LOG 3.6: Five Months

 Posted on April 8, 2014  |  4 minutes  |  761 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

8th April 2013 Hi! Yes, it’s been a long time. Nearly 5 months since I last wrote an update email. In November I went to Berlin for my UK visa, and spent whatever hours I was not at work or sleeping on writing a novel. [Read More]
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Kindness in Oldenburg

 Posted on March 13, 2014  |  16 minutes  |  3349 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

When you live for long enough in different places kindness becomes one of the most things you look for. And kindness seems to be the theme of this small town where I have spent the last ~three and half years. [Read More]
friends  Germany  kindness  Oldenburg 

Standing Desk Experience: Days 2-4

 Posted on January 16, 2014  |  2 minutes  |  313 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I’ve been standing at work all week. My heels hurt by the end of each day and I’m starting to see what my boyfriend meant by needing the softness for the feet. [Read More]
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Standing Desk Experience: Day 1

 Posted on January 11, 2014  |  3 minutes  |  565 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I’ve been reading about how sitting is bad for you for several months now but after reading one more article a couple of days ago, I decided enough is enough, I’m going to make a standing desk, get used to it and live longer. [Read More]
alert  filing cabinet  health  healthy  keyboard  posture  screen  sitting  standing  standing desk  standing work station  too much sitting  unhealthy sitting  work station 

Starry night

 Posted on November 30, 2013  |  1 minutes  |  163 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

The stars are so pure in their brightness tonight. No earthly sources of light can begin to compare. Sirius sparkled in a clean and loud tone as the others seemed to harmonise in the music of the galaxy. [Read More]
astronomy  night  orion  sirius  sources of light  stars  venus 

LOG 3.4: Munich

 Posted on November 19, 2013  |  7 minutes  |  1491 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Hello, Happy Pillayaar Chathurthi (festival for Ganesha- the elephant headed god) to you and your families 🙂 I just got back from lunch with my Indian friends. [Read More]
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Feel good links

 Posted on October 21, 2013  |  2 minutes  |  319 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I’d like to share here some of the interesting links I’ve read recently: This oneis the less covered story about ordinary and good Indian men. After all the nasty stories we’ve read, this comes as a breath of fresh air and points out all the nice qualities Indian man have. [Read More]
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