Palo alto — A few years back, I watched a movie called Yes Man, in which the main character challenges himself to say “yes” to everything for a whole year. To say the least, his life gets a whole lot better a whole lot quickly. But the movie, as rom-com and heartwarming as it was, touched upon an idea that I’ve wrestled with for the longest time. The idea that saying “no” closes doors in life, while “yes” ope...
Tokyo — I recently came to the realization that I would make a terrible perfume blogger. Don’t get me wrong — I love perfume, and I have a decent sense of smell. The problem is, my reaction to scent is, in s...
Santa barbara — The waves moved in directions generated by the random permutations of nature. Unsynchronized, we moved nowhere.
London — It’s when you’re waiting be it for a person, a bus, an event that extraordinary things happen. You engage with your surroundings. In the anticipation of a moment you can allow yourself to breathe and ...
The Art of Being Alone (Why Saying No Isn't as Lame as I Thought)
The intimacy of perfume
It's when you wait...
Synergia - sharing the experience with a companion.