The first time I had Sushi, I experienced a feeling that would linger on in my mind and taste buds for a long time. Many people from the Indian subcontinent would have experienced this as a result of a very simple folly of misunderstanding wasabi for chutney. After this happened about eight years ago, thanks to two of my friends who saw it all … Continue reading I Could Eat My Body Weight in Sushi
Life is all about trust, the trust you keep on who is in front of you and what he or she says. The trust in the person behind you who would hold you when you fall back. Trust rebuilds burnt bridges, and instills a pathway for people to pass mind to mind. Trust can make life much more happier than it is and I believe … Continue reading To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved
It is interesting to explore what happens after 10 days of countdown. Well since I have not been promoting the site, I have had a few hits from stumble upon and that’s it. But personally if has been a gratifying experience to touch on subject a day that means something to me. Since I did not have much to say today, I thought looking back … Continue reading I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today
Why are escalators important when I do the count Down. Well more than the significance is the experience, the experience of being on one. I have been working in the city of san francisco for over two months now an daily morning I come up the escalator in Montgomery station where it opens into the Market street. Every day I stand in awe as I … Continue reading An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs
The other day I was reading a nice explanation on relationships and balancing life. It said that we hold on to things like we hold on to the handle strap in a moving train to keep the balance and avoid falling. In life most of these straps can be traps that can disillusion one from knowing what makes them happy and contented. From the costly … Continue reading Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end
What better day than today to write about something that has been one of my long time loves, Movies! With the Oscar on the screen I can’t stop remembering all the great movies that I have seen all these years. Which would be the best movie for me, thare are many, but if you were to ask me to name 5 without thinking here goes … Continue reading A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet
The world has been debating the existence for a long time and not just the existence, but also the form, powers and character of God and how you reach him or her. I have always felt rather amused by the seriousness man takes in defining something he has not seen and is more a manifestation of his beliefs and upbringing. Now I will get a … Continue reading God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages
If I say life is a balanced mix of opportunities and risk, I am sure many would disagree, more vehemently those who feel that life has always been a struggle and when everyone had their share of opportunities they were left behind. Is this true? Do some people encounter more opportunities than others without having to face the same amount of risks to achieve what … Continue reading The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck
I have suffered Panic attacks before but always had a low blood pressure. I have even had someone remark once that low blood pressure was a sign of lack of commitment in things. Interestingly he had a high blood pressure and that was the best reasoning I have ever heard. Anyway when people get closer to 40 many start routine checkups and blood pressure is … Continue reading Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t fallen asleep yet
I have been actively walking for the past one month and initially I used to do it as a form of exercise and would time it and control my speed and route to get the maximum benefit out of it. But after some time I felt that the whole joy of walking was getting lost by the control I put on it. I sat back … Continue reading All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking
Vinod Narayan 