They say we should enjoy life to the fullest, savour every moment, live like there’s no tomorrow. And the arguments are there – you only have one life to live, you’re only young once, and everyone has the right to happiness. So why is it that we’re all swarming to higher education, multiple designations, and [...]
Of birthdays, that is. There are way too many July birthdays. On Friday I bussed back just in time for Sunny’s surprise fondue birthday party. Lily planned the whole thing and it was a success. He wasn’t so much pleasantly surprised as perhaps “constipatedly shocked”. We had fondue, BBQ’ed in the backyard, played some video [...]
The Promised Land is kind of a letdown for over-achievers these days. As the NYT article puts it, Members of this generation have lived their lives like track stars trying to run a marathon at the pace of a 100-meter dash — their parents typically waiting at every turn with a stopwatch. And it’s like [...]