In life we achieve results through action. Sustained, purposeful, meaningful action. This is the only way you will create a unique experience, your personal contribution to the world. Prolonged aimless, worthless and unrealistic activity produces inferior results. Ultimately, if you do nothing, you get nothing. Picture from Reddit Nobody cares about your intentions. Intentions are [...]
Last week as I parked at the gym a woman in a smart German 4x4 pulled up next to me. I glanced up to see how close she parked. She fixed me with sullen stare. Each time I looked up, I caught the baleful gaze. It was like something out of a gangster movie. Then [...]
Please allow me just a little conjecture. The man with a fancy hairdo, leading the horse proudly gestures towards something, perhaps their destination. His less distinct companion (who doesn’t even have legs) sits on the horse. I suppose this left me wondering what was being portrayed and whether the rider was a willing participant in [...]
Who drives the better car? The other day I saw some reading an article comparing the 4x4 performance of Landrover and Landcruiser. He finished the article, nodded knowingly and handed it to his mate. When he had finished he said “Well that is conclusive then, Landcruiser is a better 4x4 than Landrover”. [...]
Here is some thai wisdom from my Facebook friend, ข้าพเจ้าทองพูน บ้านบางหวาย: “ถ้าพ่อเล่นบล็อก เย็นนี้กินเกลือ” "If the father to play blog. This evening to eat salt." Internet has given us so much. But there are many distractions. It is quite possible to see a whole (real) life drain down the online plug-hole. I remember catching a fragment [...]
Denial: Change can only happen when you Acknowledge the need The film “K19 The Widowmaker” covers an event in one of the first Russian nuclear submarines in 1961. In the movie, they are under intense pressure to launch in time. The nuclear technician knows there is a leak in the reactor. However he chooses denial [...]
In the early days of independence in Namibia, President Nujoma travelled in a cavalcade with guards armed to the teeth and quick to protect. I am not sure how true they were, but there were stories of people having their tyres shot out at road blocks. Everyone knew this. One day on the road North [...]
