This blog is for all my young friends and family, for their health in all respects; for the older ones, to their continued health and joy. If it speaks to you, please share it. Every financial advisor worth his salt, every column on financial planning, everyone these days drum into you that apart from the health insurance your organization offers you, you need to ensure you take one in your…
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Curiosity did not kill this cat!
I am not an engineer. I did not learn to write code, learn programming languages, nothing! I do not have any kind of formal education on anything to do with technology. As a matter of fact, my first introduction to computers was when I joined, in 1990, the Hotel Management School, and had to roster my students into the practical sessions. I had to do this, to my horror, on…
A haircut and some entrepreneur lessons…………
Last weekend, I went to Harish, my favourite hairstylist. I have followed him from salon to salon, till he opened his own salon 4 years ago. I just don’t get my hair cut anywhere else – and all who read this will understand that if you are lucky to find a great hair stylist, you will do the same; because, he makes you feel beautiful or handsome as the case…
Be a Man, Man!(woman)
We were at a friend’s wedding yesterday. A grand show, love in the air, good wishes from family and friends, great food (of course!). We had planned to drive back to Bangalore the same day, so tried to make an early exit. But when we reached the car park of the wedding hall, we found one cute little car, with a large ‘L’ board, parked so precisely that it blocked…
I do because I want to…………………..
I am not a blogger, I have tweeted once in my life, and I have only authored work related documents. No sir, my writing days ended with my school, where I probably left the world of ‘what if’ and beautiful day dreams behind. However, as I move into a different stage in my career, the single piece of advice to me has been to start writing. At the least ‘tweet’,…
The lost child
Friday evening, sitting at the Bombay Airport, waiting to get back, after another week away from home. Multiple thoughts racing in my head, from the two meetings I missed, to the unfinished tasks of the week, to the fact that my maid is still missing, my dad’s toothache………. As I look abstractedly around me, I see nothing different – men and women, young, middle aged, old, all lost in their…