I asked my wife what is the meaning of hand-me-down. She explained it to me and I got it. But I experienced it a different way... Over the last 10 years in my community, I had made very few friends and I must admit that I did not make any attempt to improve that circle.... Continue Reading →

Looks like it took me exactly a week to get over it. If 2011 was for Tendulkar I wish this time it was for Rohit and Rahul. It was not to be. I understood the meaning of "there is a slip between the cup and the lip "! My sister called me with full family... Continue Reading →

We came out of the moonshot euphoria a month back. The latest one is the cricket carnival happening in the sub-continent. My wife couldn't stand the buffering that was happening because one of our internet connections was down. She decided to "play on" by reinstating Tata Play. I walked in that evening and was wondering... Continue Reading →

Once in a while, there comes a time in your life when you have to express yourself completely... That happened to me when my family was out for 10 days. As it turned out, it was a festive time and I had fewer business travels. So here I am inside the 4 walls of the... Continue Reading →

I had done 15 mins of meditation and some good deep breaths. Since I had decided to venture out today I knew my morning mindfulness would pay off. I was in two minds. Should I take the metro or Uber? I went for the former. Now that metro station near to my home can take... Continue Reading →

Ever since I started this weekly digest of things from my life, I have noticed that I am paying a lot of attention to what I am thinking and doing in my life. Last week I blogged on the current fever that has gripped the nation. In the past, my wife and I never turned... Continue Reading →

"India is playing today ?" came a voice from behind. That was one big fella (Call him Mr. X) with chubby cheeks, sporting a colorful shirt over a grey T-shirt and fitted with devices all around his head. I saw heads spinning and staring at him instantly. Even the air hostess who was announcing paused.... Continue Reading →

It has been sometime and I wanted to get back to weekly blogging. My initial thought was to work out a theme for the next few weeks so that I can start jotting down and start preparing the drafts. I then decided to write about events, thoughts, insights and things which I have got exposed... Continue Reading →

It was Sunday, October 1st and that evening I was trying to write a blog and it seemed to be becoming very difficult to put my thoughts and ideas together. This is happening after a lot of attempts... I tried to write with a pen, typed on my laptop, then finally I took out my... Continue Reading →

I remember my brother in law raving about the movie Bourne Identity. I didn't know about Matt Damon then . But today when I had seen two movies of Matt Damon ( Oppenheimer and Air), I am tempted to have a go at seeing the Bourne identity series. 6 years ago on this fateful day... Continue Reading →