The world seems to be stumbling. Crazy Volcanic Eruptions, unnecessary wars, mutating viruses, world powers changing hands, inflation (& possibly one of the worst recessions), the proliferation of regurgitated stories packaged in new ways by media houses, fake news, the rise of nationalism, the rise of insensitivity to your neighbour

When the world forces you indoors, you need to find a way out. If you are faced with a summer with COVID lockdowns in your city, you may want to hit some of these books to explore a different world out there. My other reading updates can be found on

I have always felt closer to sound. That's why I stuck with learning a guitar longer than painting on a canvas. When I am not performing cognitively demanding tasks e.g. walking in the evenings or cycling to work or in a Grab, I am usually listening to music or

I turned 32 yesterday and I wanted to do this last year but Transcelestial's Series A raise kept me busy. Below is a non-comprehensive list of elements from my personal framework that I have built over the years. It's a glimpse of how I think, what I believe in and

I have pondered on this question for years. Today, while I was watching the anime Rurouni Kenshin, finally the answer hit me like a brick. Strong ConvictionsMy thesis is that Strong Convictions in anime characters are the main reason why I like anime so much - whether they are good

Why Yahoo Needs to Re-Invent?Yahoo made a good number of acquisitions e.g. Tumblr, Zimbra (which they sold to VMWare), Delicious. But even today these remain as external distributed services rather than a core part of Yahoo services and offerings. On top of this, the acquisitions keep on coming.