It is Thursday the twelfth of December 2019 and it’s my second last day of a two-week study tour of India. For me, the experience has been emotional whiplash. Over the past couple of weeks, I have witnessed the beauty of the Taj Mahal, only to discover its ugly history of exploiting tens of thousands… Continue reading Dharavi
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The voice of Kalamina Gorge
It is 4:49 am on Saturday, June 29th, 2019. I know this because I set my alarm for weird times, and usually way before I need to get up. I should be relaxed, I have slept well, and like usual, things are pretty much organised. The house is very still and my two housemates are… Continue reading The voice of Kalamina Gorge
Aligning Life
Everything is exactly where it’s meant to be. The past cannot be changed and the future will unfold as the most extraordinary experience of your life. Something incredible is happening and that we are all a part of it.
Web Money from the 90’s
Around this time of year, in Feb 2000, I was doing my best to sell the idea of on-line advertising to anyone who would listen to me. We were a month into our successful IPO, we had a top 50 Australian website, number 1 in its category, and cashed up bunch of nerds who… Continue reading Web Money from the 90’s
AirBnB + Sydney
Post number 4, I flew into Sydney from Melbourne yesterday for a couple of days. As I finish this post, I am in a little coffee shop in Sydney, dressed casually in a pair of shorts and a shirt, sipping coffee and enjoying every moment of this morning. Last night, I caught up with a… Continue reading AirBnB + Sydney
The most important vehicle of all
Post number three. Today I engaged my new travel agent to help me create my world trip. we will do it on Tripit, which should let me share my itinerary with whomever I want. I have also planned a fitness regime for the next 4 weeks to ensure I am in good shape for my trip.… Continue reading The most important vehicle of all
One of the great things about blogging is choosing what to write and when to publish. I am currently writing a lot of stuff on a bunch of things. I am writing at all different times and inspired by various subjects. Wordpress allows me to save posts as drafts and publish or polish whenever I want.… Continue reading Facebook
Going Solo
Not everything that happens in life is part of a well laid out plan. Recently I suddenly found myself out of the corporate workforce. The company I had worked for during the past five years went through a normal transformation and about one third of the incumbent team were let go. Including me. Although… Continue reading Going Solo