What had started out as a simple ride back to the hostel in my friend's car turned into a rather nice dinner of chicken and cheese. It then turned full fledged into the whole evening out walking the length and breath of Ikea and Ikano. It was my first visit to Ikea despite the fact that I'm staying so near to the place. I must say, was I impressed with what they have on display there! The sofas, bookcases, rugs and stuff; they're all simple and nice, just the way I like things to be. Best part is they're reasonably priced too.

Over at Ikano, while I was busy checking out iPod Mini at the Apple Experience Center, my friends were pointing and gushing over Jason Lo, whom they claimed to have seen walking in a particular pet shop. Am not really a fan of Lo, but his songs are pretty good.

I'm totally into Dan Brown though. He is topping the list of my all-time favourite authors. If you've been to the about page, you might have known that I was reading Dan Brown's Digital Fortress. Though not as good, plot wise, as the other two books I've read (Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code), it's still a brilliant read. Being a Dan Brown book, you can expect lots of controversies, plot twists, puzzles and codes all rolled into one fast-paced thriller. What makes Digital Fortress stands out is that it really pulls you into the world of crytography. At the end of the book, there's a string of seemingly random numerical values which you can actually translate into a message! I was having a hard time breaking the code; I tried making sense of the numbers by associating them with alphabets but it didn't work. I hate codes I couldn't break, so I called up Google, and did a search. After knowing where to begin, I worked out the message using the Caesar Box Technique. After seeing the words materialise, the grandeur of it all dawns on me; way cool.

In case you're wondering what the heck is the gibberish I'm using as the title for this posting, try using the same technique to break the code. Have fun deciphering!