It feels strange to write a retrospective of the year that was after one-and-a-half months of 2022. It has been a significant year in my life. There were three things that marked important changes in my life. Living with my mom after two decades I had left my parents’ house in 2002 to pursue my … [Read more…]
On June 2017, Alex Honnold made history by climbing El Capitan without ropes or harness—a discipline of climbing known as free soloing. This in itself is a tremendous feat of athletic achievement. Such acts of athleticism walks a thin line between probable victory and certain death. Such acts always push the boundaries of human achievement. … [Read more…]
Update: I got my refund. But the hassle has shaken my belief in Amazon’s system. A long and painful case history Let me start with a super-short version of the order. I had ordered a book from a seller who was covered by Amazon’s A-to-Z buyer’s guarantee. It was supposed to reach me by 13th … [Read more…]
Update: Decathlon took back the shoes and I got a replacement. Read the last section. On December 6th, 2016, I bought a pair of Kalenji shoes from Decathlon to replace my regular shoes. This was the third time I had bought a Kalenji shoe. I was pretty happy with the older ones – they had … [Read more…]
The challenge of decluttering The first post of this year was a radical one for me. As I delved into the idea of decluttering, I realised that the biggest challenge was not to get rid of material stuff but get rid of emotional attachments to various things that I own. In fact, I have gotten rid … [Read more…]
It took me some time to assimilate my thoughts after last year’s physically and mentally taxing adventure. I think I have hit that point where I can ponder over the question, ‘What do I want to do with my life?’ without having an existential crisis (or what people often refer to as mid-life crisis). Over … [Read more…]
Yesterday, the members of Dark Project met at Korak’s house. It had more to do with having some fun time with friends (and gulp some food). Inadvertently, we ended up revisiting old songs inside Korak’s jam room. But before that, I must clear some air. So, here is… The reason why Dark Project disbanded Dark Project officially … [Read more…]
Every year, around this time, our department plans an outing to some place in the outskirts of Bangalore. This year, people voted for a resort called Urban Valley (check here). Google Maps labels this place as Bluemoon Retreat. I can only guess that they had undergone a rebranding exercise. You might be interested to read the 2 … [Read more…]
One of the caveats of running a website on a self-configured system is that the webmaster is in charge of all fail-safe, precautionary measures – not only for the data, but also for the server configuration – in case something strange happens. This is in stark contrast to the shared virtual hosting ethos where the webmaster … [Read more…]
I have an opinion that the closest friends you make are the ones with whom you have spent your early twenties. That would roughly be from 18 to 25 years. The reason that happens is because that’s when a person starts to construct his own raison d’être or if not, at least constructs the axioms … [Read more…]
