Some of you may already know that I travel around the region pretty frequently, having to visit and conduct seminars at my offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Suzhou (China). I am in the airport almost every other week so I get to bump into many people who have attended my seminars or have read […]
Vitamin M
The spring in his step proclaimed his elation as loudly as a an announcement shouted from roof-tops. Yes… he shouted mutely to himself, hugging a precious thought close. YES… he exulted, his heart brimming over. Yes was the only word he permitted himself. Yet it was not only a word. It was vindication, his future […]
Fenced in
Fences are for protection. They help you hold precious things in a safe enclosure. There is a lot to be said about fences. They help you to chalk out territory and instill a feeling of safety and protection in you. It helps define a framework and gives a feeling of freedom within the boundary. The […]
The Ripple Effect
Actually there is no reason for me not to have written this earlier. The more I felt I ought to write it, the less I wanted to. Today, I suddenly asked myself why I was shying away from it… and the pointed tailed one sitting on my left shoulder whispered the P word in my […]
Haiku Season
Patterns in the clouds Like palm imprints on smooth dough Recorded destiny… Warble of the brook Resonates within the soul God’s quiet tuning fork Birds making melody Passionate life surging anew Joyous dawn, welcome…! Vibrant evening hush, Wafting wood smoke aromatic Oh blessed home fires…! ——————- Note: Pictures mine Haiku Season
Impossible to Embarrass
Joe_1964: are you there? Annieloveme: yes.. good evening Joe_1964: good evening I got your message… you wanted to talk..? Annieloveme: Yes… Joe_1964: what happened? Annieloveme: something has to happen before you’ll talk to me…? Joe_1964: come on baby, I didn’t mean it that way…! Annieloveme: I don’t know anything nowadays… you’re like a stranger to […]
Getting Out of The Box
Out-of-box Thinking is a familiar phrase when we talk of problem-solving nowadays. We know of it… that’s all. Knowing how to drive a car is completely different from actually sitting behind the wheel and engaging the gears for the first time. Just as being aware of out-of-box thinking methods and actually using the methods yourself […]
Learn to Stand Aside
The dust has settled down and it is time to take stock and count the casualties. Valentine Day has just gone by. This day was supposed to celebrate something essentially private and personal… something which must never be witnessed by strange eyes… for a public exposure makes it inhumanly cheap and vulgar. The tender feeling of love has acquired […]
The Urchin
The empty train thundered its way onto the platform. He was riding on the steps of the engine cab, as he loved to do. He felt as if it was he bringing in the train for all the people waiting. A seven year old home-less ragamuffin like him bringing a train for all those big […]
Jogger’s Park
The park was nearly empty this early in the morning… but for the girl. She was sleeping on one of the benches. She lay on her back with her face was turned towards the back-rest of the bench. Her long, curly hair was hanging loose over the edge of the bench, the soft curls raveling […]