Book Review: The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner

Why do we want to have friends? Why do we want to make money? Why do we want to travel, or explore? A lot of these whys trace their beginnings at the quintessential human search for happiness. Happiness — the great motivation behind so many of our actions — who to call a friend, what to [...]

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Let’s Keep Our Lips for More

——- Whisper, and hug me, dear Like the breeze to a petal – Saying, yet not saying, Touching, yet not… ——- Let’s keep our lips for more, dear, Let heartbeats converse today. Let passions be the currents, dear Let caution but submerge today… ——- This dark night, on lonely streets, don’t look for me; for [...]

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Of Work, Lessons, Scholarships… !

For the past 10 months, I’ve had time to work in the financial services area. Our company helps analyze data and provide strategic advice to the top credit card issuers in the US and UK. During this period, I have learned stuff about the work, office culture and myself. Need a place to put down [...]

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The Unforgettable Tahoe Experience!

———————————————— This post is dedicated to my dear friend Dr. Sangat Sumit Singh Sohal, who unselfishly and bravely helped save my life. May God help him cruise through his MLEs very soon! ———————————————— Like a pencil searching madly for a paper, I have felt this unstoppable urge to write over the past couple of days. [...]

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Who Am I?

I am not a finger, but one who can look at a hand, and request a finger to move. I am that who is controlling the rhythm of a body’s breath. I am not the eyes, but one who can ask a pair of eyes to open, and order them to look in any direction. [...]

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The Trip, Ideally Planned (Part 1)

Psycho: “… abe tu iss weekend Chicago aa ja. Wisconsin chalte hain.” (come to Chicago this weekend, and let’s go to Wisconsin) Me: “… wahan kya hai?” (What is there?) Psycho: kuch nahi, bas ghoomenge aur doston se milenge (we’ll go around, catch up with (undergrad) friends) Me: You go ahead. I want us to [...]

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