During my daily reading, I often fall prey to clickbait of various articles and reviews that pop up on the channels and forums I frequent. Many of them are topics related to human interests, hobbies, life, and other odds & ends. This week, I stumbled upon an article related to…

I had never been to Vietnam until I took up a two-year assignment in Hanoi about three months ago during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opportunity came my way quite suddenly and, overnight, I packed my bags and moved here. I had heard so much about this wonderful…

When you were a child, do you remember older folks asking you what you want to be when you grow up? I find myself doing the same with kids I meet, but I tend to ask this same question in different ways, pegging it to their interests, hobbies, or favorite…

The prevailing COVID-19 wave is a tough one to tackle because everyone’s worst fears have come true. Statistics have turned into names and many of those names are within your circles — friends, family, extended family, friends like family, colleagues, neighbors, acqaintances. People are social animals and we’ve relied on…

I’ve started to secretly enjoy ‘lockdowns’ because for some reason, it gives you that extra time to reflect … on work, personal commitments, health, family, relationships, friendships, acquaintances, etc. and plan your ‘next steps’ that will make your existence in this world more meaningful to both yourself and those within…

My line of work has always been in Communications/PR/Content Writing. And in more recent times, I have become increasingly involved in soft skills training, related to language, presentation skills, written and verbal communication and also more broader topics like personal brand building and etiquette. Even though I’m not a ‘trained…

During the middle of lockdown last year, a lonely, hungry, grubby ginger cat walked into my home on a rainy day. His thin body was riddled with wounds and scratches, and his coat was dotted with silt-like mud. I had two choices — shoo away this dirty cat or clean…

My eternal source of inspiration for progressive thinking, change, and continuing to stay young and current are my two nephews (aged 10 and 6). …

A little more than a year since the widespread COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka and resultant lockdowns, I have been reading many stories by both individuals and corporates on how life and work have changed for them. For me, personally, it has been an extended period of self-reflection with nuggets…