From the category archives:

Growing Older

Eye Massage Technique & Direction

1 February 2010

The biggest problem I have with my eyes is them HUGE eye-bags that are a result of genetics and long hours in front of the computer. I’ve tried all kinds of products and various massage techniques through the last 10 years to counter puffiness and dark circles.
Recently, I found out that I’ve been doing [...]

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Sparks & Fizzle

13 January 2010
New Year fireworks in Bratislava.

Image via Wikipedia

Strangely enough I’ve been persuaded out of hermit mode and dating a few people. It’s been interesting to connect with people again on a romantic level. I’ve been single for 3 years now and as 40 approaches, there are moments I wish for the presence of someone in my life besides my close [...]

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Observation on Eating

6 December 2009
croissants with curried chickpeas

Image by VeganWarrior via Flickr

It’s coming up to two years now that I’ve stopped eating meat and fish.
I consider myself not that strict a vegetarian as I would eat at normal places and just ask them to leave out the meat and fish in foods they cook. I don’t go so far as not [...]

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The Karma Of Being A Painful Kid

22 November 2009

From all accounts by my folks and various other relatives, I was quite a handful when I was a kid. Stories of me scheming to lower cousins down to the ground floor from the second storey using a woven basket and bedsheets make me laugh along with memories of screaming at the top of [...]

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Getting Cancer At Age 32 : Story Of Ben

11 November 2009

It seems cancer is no longer mainly restricted to affecting people in the later years of their lives and knocks on the doors of younger and younger people.
My mom and god-mother had cancer so dealing with surgery, chemotherapy, subsequent monitoring and palliative care are things I’m familiar with. What I find challenging and sometimes [...]

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