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Hindsight
       -Guy Kawasaki

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
        -Bertrand Russell

Wear sunscreen
       -Mary Schmich

Man was given an imagination to compensate for what he isn't; a sense of humour to console him for what he is.
        - Francis Bacon

Leisure
       -W.H. Davies

Not all those that wander are lost.
       -J.R.R. Tolkein

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
       -Jean de La Bruyère

The average person thinks he isn't.
       -Father Larry Lorenzoni

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
       -Pablo Picasso

Become who you are.
       -Nietzshe

Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.
       -Frank Tyger

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
       -Anon









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no longer chewinggumlessland
Years of mind numbing allegiance to Singapore Airlines, many dozens of flights and yet I can count on one hand the number of times I've been given free upgrades. The first time I decide to fly United Airlines after a five year break and bingo, I found myself upgraded for half my journey back! Unfortunately, Singapore Airlines still remains a much more compelling experience – better seats (almost flatten out even in business class), better service, and absolutely fantastic video content available via video on demand. None of United’s grumpy service or their token concession to video on demand in first class – mini video cassettes that you really have to rewind before ejecting!

Flying Indian Airlines from Bangkok to Hyderabad reminded me of a colleague's experience with them – they were offered an extra glass of orange juice each for being good, well behaved boys :). Today, I was eating breakfast, holding a newspaper in my hand, and peering out of the window when the newspaper was snatched out of my hand with a "your food will get cold and it won’t be nice anymore" from a very pleasant, but very maternal sounding air hostess!

Newspaper had a little blurb about chewing gum being legal in Singapore again – even if buyers have to register themselves! The times are changing… :)

10:17 AM Sunday, May 23, 2004

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