposed to feel challenged? Am I supposed to be even more eager to run? Or are they trying to tell me to [...]

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Trip to Mendoza: Day 4

On Tuesday morning we woke up early again, and headed toward the station with Romi. This time we left earlier and didn’t have to push the car, so we arrived with enough time to not have to jump on the bus while it was leaving. We would stop in Potrerillos for a while before taking [...]

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..The Infinite Poem.. /Haiku#8/

Morning after rain -
embarrassedly, the blue sky
looks in the mirror.

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Why people should visit Delhi

- Ten Reasons to visit Delhi -
a post by Ninx*, our guest writer of the month.
1. Autorickshaws. Simply the coolest form of public transportation invented ever. Every trip is an experience – whether you’re admiring the dashing skills and bravery of the autodriver in negotiating Delhi traffic, or praying that you’ll survive the trip; whether [...]

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