Dangerous Quantities of Biltong

I don’t consider vegetarianism a disease…just an ill-conceived life choice. I sometimes feel bad thinking this way, considering my Indian roots, but meat is just so damn good. If dinner is being served, no matter how good the starches and vegetables look, my eyes and…

Singlish Lah!

I’m finally back in the sweaty paradise that is Singapore. Minutes after stepping off the plane and having the customs agent ask me for my passport, I heard it: the sweet singsong of Singlish.

Singlish is the Singaporean version of English. The core of the language is the same…

Me Like Asia — Political Edition

It has been a while. What can I say, school finally came around and started kicking my ass and blogging has spiraled to the bottom of the the to-do list. If you ever are contemplating business school and attend one of those presentations where some peppy ex-banker tells…

Safari Randomness

In my former life as a trader, there were sometimes over-the-top steak dinners that resulted in what I call the “meat sweats”. That feeling where you don’t really feel overly full or nauseous, but you wake up in middle of the night just feel uneasy as you kind of feel your body digesting. It was…

Where Cargo Pants Are Still Okay

I want to begin this entry with the disclaimer that I’ve never been a particularly outdoorsy guy. I’ve definitely never tried hunting. I always suspected that bird watching was just a cover for child molesters. Even factoring all this in, the experience of an African…

The Time Has Come

It is undeniable that women have been subject to centuries of patriarchal oppression. The glass ceiling continues to be broken…

Here We Go Again

“You going home, or away from home?”

That’s what the middle-aged, goateed dude, with a Tacoma Rainiers minor league baseball cap asked me as we landed in the Seattle airport. It could be the ultimate “starting small talk” on a plane question, but I was more surprised by my…

Hurts So Good

One of the best parts of living in Singapore is the ethnic enclaves. New York definitely had its fair share, but around here, when you go to Chinatown, it really feels like China. When you’re in Little India, the smells and the sweat are just like you’re walking the streets of Calcutta. I went down to…

Me like Asia, Part 1

My new toothpaste:

Thinking ‘bout music

It was a few years back…I had just discovered the Shazam iPhone app which “recognizes” songs just from a short clip. A few of us were watching a video on MTV that featured scenes from a tropical paradise and a very laid-back song. The song seemed that much more amazing as there was snow…