level of acceptance

I've waited this long to post this -
The Howrah-Kalka Mail train accident killed 69 and injured 196. why then isn't there as much public outrage over the train accident as the mumbai blasts?? maybe it's because for the blasts, no matter what, at the back our head we point the finger to forces outside our boundaries and

My love affair with the Adam (with some irritants)

Let me start off with the reasons that made me choose & buy Adam
I needed a tablet pc. That much i was sure of. I only had to choose which one. Let me make this clear - in the world of Tablet pcs, Adam is cheap(est). It has amazing functionality. And it's designed, 'with Love' they say, by Notion Ink - an Indian company :)) All these were reasons enough for me to pick the Adam.

Now, why do i love the Adam??

Rituals

I know a person who by the looks of it has got, what they call OCD.
Let me narrate to you all the 'rituals' he does

When he has to start his bike, he inserts the key and removes it and inserts it again. He does this a number of times. This number, when you count it, is anywhere between 2 to 9. Once I've seen him go till 18! But each number has it's own significance, he'd like you to believe
Turns ON & OFF the switches a couple of times. In fact, the TV switch in stuck permanently in the ON position because of this
Turning ON & OFF taps - a couple of times
Puts the glass down, lifts it,

We are afterall, Humans

Attended Teja's funeral today. They flew his body from Australia. It was sent in a coffin, his name engraved on it. Whoever thought of it and did it, that was a touching gesture.
This isn't the first time I've been to a funeral but in all those previous occasions it was because someone had taken me there or because i had to be present there. But, though i wasn't overly grieved at his passing away, this is the first time that i myself felt i should attend

I've known him pretty well during my school days. We (all of

Adam - so far

I'll restrict my love affair with the Adam to another post. in this one, I'll write an objective review (if that's possible)
The delivery process - no complaints. the device arrived promptly. communication was proper too

The unboxing - had to strap an iPhone to my head using a