Life

Decision making, Life

Feelings and Salty food

There are no good or bad feelings. Only pleasant and unpleasant feelings. But society has taught us that some feelings are bad and should be…

Decision making, Life

Giving Directions

The other day, someone asked me for directions to a certain place. After giving him the directions, I still had the directions (surprise surprise!). Sometime…

Decision making, Life

The prodigal son and soft life

Apparently, “prodigal” does not mean “lost” or “returning”? It means wasteful. The story of the prodigal son is the story of the wasteful son.  …

Decision making, Life

Good schools: What are we paying for?

Every parent wants the best for their children. That’s why we insist that we want to give them a “good foundation” by taking them to…

Decision making, Life

Drowning and Advice

Sometime back, I was trying to show off at a swimming pool. I had barely known how to float on water but my hubris couldn’t…

Life

Broccoli, Artificial Selection and Culture

Apparently broccoli is a man-made plant. Legend has it that an Italian family by the name Broccoli artificially selected broccoli from the wild cabbage. The flowers…

Decision making, Life

The chicken or the egg?

What came first, the chicken or the egg? This is a common question that has elicited interesting debate for centuries. I think the answer is…

Decision making, Education, Life

Riding a bike

I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I just learnt to ride a bike a few weeks ago. A whole mubaba has been walking around…

Decision making, Life, Politics

White Elephants

A white elephant is a rare type of elephant that is considered sacred and prestigious in Thailand and other south-east Asian countries. It was often…

Decision making, Life, Politics

Lies, Bullshit and the Truth

In his seminal essay On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt seeks to show the difference between lies and bullshit. He argues that lying requires subversion of…