My thoughts on life, the universe and everything – through books
A cyclone formation and water logging of some areas are common during Chennai monsoons. This year, however, we had torrential rains that took many lives, ruined houses and made the lives of innumerable people miserable all over Tamil Nadu. Compared to these victims, I had a smooth ride. This post summarizes my experience and learning.
Reading this book brought a smile to my face because many thoughts here are similar to what my father believes. In fact, many people I know from my parent’s generation would tell you similar things. However, they may be blunt about it (and maybe come off as a bit preachy). Mahatria Ra weaves his idealogy into stories and makes it interesting. The language is also written in a simple manner, so it gave me a comforting feeling like listening to a moral embedded story from an elder relative. Continue reading “Book Review: Most and More by Mahatria Ra”
A Toastmaster’s speaking experience begins with their Competent Communication 1 (CC1) speech, also known as The Ice Breaker Speech. In this post, I want to share the speech I prepared for my CC1. Continue reading “My Toastmasters Ice Breaker Speech (CC1)”
There are some books that become so close to your heart that you cannot express how you feel about them. Writing a review for these books is very hard. Conveying the multitude of emotions in words feels almost impossible.
Continue reading “Thoughts on “Quiet” by Susan Cain”
Today was the second time I attended a Toastmasters Club meeting. For some reason, after attending a single meeting, I thought I should give a speech in the next one. Note that I’m not a speaker. I have a bit of a stage fear but I decided to embrace my inner warrior and faced my fear. Continue reading “Toastmasters – First Impressions”
Summary:
First published in 1892, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is written as the secret journal of a woman who, failing to relish the joys of marriage and motherhood, is sentenced to a country rest cure. Continue reading “My Takeaways From The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman”
I was born a feminist. Before someone misinterprets this term and calls me a man-hating feminazi, let me clarify what feminism actually stands for. It means that men and women should be treated equally. We never say women are superior or better than men. We just want everyone to be treated equally without regards to their gender. Continue reading “The Day I turned Egalitarian”
I am not a person who believes in New Year resolutions, because I’ve always felt that if I want to do something, I need to do it right away. Why wait for the New Year to resolve something? Being a book lover, I was upset last December that I didn’t find a lot of time to read. Since I had decided to make more time for reading at the start of this year, I thought why not make a resolution.
My company follows the Agile methodology for Software Development. I decided to apply this concept in my daily life, particularly about my reading habit. Continue reading “A Bibliophile’s Retrospection and Pre New Year Resolution”
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