For a couple of years, GGM was all I ever bothered to turn on the tv for. Some friends and I were talking abouut it the other day, and I realized how much I missed it. Naturally, everything is on YouTube these days… so… for no particular reason, other than nostalgia:

Just for the upcoming Nation party in October, Jetstar Asia has partnered with Fridae to offer four exclusive flights into Phuket — specifically, and only, for Nation partygoers. I’m trying to imagine a plane full of gay men and women. Would the 20kg baggage limit be enough? :) Now that Singapore has officially renounced its chase [...]

A day in the life of the not so rich and not so famous (yesterday, and for one day anyway): Check in to the Gallery Hotel Dash off to spend on what would be the most expensive lunch you have ever paid for (though you don’t know it yet) Attend the official opening of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Early Works [...]

Last time around it was fun and brought some fame — this time, they’re dressing me in Calvin Klein.

My Flickr pro account expired just before I left, and I was hoping that I would come back to be pleasantly surprised by a renewal as a gift.. alas, I had to do it myself. All 800 photos are now accessible (the free account only showed the last 200), including all sets (I’m still tidying [...]

Coming home from India, everybody’s bound to ask snarkily: have you found _it_? They mean Enlightenment, of course, since everyone from The Beatles to Alanis Morissette tried for it. While I did visit the location where Buddha first taught the Dharma after attaining Enlightenment, and I was even on a train which passed other great locations [...]

Near Khuri, off Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

Goodbye for a while, IR. Train journeys, 18 April to 3 June – Sealdah (Calcutta) to New Jalpaiguri (for Darjeeling): 569km New Jalpaiguri to Mughal Sarai (for Varanasi): 849km Varanasi Junction to Agra Fort (for the Taj Mahal): 607km Jaipur to Jaisalmer: 614km Ahmedabad to Mumbai: 491km Mumbai to Madgaon (for Goa): 765km Total distance covered by train – 3895km We [...]

I’ve found myself creeping into many cities at unearthly hours of morning, long before the crush of traffic in the metros sets in. I realize that’s my favourite time, and way, to arrive. Coming in late at night feels too much like crashing a house party when the party’s shut down. Between four and seven in [...]