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Category: Thoughts & Musings

“What will your verse be?”

Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 by KK

A poem by Walt Whitman, first heard on one of my favorite movies, “Dead Poet’s Society”. Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish,Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)Of eyes that vainly…

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The power of Flight

Posted on October 1, 2019December 22, 2020 by KK

Amidst the sound of waves coming ashore, a sea gull screeches as it glides above the Atlantic. Sitting on a make-shift bench fashioned by pieces of plank-wood likely used to repair homes in this part of country susceptible to hurricanes (Dorian likely paid a visit a few weeks ago), I take a moment from reading…

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The Eye of Immortality

Posted on May 22, 2019December 20, 2020 by KK

I’ve been reading Yuval Noah Harari’s book, “Homo Deus – A Brief History of Tomorrow”. In it, Harari talks about how famine, disease, and wars were the limiting factors in the lives of humans until the last few decades and in the next few, he believes mankind will pursue immortality, or at least, realistically, living…

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RIP Pickle

Posted on March 31, 2019December 19, 2020 by KK

A few weeks ago, our family dog Pickle had to be put down. He had heart troubles as well as several conditions from his old age that affected his quality of life severely. I was glad I got to spend two weeks dog-sitting him while my family was back in Malaysia. Each morning, he would…

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Practicing Gratitude

Posted on March 14, 2019December 18, 2020 by KK

March 14, 2019 This morning, somewhere on the East Coast of USA, I woke up early to walk to the beach to watch the sunrise. I don’t remember if I’d ever watched the sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean so this marked a first for me. Watching the sunrise reminded me of a practice I’ve been…

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Explorers

Posted on December 29, 2018December 16, 2020 by KK

I had recently come across a video shared by someone on Reddit. It was a montage of his 2018 adventures on a motorcycle. The song in it (“Explorers” by The Midnight) caught my attention because I think it represents the spirit of adventure. I think there are many people out there, who, although lead normal…

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RIP Anthony Bourdain

Posted on June 12, 2018December 14, 2020 by KK

I first got exposed to Anthony Bourdain when I was channel surfing and came across a show called “A Cook’s Tour”. I was wondering who that cool-looking ear-ringed aloof show host was. I looked up the show online and came across the name; Anthony Bourdain. I didn’t watch many episodes of “A Cook’s Tour” because…

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White Space

Posted on May 23, 2018December 14, 2020 by KK

I haven’t written in a while. A lot has happened in the last few months with regard to travel and my personal life. I haven’t found any inspiration to write. It wasn’t because everything I saw during my travels so far was boring but I reckoned with the internet and how so many of us…

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One time, one meeting

Posted on August 29, 2017December 16, 2020 by KK

“One time, one meeting.” I was watching Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown this past weekend, specifically, the episode where Tony goes to visit Japan with the head chef and owner of Masa (from NYC), Masayoshi Takayama. (Not that it matters to this story but Masa is supposedly the most expensive restaurant in the USA where meals…

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The spoils of travel

Posted on July 17, 2016December 16, 2020 by KK

I had previously volunteered at this retirement home teaching the residents how to use Facebook, Skype, YouTube etc. You know, trying to make them “hip” and “cool” except I was only making them as “hip” and as “cool” as myself, a tech-dinosaur in comparison to the current generation. After these lessons, I gave out an…

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