“What you can do to or for yourself, no one else can.” That is probably the single most valuable piece of wisdom my grandfather left me. You are your best friend and your worst enemy. You can exceed by far your wildest expectations and become better than your best self, or you can disappoint everyone… Continue reading Save our ships

Choices, choices… so many choices! What to do, who to see, where to go, how to live. Everything is a choice, in the end. If you’re reading this, why? Why did you choose to read it? Choices drive lives. Not only ours but others as well. Choices make stories. Choices create chaos. Choices bring peace. Choices… Continue reading Choice

How many people have you forgotten? How many people that have touched your life, marked your existence and you theirs, and now they’re forgotten? To how many people are you, yourself, forgotten? Life has a funny way of bringing stuff about. I don’t even remember myself, most of the time. It seems like such a… Continue reading The Forgotten

A full week into 2018, on the Sunday before going back to the office, it seems appropriate to look back at the year I’ve had. Boy, what a handful it’s been! It started rather well, with a success that was unexpected, yet much desired. I’d worked my ass off, and it bore fruits. Not my… Continue reading It’s a new year

When I started writing here, it was supposed to be random rambles about virtually anything. This place has turned out to be a kind of personal refuge. I find myself writing whenever I’m troubled, which means that you get to read about my troubles. Lucky you, huh? I’ve come to realise that the mind is… Continue reading The Monster

There’s a syndrome for that, you know. Impostor syndrome it’s called, quite unsurprisingly. It’s the feeling that you don’t deserve to be where you are, because you feel like you aren’t good enough, or smart enough, or able enough, or just not enough. It’s quite a common thing, also. What are the possible ways in… Continue reading Impostor

There’s this story, quite famous I’d say, something about a person’s value. It goes something like this. There was a professor starting his class, and as he goes in the classroom, he looks at his students and stands for a second. He gets a bill of $20 out of his pocket, and asks them who’d… Continue reading Value and Price

What’s there to do in life? What are the things worth doing, eh? Depends on who you ask, sure, but there are a few common answers to that question. For some people, money’s the key. Other feel like it’s power. Carnal pleasure is also pretty high in ratings. Some others love travelling and accumulating memories… Continue reading Down Under

Such a long time since the last time I wrote here. Seems like it’s been forever. There have been some things going on, however. Some of them good, some of them bad. Makes you think, either way. Makes you realize a lot of things, puts a lot of stuff into perspective. I think it’s fairly… Continue reading Mind and self

‘Tis the time again — Christmas is here! The son of God is born tonight and the whole world rejoices in celebration. Of course, when you’re a small kid all that doesn’t really sound that important, all that counts for you are the presents. This year Christmas is nice, I’m with family. Grandma is making… Continue reading Christmas