Two weeks ago I was invited to participate in the ‘Churchill Club Debate’, a Silicon Valley tradition where people with interest in the world of technology are invited to pitch and debate the ‘tech trends’ that will explode in 3–5 years time but is not widely known in the mainstream…

At Wise As Stories, we like to begin each month with writing our horoscope for the month ahead. This is part of a tongue-in-cheek series we call “create your own destiny”. No, we are not pretending to be psychics nor is this a new-age manifestation exercise. Rather, it’s a practical…

Just as we thought we were over the worst, the next wave of COVID starts and we find ourselves in another indefinite lockdown or in my case lockout… The impact of health orders being issued on the largest population and business centres of our county has widespread social and economic…

Wise Ass doesn’t like narrowing the good stuff in life to just a few things — certainly not one! But alas that seems to be the way the world is writing (and reading) now — best this, worst that, five things this, ten things that… So here’s my attempt at…

It’s official, UFO’s are a thing. They have been consistently sighted over decades — aeons if you go by ancient mythologies. Governments are concerned about it, they have covert programs investigating it and they have been actively spreading ‘alternative facts’ about it. Now they are not only admitting that UFOs…

This blog is part of our monthly “create your own destiny” series. We are starting each month by writing out our own horoscopes. This is about empowerment of the individual and taking control back. It’s not a manifestation exercise either … rather a practical endeavour to clear the mind and…

The Buddhist tradition is over 2,500 years old. It’s rooted in the ancient yogic traditions of India that stretch back another 3000–5000 years. With such a vast continuous history of deep contemplative practice, it is no wonder that discoveries from these traditions continue to resonate and provide much solace in…

This blog is part of our monthly “create your own destiny” series where we start each month by writing out our own horoscopes. This is about empowerment and taking control back from the many spiritual charlatans around us. It is not a manifestation exercise … rather a practical endeavour to…

I am currently living through the first “gap year” of my adult life where I am not working in permanent job, studying or both. And it is quite the gap as all my plans involved TRAVEL and had to be shelved as COVID took hold. I of course ‘pivoted’ and…