Half submerged, acclimatising to the frigid sea, you hear the starter’s pistol and take off in the maelstrom of thrashing limbs towards the island. You run up the slip, already discarding your wetsuit as you smile at well wishers shouting you on. You find your bike, add your helmet and shoes, and you’re away, cycling…
A few nights ago I was watching the MTV Music Awards. It was not by choice. I have a cousin very much involved in that world, and I wanted to see how his segment looked. Despite my best efforts to have stayed hip and up with music “the kids” listen to these days, I found…
I am what people would call a worrier. I worry about everything. I expect things to go wrong. People say I’m pessimistic, and they’re correct. Why be an optimist? Where’s the fun in that? The world is a nasty place where the idiots are in control. If you constantly expect the best, you’re going to…
I like to travel but I hate travelling. Everyone hates travelling. If you ask someone and they say otherwise, they are simply confused and think you meant Travel. If you correct them and say you were talking about the act of travelling, and yet they hold firm and say they enjoy it, they are goons…
The other day I left my office to go downstairs. I passed through the corridor and went down the four steps that lead to a small landing around which you turn to find the main staircase. It’s a narrow stairs, and just as I found myself at the top, ready to start my descent, a…
I currently live in an apartment on the top floor of my building. Having lived in houses all my life, I find an apartment has a lot going for it. Take for example an unexpected knock at the door. In a house, you kind of have to open it and see who it is. It…
These days it’s very difficult to be alone with your thoughts. Every waking moment is filled with all forms of media, hijacking our thought processes and cluttering our minds. A billboard sighting during your peaceful walk might cause you to imagine nothing but horrible yet somehow delicious McDonald’s burgers for the whole excursion. Then there’s…
It’s fraught with danger. The outcome is unknown. You have no control, a bystander with his hands in his pockets watching a potential disaster unfold. A stranger about whom you know nothing is entrusted with carrying out the deed. You sit and hope. You’re nervous. How will it all turn out? Will you curse this…
