About a few weeks back I moved. Again! Less than 14 months ago, I had just moved from Seattle to Tokyo. That was one crazy but exciting move. I documented some of my experiences here. Japan was a wonderful country. It has beauty and culture, a fantastic public transit, some of the most hospitable people…
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Fear of missing out (FOMO)
Fear of missing out is defined on Wikipedia as “a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent”. This social anxiety is characterized by “a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing”. Before I started writing this blog I thought it was just a cultural term…
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I started my work career by doing an Intern at IBM. I definitely learned a lot on that role but that wasn’t really my first job. It was always going to be a short role with a fixed end date, so it always felt incomplete, like I didn’t belong. The first company where I joined…
Continue Reading10 pounds down: My fitness journey
The story really starts about 10.5 months ago when I bought a Fitbit. I thought now that I have spent some money I would have more incentive to be fit. But my real journey started way back. Back in 2007, I was in my 2nd year of graduation. I was a thin person. People (mostly…
Continue ReadingThe Need for compassion
We live in troubled times. Maybe not all of us but most of us can sense the growing distrust among people. It may be Europe which has been devastated by multiple attacks recently or the war ravaged middle east. And more recently the feeling of distrust has been growing here at home in USA. I…
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Tonight, when the world is out And I sit outside, on the grass Looking at the dark lush valleys And sounds of ruffling leaves I think about those moments When life as I know changed Yes it is all too simple, all too clear For the world, for you! Its apparent what I do is…
Continue ReadingThe Allure of Skin
Life has funny ways of proving us wrong. I had always considered myself a intelligent person. Rather i had considered myself a knowledgeable guy. Until i went outside India. At first i was at all a loss on what to do. Things just didnt seem to fall into place. Either i googled or read the…
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Tears just find a way to flow Cant stop them anymore On the open highway Thats what my cheeks have become Finding a way from the eyes To the end of road Linger and Drop Leaving only a wetness behind
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