Who am I? Where am I going? To a certain approximation, I know the answers. But then, do I really know? It seems that I have been traveling on and off for the past two months, domestic and international. One trip followed by another. There is a different self, depending on where I am. Now … Continue reading Who am I?
Category: Rant
Do No Harm
The first time I read Henry Marsh’s Do No Harm was in early February 2016, waiting outside an Intensive Care Unit of a no-smoking hospital filled with many “chimney people”, the staircases littered with cigarette ends, bathrooms without soap, hand sanitizer dispensers always empty except for the brief period when officials were touring the … Continue reading Do No Harm
A Room of One’s Own
Virginia Woolf gave a series of lectures in two women’s colleges of Cambridge University in 1928, and subsequently extended the content to its book form: A Room of One’s Own. It focuses on examining women’s roles as writers of and characters in fiction in a male-dominated literary world. I first read this small volume … Continue reading A Room of One’s Own
Programmatic Advertising
Last winter, I met D.G. at AI Summit in San Francisco. We chatted about programmatic advertising industry. Subsequently, D.G. recommended three great sources for me to learn more about his domain. I share his recommendation with you here. A short book titled Introduction to Programmatic Advertising gives a general overview of online programmatic advertising. … Continue reading Programmatic Advertising
The day I had Pad Kee Mao twice
“Just eat first.” She said to me. I stood in the center of her restaurant, overwhelmed. The trust that she bestowed upon me shook me. It was before the lunch rush. Having the habit of rising up and exercising very early in the morning often leads to violent complaints by my stomach before noon. … Continue reading The day I had Pad Kee Mao twice
A Traveller
This is a post-travel rant, not a book summary. A UK border agent half raised his hand, signaling me to come forward. I walked up and handed over my passport, said hello meanwhile. We exchanged a couple short sentences. The agent is English, mumbling, in his cubicle protected by safety glass. At times, it was … Continue reading A Traveller
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
As a reward for completing my one-book-a-week project in 2017, my family gifted me a beautiful book as Christmas present: The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Having not been exposed to many picture books as a child, I first saw and read this at my friend Dr. Mary Marshall’s office in Oxford a few years ago. It … Continue reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Who Moved My Cheese?
One Sunday afternoon recently, I decided to unpack the book boxes. Many of them. One by one. It has been a very daunting project. Right now tons of books are scattered on the floor, each of them anxiously waiting for the sentence I hand down: shelving, return to a labelled box, or donation. How … Continue reading Who Moved My Cheese?
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins mentioned his concern about people’s misjudgement of the book because of its title. Unfortunately, I was one such plonker. This book sat on my bookshelf for many years. I did not want to touch it because I shallowly inferred from the title that the book is about finding justification in biology for selfishness … Continue reading The Selfish Gene
Never Give In! – Winston Churchill’s Greatest Speeches
I grew up in awe of Winston Churchill, for his second to none wartime leadership during WWII, his mastery of writing, oratory and painting, and for his character, including his flaws. It would not be an exaggeration to state that most of us today across many countries owe our sheer existence to Churchill and the … Continue reading Never Give In! – Winston Churchill’s Greatest Speeches