Gustible - under the rubric of [$_SELF]

If you were the PR/Marketing person for the United States of America, who would you have nominated to be elected as the next president after Bush ?

14 December, 2008. Arrival Chhatrapati Shivaji – Mumbai International Airport – after 9.5 hours flight, just after midnight. My personal flight experience was in shades of grey – unable to read, sleep, unable listen to music. Mildly entertained by the two drunken businessmen in the seats in front of us. We landed 2o minutes early [...]

I did hear Jingle Bells, twice, during our four week long holiday. But the enduring colour, cacophony, spirituality, movement and stillness to be found in India mitigated this.  Here is the first installment describing our trip to South India – I will write this as a travelogue, reference, rant and memoir – with plenty of [...]

I am about to depart for an extended holiday in Incredible India. We have only ever visited parts of Northern India, but never the South – and this long-planned holiday is finally our opportunity. We are not quite backpacking, but we are definitely not doing the 5-star route either. As soon as we get back [...]

Being an American Virgin, so to speak – herewith the chronicle of my first visit to the States.

Easy venison steaks with mushrooms and chilies.

Based on the responses to a recent blog post, I have some observations on the way South Africans seem to view a tertiary education.

The promise of the “new media” seems unfulfilled. Here we are, in the future, and the realisation of high-tech’s potential hardly lives up to my expectations – where are the flying wings, where are the holidays on the Moon ?

In consideration of changes in career focus – what does it mean to me ? Has it already happened ? What are the possibilities ? Hard skills vs soft skills. Where next ?

Delhi – dust and dreams. A short business trip to one of my all-time favourite cities. With pictures!