The dragon jumps, jumps, and jumps with its brilliant radiance, as if soaring through the clouds. It gathers all the spiritual energy of the dancers, releasing light and color amidst the tumultuous atmosphere of gongs and drums. The sound of drums resounded forcefully in my ears. It dances ...
Friend plays important role in our lives. Everyone needs his or her own friends. Some people make friends easily but some do not. And “friend” means differently to people. Some people think friends should stay together all the time, but some others think that share and support is the rea...
I had no sooner unpacked and thrown the washing on when I had to go and represent the family at the local elections where our friend Peter Wilkins had thrown his hat into the ring with some other like-minded Independent candidates. We had the T shirts and made a strong showing on the d...
Fast forward to 2012, when after being nudged by a common friend, I went on a sketching spree for a few months. That was during the period when I was in freeze mode for close to 6 years. Only two years before I had begun writing blogs. A lot of ugliness that I am working on ove...
Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist....
view. I told him about my friend, Kenny Joseph, who took his life many years ago by leaping, and how the bridge has become, for me, a sort of sanctuary for contemplation, even amidst the clamor of the traffic above. The holidays swiftly came and went, and we enjoyed visiting the ...
produced track is practically begging to be a club-ready anthem as Adele self-interrogates and confronts her alluring but terrifying new reality: “I know that it’s wrong/ But I want to have fun.” Despite her anxieties, Adele refuses to leave herself behind and jumps in headfirst. —I...
Burns Night is just around the corner. The Scots may be somewhat culinarily deficient, but make up for it with their poetry and song and the power of their booze. I’ll put on some bagpipe music (also endemic in my childhood, and I also actually like it), and contemplate Rabbie and ...
Today, certain city structures across America have become synonymous with the skylines they dot, from Seattle's Space Needle to Chicago's Willis Tower and New York City's Empire State Building. While they may now be indelible markers in their metros, these buildings are relatively new. After ...