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A long overdue update

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

I’ve finally resurrected my blog, migrated it over to WordPress, and have a consistent theme across the main site, blog, gallery and code sections. Having done that, there’s several developments I have to share:

I’ve moved (again!). To those who know me well, this comes as no surprise as I’ve always had some form of “Gypsy” gene in me, giving me itchy feet if I’m in one place for too long which then causes me to move to a new place. And so it is that I left London after having spent four years there, and am now living and working in Zurich. After having spent several months dealing with interviews and work permit issues, I’m now working for Google in Switzerland.

Luzern:

 

Fasnacht Parade 2007

 

Fasnacht Parade 2007

Liestal:

 

Morgenstraich 2007

 

Morgenstraich 2007

Basel:

 

Chienbaese 2007

 

Chienbaese 2007

Which Flowers

Friday, September 10th, 2004

Fabien’s response to Arlene’s query of which flower bouquet to pick (choice was between one with only sunflowers, another with sunflowers and yellow roses, and the other was a mix of various flowers:

Fabien: “I don’t like the middle one”
Arlene: “Why?”
Fabien: “I’m from the country, and for me, sunflowers are what you feed cows with”
Arlene: — total silence –

Meaning of the name ‘Roshan’

Tuesday, September 7th, 2004

Some of you may already have come across the description of how the name Sembacuttiaratchy evolved. And now my first name comes under scrutiny. “What does it mean?”, many of you have asked. And so I finally come to write this short blurb:

Roshan has its origins in Sanskrit, and means “Bright” or “Shining Light”. I have also had someone tell me that it means “Crystal”. If you know of any other meanings, then do let me know. :-)

Pictures from Dublin

Tuesday, April 27th, 2004

I’ve uploaded an initial version of the pictures from last weekend’s Dublin visit. A more refined set of pictures with more descriptive texts will appear soon.

Max and Jungwon’s wedding pictures

Wednesday, March 31st, 2004

Max has finally put up pictures of their wedding in Korea. Had some difficulty recognizingJungwon in her traditional costume. We’re waiting for the DVD of the wedding video to see and experience more.

Sungobuljige!

Monday, March 8th, 2004

Max and Jungwon’s website has become a regular page to visit, since they’re both in Korea now for their wedding, and we don’t have Jungwon around to tell us the latest news. Max is making all of us envious here putting up pictures and texts of his culinary adventures. Mmmmmmmm…….!!!!!!!!