Month: November 2022

Of sand and ambition…

Tomorrow we enter the long weekend – a weekend of celebration. A celebration of a young, but ambitious nation. One that was built not on abundance of people or resources, but of vision and resolve. One that could have squandered away its newly-found wealth, but instead chose to lay the foundation of sustained prosperity. I …

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A looooong weekend!

Tomorrow is the last working day, before a 5-day weekend. And as usual, I am thinking of how to spend my time productively. Holidays are an odd thing – no matter how long they are, they pass before you know it. I did a bit of searching and stumbled upon the post below – that …

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AHA…

Surprise Surprise! The 30*30 finished a day ago, and no one realized it. We just kept posting our scores as usual…It became a habit! It doesn’t matter who won, who came first, or who clocked the most minutes. I think we stopped counting around midway through the process. What mattered is that we all worked …

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Of words and tongues…

He is nearly two and yet the only comprehensible words that come out of his mouth are Tethe and saaaa. And yes, a hit of the epiglottal “grrrr” as well, serving as a possible prelude to Go (of the ready steady series). Some speak faster, some take their time. I don’t quite concern myself yet, …

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Of meds and mitochondria…

I read somewhere that we have the best healthcare accessible to us – best that we as a species have ever had. But we also are the most vulnerable – given the reduced immunity and dependence on the very medicines that have increased our life spans. The rich bio-diversity has also shrunk constantly, to a …

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Entha Maraya!

How does 16 become 400? I finally saw Kantara. And loved it. For once, priests are not shown to be vile. For once, traditions are not trampled upon, but celebrated. For once, the heroine doesn’t have to act as arm candy. She looks ordinary and therein lies the charm. For once, stories are woven around …

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Of two tires and a hundred gears…

It’s the season of sport. And upsets. First comes the huge upset win of Saudi Arabia over Messi…sorry, Argentina. And today Japan won against Germany. Seems like a cup of unlikely wins, and exciting times, even though I personally don’t follow football that much. Closer home, a sport of another kind took prominence. Bicycling. And …

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