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A season to celebrate

It is Holiday time and looking around, you can sense the festive mood setting in, already. Visiting friends and family, vacations to plan, gifts to buy, parties to prepare for and of course, the money to cover all these - will be the things occupying the minds of millions of people, this season. Kicking off the holiday season is Christmas, a day marked by giving and receiving gifts and more importantly a joyous occasion for everyone to spend time with family and friends. As I drive around Lexington’s busy Hamburg shopping district, I can see people thronging restaurants and shops, filling the air with the holiday buzz and excitement. Stores and buildings decorated with elegant Christmas wreaths offer a beautiful sight for the eye in red and green. Stars and flashy lights dangling in my neighbors’ patios remind me of the jolly days I had in my hometown back in India, during " Diwali " (The Festival of Lights), the "Christmas" for Hindus , if you will. ‘Feel-good’ mov

Learning, the iPod way...

Ever wondered about this ? - "Is what I want, actually what I need ?" There might have been many instances in your life where you have had to choose between what your heart has longed for and what you actually needed to have, at that point in your life. I have had many such experiences in the past and the most recent one, a couple of weeks back. The occasion was my b'day and my close friends asked me what I would like to have as my b'day gift, as it was the usual practice followed for each one's b'day. Though I'm by no means a music aficionado, listening to music is my favorite pastime. So, getting an mp3 player for me was on my mind for a long time.I was thinking of a Sony MiniDisc Player , but when my friend suggested I have a look at Apple's iPod , I changed my mind and decided to go with the iPod , as it had cool features. He also asked me to consider the option of getting a nice set of formal pant and shirt as I had just graduated at that time and