The internet never forgets. Decades ago, I had deemed Corolla as the most boring soul-sapping car in the world. I had promised that I would never get one. But life always has a way of saying never say never! Fast-forward to 2025, and I find myself salivating over a Corolla. Admittedly, it is not just[…]
Where is next? Counting the 190 undisputed sovereign nations in the world, I have until this moment visited 12% of the countries that are out there. Three years ago, the count lay at meager 5%. Being in Europe has simplified matters immensely. However, regardless of the number I can’t help but feel blessed. Travel is[…]
Spring is a spring is a spring I had played out the scene a million times in my head. After all, a fair dosage of British romantic comedy movies had made it easy. The cheesy commercials on American television coupled with my inexplicable desire to watch reality TV served only to add to this moment.[…]
We We the new, we the willing, We the excited, brimming with hope, We the travelers, with our towels packed, We the seekers of the sun and afternoon warmth. We the unprepared, the very scared, We with our union, we with our shared dressers, We with our different tastes, We with our own ghosts notwithstanding.[…]
Two for Ewig Like it has been often, one of us is in a train again. This time I am headed away from her. We would however meet again soon. But that next time would be in very special circumstances. We would be then us. Bound be legality and recognized by love. I have played[…]
Pit stop rush Time has turned ferocious and I can’t for the life of it, attempt to slow it down. I am guessing it has always been fast. But I suppose, when one is younger,one tends to think there is always the second half. And now when I am in the second half, I wished[…]
I am generally considered arrogant; that I often have difficulties walking the line between confidence and arrogance. Those who know me well pass it off as dry humor at times and usually correctly adopt ridicule as a countermeasure. Those who don’t know me well assume the worst and walk away. It has made me wonder[…]
Who needs a bell? Last year was a massively good year for me. It totally deserved a hearty end-of-the-year review. It could have certainly used a fitting description of all my wonderful travels, experiences and memorable birthdays. But I am afraid I am beginning to lose the lust for reviewing days gone past. I found[…]
During my recent failed attempts of going to bed early, I was meandering on twitter and Facebook threads of nothingness when I stumbled on an internet forward listing the “First world problems”. Many of them had to do with the patchy functioning of ‘WhatsApp’ or a perfectly acceptable interruption of some kind. I found it[…]
live it up Adulthood comes with the implicit expectation of having serious discussions on worldly topics, regardless of subject depth. I have being doing my part by instigating discussions on topics that I quickly lose traction on. It is dangerous to use Wikipedia to fuel your thirst since it never really quenches it, even if[…]