CURRENT MISSION

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes- Proust

ABOUT ME

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not

Born in Chennai (formerly Madras), India to lovely parents whom I don't appreciate nearly enough, I did my 12 years of schooling in various Indian cities including Cochin and Bombay and then decided to move to Singapore to pursue my Bachelors at the National University there.

I have also lived for brief periods in Sydney and Chicago and absolutely adore both cities.

I've completed a work-exchange student program in Germany with the 'work' part in Dusseldorf and an exchange semester at the Technische Universtity in Munich.

I am obsessed with Nirvana-Arsenal-Seinfeld and the Godfather to name a few interests. I also have a penchant for obscure trivia and random geographical facts.

Come visit :)

Imp : I shall get verified by CS soon but in the meantime to confirm the veracity of the above statements,

Here's my Facebook

PHILOSOPHY

I plagiarize unashamedly, So here are the quotes that I swear by...and laugh by

"We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it. " -Tennessee Williams

"When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone." - Tennessee Williams

"Bohemia has no banner. It survives by discretion. " -Tennessee Williams

"First, from this day forward, When your Mother tells you she loves you -Get a second opinion"- Primal Fear

"I'd rather burn out than fade away"-Kurt Cobain

Never hate your enemies. It clouds your judgement- The Godfather.

"Idealism precedes experience, cynicism follows"

"If God hadn't intended for us to masturbate, he would have made our arms shorter"-George Carlin

"One cannot be betrayed if one has no people" - The Usual Suspects

"It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy"-My Best's Friends Wedding

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness :) .

Interests

American politics, European football, the Seattle Sound and Berlin.

On a serious note, I'm interested in the number 44343 and its factors, sliding down slopes of active volcanoes, 4 or more people having a conversation on the legality of absinthe, 3 headed komodo dragons named Charles...and much much more.

• politics
• trivia
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Primarily Rock and metal in all its manifestations. Old school, new school, nu, industrial, heavy, death,classic...anything will do.

NIRVANA, Pink Floyd, Wolfmother, Nine Inch Nails, STP, Metallica, Pearl Jam, SALIVA, Blue Oyster Cult, A perfect Circle, Billy Idol, Marilyn Manson, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Porcupine Tree, The Doors, Live, Aerosmith,Staind, Led Zep, Bon Jovi, INXS, Bob Dylan, Hendrix, Placebo,Audioslave, AFI, DreamTheater, DMB, Ozzy, GNR, Puddle of Mudd, Stereophonics, 3 Doors Down, Incubus, Thom Yorke and Radiohead, Oasis, Daughtry, U2, Velvet Revolver.

Joy Division.

Movies : Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, The Experiment, On The Waterfront, Citizen kane, Casablanca, Seven, Usual suspects, Cruel intentions, Runaway jury, Y tu mamba tambian, unfaithul, wild things, Stepmom, about schmidt, Being John Malkovich, shawshank redemption, Getaway, The Machinist, The Prestige, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Run Lola Run

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Does smoking pot in Amsterdam count ? :)

For me, it just has to be Berlin.

When JFK said Ich bin ein Berliner, little did I know I would echo his sentiments some 45 years later. But Berlin is tragic, spectacular, magnificent, depressing, weird, eccentric and so much more. It completely got me...Loved it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, Singapore