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A Close Call

Keep an eye on your children. Hold their hands when in a crowded place or while on an outing. Never let them walk or lag behind you while you decide to walk ten feet ahead of them. I have noticed many parents that do exactly this and then end up regretting it because their child [...]

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Self Help books & Staying Positive; Is it All Baloney?

Over the last twenty years self-help books have inundated the market. I know, I’ve read most of them. I started reading self-help books, because I felt I wasn’t getting out of life as much as I was putting in. I put a lot of effort into my job and into my social life trying to [...]

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How Anti-Inflation Works

P. Chidambaram, an evidently eligible person for the post of Finance Minister has taken all the possible measures to control inflation. Talking about the rising rate of inflation, which has accelerated to near three-year highs in recent weeks, he said that it will moderate over time as the impact of fiscal and monetary measures kick [...]

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The Year of 2008 for the Peoples Liberation Army (China)

The year of 2008 began with full of events for the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in China. First in January, the Navy renamed its refurbished carrier Varyag (former Russian carrier) to Shi Lang, the Chinese General who conducted the military operation in Taiwan in the late 17th century. Some of you may remember Varyag because [...]

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And Then She Left …

As hard as I try but even till today this particular scene does not seem to leave my mind and I just don’t know why. There is an outburst of emotion when I think back to this day and in fact that very moment. I remember about two summers ago, I was standing in the [...]

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A Man Who Changed the World

Huacas is a critical intersection in the northeast end of Guanacaste, Costa Rica’s beach province. To the left, Tamarindo, Costa Rica’s premier surf city, and to the right, Flamingo Beach, the playground for the rich and famous where many Hollywood celebrities own beach mansions. What not many people know, and even less care about, is [...]

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A Dream and a Truth

Once upon a time I had a dream , dream that the world we live in ceases to show any economic disparity , people living if not in harmony as that’s against human nature ( so conflicts still exist) but no one dies of hunger. A few years ago when I used to think what [...]

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Baba Ji

Look for the opportunity and learn to take advantage of it when it comes your way. I still cannot forget that one sunny afternoon in July of last summer when I was driving down my neighbourhood street trying to rush to work, when I could not help but notice an elderly man holding his cane [...]

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With Power Comes Responsibility … & some fun too

A phrase that has been lingering in the back of my head for quite some time now, ever since I watched “Superhero Movie”, which just happens to be one of those movies that pun superhero movies, mainly Spider-man, and of course, the words of wisdom came up in the film, what will a Spider-man movie [...]

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Applying Selective Color to Photos

Everyone likes a makeover once in a while. It’s a good idea to bring in a pleasant change in one’s appearance. You don’t always have to go to a beautician for a makeover; you can get one through Photoshop, at least for your photographs. Let’s learn about the virtual makeover through which you can enhance [...]

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