“Nee, of je nu gelukkiger bent.
‘Ja, mijn nieuwe leefstijl begint nu normaler te worden. Er is een enorme last van mijn schouders gevallen. Ik ben nog steeds erg met reclames bezig. Jij hebt bijvoorbeeld een mooi jasje aan en ik vraag mezelf voortdurend af welk merk het is (Sissy Boy; red.). Maar ik kan er [...]

“While sacred and authoritative, adjustments
that are made in consideration of time and circumstance are not viewed
as deviant. The Puranas, after all, are literature that seeks to
present the essence of the Veda in an easily understandable format. To
accomplish this task, the Puranic literature must be fluid. Such
fluidity, however, does not amount to interpolation, but rather attests
to [...]

“Excess consumption is practically an American religion. But as anyone with a filled-to-the-gills closet knows, the things we accumulate can become oppressive. With all this stuff piling up and never quite getting put away, we’re no longer huddled masses yearning to breathe free; we’re huddled masses yearning to free up space on a countertop. Which [...]

It has been relatively quit on my personal blog for a while and that has partly to do with focus. I’m contemplating starting a new blog with more economic, investment and personal development issues and keeping this as my personal blog where I would like to share more insights in column-like posts.
I’ll keep you updated.

I walked out of the office having made too many sarcastic jokes again. I sat down in the train, in time as usual to find a spot. Trains fill up quite easily around six o’clock. I was thinking it had been a while since a conductor had come to check my ticket. The man entering [...]