Archive for June, 2008
I was preparing for my advanced microeconomics midterm exam (which I just completed moments ago) late last night in my research lab on campus. On my way out of Mercury Tower, where my research lab is located, I spotted a scorpion on the same asphalt path in which I was walking.
The scorpion, as big […]
Sure enough, and at nearly 2:30am, ‘the’ phone call had come.
“Yes, father, I saw the news today. It was horrible.”
It’s always the same whenever something horrible that involves the destruction, chaos and death occurs ‘close’ to where I am living at the time of incident. This could be an earthquake, a hurricane, a typhoon, a […]
Quotes:
i. “It’s not easy working with infinity.”
ii. “It’s just a major exam. No big deal.”
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Context:
I was sitting in my microeconomics class this morning, worrying about the upcoming midterm exam in two days from now. My professor was explaining, using calculus (oh, the horror!), the implications of a ‘weakly Pareto Optimal’ Economy (whatever that is supposed […]
Here’s a conversation I had with a girl at a party I was invited to in an Italian Restaurant in Roppongi earlier tonight:
Girl: Where are you from?
Me: Take a wild guess.
Girl: Italy?
Me: Close. Bahrain.
Girl: Bahr.. Baarr.. Baharain? Where’s that? I never heard of it.
Me: Right next to Italy.