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About a decade ago, I put together a retirement plan that will yield a monthly income of about $2,500 when I turn 65 in about 25 years.

The recent chain of events in the financial sector and global economies have set me to re-think that plan again.

This post outlines what these economic trends are and they will impact any retirement plan. Read the rest of this entry »

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A big part of our social life revolves around meeting and chilling out with friends. Depending on your age group, you could be hanging out at a MacDonald’s, Starbucks, dance club, wine bar, pub, golf clubhouse, private clubs or even local joints where the cheapest beer is sold.

Until recently, I don’t really like to hang out much. I thought I was a quirky-alone, but it turn out I am just bored with the run-of-the-mill conversations that dominate these sessions.

A year ago, I attended a leadership course and got to know a new group of friends. We shared a deeply bonding experience and became very close in those 3 months. Thereafter, a small group of us continued to meet up. As it turns out, I really liked those meet-ups.

This article is about what makes those meet-ups fun for me. Read the rest of this entry »

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Over the last couple of years, I’ve started a number of blogs. I wanted to get a taste of blogging and learn how it could be applied to the corporate world where I’m doing some consulting work.

During that time, I’ve started quite a number of blogs on various blogging platforms - Mephisto, Tumblr, TypePad, Wordpress and Zanga. I’ve also blogged about different aspects of my life - business, trivial, food, hobbies, etc.

In the end, I could only last up to 3 months in each of them, leaving a messy trail of content bits all over cyberspace. I realize I’ve blogged for all the wrong reasons.

This articles lists the reasons why I am back, blogging with a vengence ;) Read the rest of this entry »