Aditya ChopraNo person in recent times has been as inspiring as Aditya Chopra in his rare interview in the series, “The Romantics”, which streamed on Netflix on Valentine’s Day. I don’t want to take a whole 1000 words where I can cover it in much fewer but here is how Aditya struck a chord with me.Introvert - not fond of the limelight- This is one of the characteristics that made me want to listen as he spoke in front of the cameras for such a long time for the first time ever. He is not nece...

Aditya ChopraNo person in recent times has been as inspiring as Aditya Chopra in his rare interview in the series, “The Romantics”, which streamed on Netflix on Valentine’s Day. I don’t want to take a whole 1000 words where I can cover it in much fewer but here is how Aditya struck a chord with me.Introvert - not fond of the limelight- This is one of the characteristics that made me want to listen as he spoke in front of the cameras for such a long time for the first time ever. He is not nece...

Fun playing scrabble with the little one - some words are not quite dictionary material but who cares??Scrabble - President's Day 2023

Fun playing scrabble with the little one - some words are not quite dictionary material but who cares??Scrabble - President's Day 2023

Some things never change even as life happens… 40 years hence and a picnic with an aunt, after the loss of a dear uncle, after families grow apart, after misunderstandings, missed expectations, growing families and passing generations…. feel like a kid and time stands still.

Some things never change even as life happens… 40 years hence and a picnic with an aunt, after the loss of a dear uncle, after families grow apart, after misunderstandings, missed expectations, growing families and passing generations…. feel like a kid and time stands still.

Tiruchi MamaTiruchi mama left for his heavenly abode this week. It is surreal to think that such a lively person who always graced us with his magnanimous presence at every occasion shall not be seen in the flesh on the next one. Life is so short and nothing can be taken for granted. “What he giveth, he taketh with no real notice, as it is all his and he knows better than any of us can ever know. We are but a speck of dust in his lotus feet and this we are reminded of from time to time.“ My p...

Tiruchi MamaTiruchi mama left for his heavenly abode this week. It is surreal to think that such a lively person who always graced us with his magnanimous presence at every occasion shall not be seen in the flesh on the next one. Life is so short and nothing can be taken for granted. “What he giveth, he taketh with no real notice, as it is all his and he knows better than any of us can ever know. We are but a speck of dust in his lotus feet and this we are reminded of from time to time.“ My p...

Remembering you, lovely AK, on what would have been your 46th birthday. Too bad our time together was so short and yet so sweet, ever so memorable almost 30 years since we even had a conversation! Those teeny tiny memories from those bus rides back on 5B, where you would give up your seat gladly for anyone that did not even need it. Those classes in which your shy demeanor would hide your underlying brilliance. The charity events for the deaf and dumb, who you would rather spend your Diwali w...

Remembering you, lovely AK, on what would have been your 46th birthday. Too bad our time together was so short and yet so sweet, ever so memorable almost 30 years since we even had a conversation! Those teeny tiny memories from those bus rides back on 5B, where you would give up your seat gladly for anyone that did not even need it. Those classes in which your shy demeanor would hide your underlying brilliance. The charity events for the deaf and dumb, who you would rather spend your Diwali w...

I normally do not like people with name at the very beginning of the alphabet, say “A” - “E”. Full disclosure, my name begins with an “R”, the 18th alphabet. Somehow or the other, I begin liking them very much, but this does not continue for any decent length of time. There were school, college friends, colleagues by this name. Every single time, it starts out great, develops into a thick bond, one of trust, only to decline and go below where it began. Is there something about names of people...

I normally do not like people with name at the very beginning of the alphabet, say “A” - “E”. Full disclosure, my name begins with an “R”, the 18th alphabet. Somehow or the other, I begin liking them very much, but this does not continue for any decent length of time. There were school, college friends, colleagues by this name. Every single time, it starts out great, develops into a thick bond, one of trust, only to decline and go below where it began. Is there something about names of people...

I could not have worded this better than ChatGPT - this is a special day With every word and letter spelled, You've shown your skill and knowledge welled, You've conquered every challenge thrown, With grace and precision you've flown, Through rounds of words both long and short, You've shown your intelligence and thought, With every letter that you've placed, You've shown your determination and grace, And now the prize is yours to claim, A victory that's wel...

I could not have worded this better than ChatGPT - this is a special day With every word and letter spelled, You've shown your skill and knowledge welled, You've conquered every challenge thrown, With grace and precision you've flown, Through rounds of words both long and short, You've shown your intelligence and thought, With every letter that you've placed, You've shown your determination and grace, And now the prize is yours to claim, A victory that's wel...

Life force and the Relationship PyramidCaught a documentary in Netflix, Stutz. It caught my attention when Tim Ferriss mentioned in his newsletter that he was watching it. This turned out to be a mirror of sorts for me. I will only explore one or two concepts here in my post and hone in on it vs. trying to digest it all at once. That would be injustice to the depth of the topics explored. This is a conversation between a star and his shrink (therapist). Only the tables are turned, the star wh...

Life force and the Relationship PyramidCaught a documentary in Netflix, Stutz. It caught my attention when Tim Ferriss mentioned in his newsletter that he was watching it. This turned out to be a mirror of sorts for me. I will only explore one or two concepts here in my post and hone in on it vs. trying to digest it all at once. That would be injustice to the depth of the topics explored. This is a conversation between a star and his shrink (therapist). Only the tables are turned, the star wh...

One of the hardest things in life for me is to let it go.. whatever it is. Today, I was sorting through my old clothes as part of the very late spring cleaning. I found a couple of dress shirts that were more than 2 decades old. Miraculously, they still fit as I had been overweight, then slimmed down 6 sizes before regaining them all back. But that is not the point. Why was this “Arrow Trump” shirt in my wardrobe this long?? It was a gift, from a very special friend on a special occasion.A sp...

One of the hardest things in life for me is to let it go.. whatever it is. Today, I was sorting through my old clothes as part of the very late spring cleaning. I found a couple of dress shirts that were more than 2 decades old. Miraculously, they still fit as I had been overweight, then slimmed down 6 sizes before regaining them all back. But that is not the point. Why was this “Arrow Trump” shirt in my wardrobe this long?? It was a gift, from a very special friend on a special occasion.A sp...

What do Charlie Bucket and his Golden Ticket and Bitcoin have in common??The Golden TicketIn the movie and book, Charlie finds one of the 5 golden tickets and is ecstatic. It was his life long desire to visit the chocolate factory that dominates the town he lives in. The mystique created by Willy Wonka captures his imagination. But, his family is struggling and he thinks about selling the ticket for $500. That’s when his grandfather reminds him - “Why would you sell this ticket for something ...

What do Charlie Bucket and his Golden Ticket and Bitcoin have in common??The Golden TicketIn the movie and book, Charlie finds one of the 5 golden tickets and is ecstatic. It was his life long desire to visit the chocolate factory that dominates the town he lives in. The mystique created by Willy Wonka captures his imagination. But, his family is struggling and he thinks about selling the ticket for $500. That’s when his grandfather reminds him - “Why would you sell this ticket for something ...

A random thought occurred to me when I was listening to a religious lecture.The Three eyed crow is an important character in HBO’s Game of Thrones (GOT). It seems to have been inspired by the 3 eyed Lord Shiva. The third eye, called Netrikkann is something that gives Shiva visibility into the entire world, every event that happens, every thing that is said and done. Exactly the same thing happens to the 3 eyed crow in GOT. Bran sees it all, at any point in time, transcends time and space. The...

A random thought occurred to me when I was listening to a religious lecture.The Three eyed crow is an important character in HBO’s Game of Thrones (GOT). It seems to have been inspired by the 3 eyed Lord Shiva. The third eye, called Netrikkann is something that gives Shiva visibility into the entire world, every event that happens, every thing that is said and done. Exactly the same thing happens to the 3 eyed crow in GOT. Bran sees it all, at any point in time, transcends time and space. The...

First post via Mirror - this is going to be a journal of random thoughts or should I say ramdom thoughts. Recently I have spent a lot of time going down the web3 rabbit hole and try to incorporate it in every day of my existence. After all life is too short to allow it to be controlled by some large corporation. This appeals to me especially since I have loathed bureaucracy from a very early age. Bitcoin was first introduced to me in some random podcast in 2010 which advised, buy a little Bit...

First post via Mirror - this is going to be a journal of random thoughts or should I say ramdom thoughts. Recently I have spent a lot of time going down the web3 rabbit hole and try to incorporate it in every day of my existence. After all life is too short to allow it to be controlled by some large corporation. This appeals to me especially since I have loathed bureaucracy from a very early age. Bitcoin was first introduced to me in some random podcast in 2010 which advised, buy a little Bit...