Revenge
It’s such a primitive impulse, and people feel so strongly about it. They plot and plan and lie awake at night trying to figure out how to make it happen. Waiting for the moment they will get the satisfaction of … Continued
Pleasure or Purpose?
What do you think you should follow? Pleasure or Purpose? The one seems dreary and monastic and boring. The other is full of shining lights. Tough choice? Not really, it’s easy. You might think- why not get pleasure- we’re on … Continued
Shake Your Head
Life is the same everywhere. It really is. Same old. Ho-hum, hum-drum. When you travel, you don’t see a place from the perspective of a local. For a traveller, everything is new, and fresh, and exciting. it’s the thrill of … Continued
How Not To Be A Human Yo-Yo Part 1
Are you a closet pendulum? Raise your hand if you feel like this. And that. OWNING THINGS LIFE GOALS STATE OF MIND STATE OF HEART SOCIAL LIFE Everyday you wake up you don’t know which way you’re going to swing. … Continued
How Not To Be A Human Yo-Yo Part 2
If you’re dealing with a loose cannonball person like this, asking them to stop changing their mind is as helpful as telling someone who is feeling hot to dim the sun; or advising someone to hurry up the earth’s spinning … Continued
Travel During College aka Get Your Head Out of Your Ass Part 1
If you’re in college, you’re probably in one of these situations, depending on which year/semester, geographical and/or socio-economic condition you are in: Questioning your path in life. You’re busy in the pursuit of ‘Me’, trying to plumb the depths of … Continued
Travel During College aka Get Your Head Out of Your Ass Part 2
There is really no good reason why you can’t or shouldn’t travel during college. Here is why all the reasons you’ve been tallying up in your head are actually just excuses for bone-deep laziness. Time. It’s incredibly annoying when people … Continued
Why it Took me a Year to write my First Post
I started this website about a year ago. I registered the domain, posted a couple of pictures and put up a short bio. Every day since, my to-do list has rudely stared at me with this entry: After suffering a year’s … Continued
Thou shalt not fret
Travelling with anyone will sooner or later cause some degree of chafing and mild resentment. But by far the worst travelling companions are the ones tormented by travel anxiety. This creature is massively depressing and can cast a bleak shadow over the … Continued
Folks are Made of Light
I’ve never understood what people mean when they say a colourful personality. As opposed to what? Nobody has a monochrome personality. Folks are made of all shades in the colour spectrum. Some people hide their colours and display a very … Continued