Any music nerd of a certain age group and musical persuasion will likely be earwormed by “November Rain” this monsoon season. This holds true for me, invoking all of the nostalgia feels. Which is quite nice. I don’t mind growing old because I’m a Gen-X music-nerd and SFF-nerd which means we get the best of … Continue reading Between Profit and the Need Not To Be Perceived
Hello and Happy Deepavali/Diwali to all who celebrate! Although I am a Muslim, I am also half-Sri Lankan Tamil which means I get terrible cravings for certain treats this time of year. Achu Murukku has always been a #1 craving mostly because of my Dad who always wanted it this time of year. But also, … Continue reading Of Benchmarks and Seasonal Cravings
I’m still befuddled that we’ve reached November. The year seemed to have galloped past while I was busy doing a whole lot of things. I’ve achieved a lot in terms of my academic goals for the year but it is the nature of yearly assessments and past experiences that I am always in a state … Continue reading Etchings and Ghosts
On Friday morning, I was recorded on a university podcast to talk about the subject of folklore and mythology. I was internally freaking out quite a bit particularly since it was going to be in Bahasa Melayu; I was worried I didn’t have quite the expansive academic vocabulary to fit my complex thoughts on the … Continue reading On Not Being Afraid To Be Ugly
I’ve been meaning in check in here more than once. I have more than one blog post in drafts. Alas, the past few months ran away from me. Granted, they have been very fruitful months. I’ve been working on grading, on supervision, on guiding two PhD supervisees towards their viva voces (both passed and will … Continue reading The Forgotten Beauty of an Analogue Life