Journey of the Journeyman

There is nothing more dangerous than a lazy man looking for productivity tools.
So, unless you have been sleeping under the willow, you ought to know that GTD is the coolest thing to happen in the world of productivity gimmicks, since contraception.
I read GTD about a year ago and found that it had enough new material […]

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“Sometimes, a shake of the hand can preserve memories more distinctly than a tripod.” – James W. Dillingham

Santanu shot this photo of Ryana and me at my house on Saturday morning. For more pictures of Ryana with Santanu (shot by me), click here.

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I was a great fan of Shiok, on CMH Road. Undoubtedly, they served one of the best Thai food in Bangalore. The food was always great, the ambience springy, the lounge full. People in my office (GE) knew me as an ardent fan and patron., If the place-choosing was on me, Shiok would always be […]

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Around 13:20 hours today, at office, I had a hiccup attack. Before I could say “Nincompoop”, I started throwing out grotesque grunts from what I seemed like the deepest part of my belly (or somewhere close). To my horror, I realized that my bottle of water was empty.
My colleagues for a few seconds were clueless […]

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The famous head-butting incident at Soccer World Cup 2006 is not one that will soon be forgotten. 
News is out that in his autobiography, Materazzi has revealed what he actually said.
Read the report at Yahoo! News.
I would be quite interested to find out what cricket sledging champions like Dennis Lillee, Javed Miandad have used as a […]

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Saturday is the busiest day of the week. Today, I will take Maui to Hippocampus to return her library books and renew her membership. Hippocampus is a very nice library for kids, toddlers to adolescents, which we all like to visit. There are regular events for kids like book-reading, wall-painting, cooking (!). Even I, oftentimes, […]

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My childhood friend, Ranadeep (Biltu) is training to cycle 111 miles thru Tucson, Arizona this November in 6 hours to raise money for leukemia, lymphoma and other allied diseases.
In his words,

Now, where I might have the difficult task of training for this 6+ hour bike ride, and you might have the inconvenience of making an online donation, […]

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The first question the waiter asks you at any table inside a Bangalore restaurant, “Sir mineral water or regular?” A tacit implication is thrown at you — are you going to risk your health for a paltry few bucks more ? A simple choice becomes an indicator of your preferences and beliefs. Your social stature.
The […]

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This ain’t easy. For the last five minutes, I have been trying, without any success, to write, what would arguably be my first post on this new blog. My spanking new blog: Journey of the Journeyman.
For those who have been following me on Livejournal know that’s the name of my Livejournal blog as well. And […]

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