The Killer Garden

Saturday, 3rd March 2012. The Professor entered. Greeted. "Assalamualaikum. Welcome to the killer course of your life. Research Methods"

Hmmm... Don't worry ...

Misna's Rule of Thumb ...When in the jungle...

... Stand still - get your bearing
... Listen - to the familiar and unfamiliar sounds
... Look around - mark the knowns and the unknowns 
... Observe - details and outliers
... Explore - possibilities
... Identify - requirements
... Compare - and contrast
... Search - for meaning and applicability
... Clear - enough ground for comfort
... Set - tools and shelter
... Do - the reason why you are in the jungle in the first place
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... And hopefully, at the end of the journey, we will have an in-depth understanding of KATAK and KUDA :-)

... One from Bashō who in early 1686 composed one of his best-remembered haiku:

furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto

an ancient pond / a frog jumps in / the splash of water [1686] See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D