Musings in Swarga : A trip to Sakleshpur

When I make short holiday trips with family, the mind is relaxed. Many thoughts cross my mind when I’m surrounded by trees ahead, and clouds above. For me, writing a travel blog is an effective way of capturing a fleeting moment in time. Photographs and…

Was thinking today about all the ups and downs life makes you experience in a day. I guess the trick is to maintain some degree of equanimity through it all – adversity should not derail you, neither should success elevate you to cloud nine.

Brought back to memory lines from my favourite poet Gulzar :

The media is always selling the flavour of the season. Of late, it’s been startups.

Advertisements consistently feature young people working in startups. Successful. Enjoying their work. Living it up with trek colleagues. Making more money than they can spend, hence always living the good life.

*Written completely with dictation – had to make less than 10 edits in the whole blog after talking!*

I am going to try and write this blog just with my voice. Sound recognition has been getting very strong of late. I was using voice today to ask maps for directions and was pretty surprised, pleasantly so, with a smooth…

Television soon becomes a need.

I have had no cable for the last one year. Six months ago, I got Netflix. I pay less than what I used to for cable, and the programming quality is far, far superior. Plus I can watch it anywhere, anytime. Which means I can switch on a show in my living room, and take it to the bathroom when…

The phone as a source of anxiety

After I get back from work in the night, I check my email sporadically till I crash. I realize I do this only to ensure I am not missing out on some urgency that may have reared its ugly head. However, I feel a certain degree of anxiety every time I do so.