Category Archives: Personal
Winds of Change
In life, changes come to each and everyone of us, sometimes in subtle, imperceptible ways, and sometimes, in a violent cataclysmic fashion, jolting us out of our self-fashioned cocoons of our daily habits and routines. This month, I’ve visited places … Continue reading
The Beauty of the Walk
I love to walk. And if I were to be honest about it, I love and indeed, need the long walk of a solitary and contemplative nature, a time where I have a chance to reflect, think and pray. This … Continue reading
Another Story Must Begin
In the longest running musical Les Misérables (and now a major motion musical picture), Jean Valjean the convict tore up his yellow ticket of leave (his parole form, essentially escaping parole) and as his soliloquy crescendoed into its final notes … Continue reading
Tokyo Dreaming – The Exhibition
The first time I visited Tokyo, I felt like I was walking through a dream. Ephemeral humanity surged past me – each dark figure impassive, scurrying, hurtling towards an unknown destination amidst an oddly placed silence. When I turned a corner, … Continue reading
Working those 10,000 hours
Malcolm Gadwell in his seminal work “Outliers” mentioned the value of working hard at perfecting the one thing you want to be good at – putting in 10,000 hours practise to be precise, to hone the desired skill. I’ve been … Continue reading