I have very few memories from when I was very young. Still some moments are strongly etched in my mind. When I was couple of years old, my grandfather, whom I remember wearing only white garb, used to carry me on his shoulders, walk couple of miles and to take me to a local potter [...]
Posts Tagged ‘personal’
Memories of the Clouds
Posted: 25th May 2012 by JPS Nagi in General, Personal StoriesTags: Amritsar, Clouds, Earth, general, life experiences, People, personal, Punjab, remember, Sky
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Does the Universe talk back to you?
Posted: 6th May 2012 by JPS Nagi in English, General, Literature, Metaphysics, Personal Stories, Philosophy, ReligionTags: Anecdotes, Earth, Friends, general, life experiences, People, personal, remember
A good man once told me stories of two people and how they handle life’s problems, and decisions. One of them prays and there is a method to his praying. While standing on a crossroads of a difficult decision in life, this person would turn his attention to God. He lights a candle, writes his [...]
Happiness Quotient
Posted: 9th April 2012 by JPS Nagi in Books, General, Personal Stories, ScienceTags: Anecdotes, Books, life experiences, People, personal, Reading, wisdom, wise
We have all met folks that are just amazingly happy, and others that are downright unhappy regarding who and where they are. Almost 7 months back, I was talking to a person, and he was ecstatic with where he was in his life. The positive vibes that danced in his eyes were infectious. Something clicked [...]
Every Light Cast a Shadow…
Posted: 6th January 2012 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, English, Fantasy, General, Literature, Sci-Fi, Science FictionTags: Audible, Audible.com, Books, Fantasy, Literature, novels, personal, Reading, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
A good vs. evil story with an elaborate magic system, set on the background of intriguing political & religious landscape with enough twists and turns to keep you occupied. What else could a fantasy fan want? Brent Weeks brings the first book of his Lightbringer trilogy “into the light” – The Black Prism. He brought it [...]
The Other Tolkien…
Posted: 16th July 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, Books, Children's, English, Fantasy, General, LiteratureTags: angela Gardner, Black, Book, Books, first, Jeff Murray, Literature, Lord of the Rings, Ogres, personal, Reading, Signed, Tolkien, White, Witches
We all know the JRR Tolkien as an author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Many, including me, never knew that Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien, JRR’s younger brother, as an author. At least, he was when he was young. In 2008, a small 88 page book was released titled Black and White [...]
We’re more than animals …
Posted: 2nd July 2011 by JPS Nagi in Authors, English, General, Literature, Movies, Sci-Fi, Science, Science FictionTags: AI, Apocalypse, Archos, Artificial Intelligence, Asimov, Audible, Audible.com, Book Review, Books, Daniel H. Wilson, evil, Future, general, human, humans, Interview, machine, Man, Mike Chamberlain, novels, personal, Reading, Review, Robopocalypse, Robots, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Steve Spielberg
Remember those classic Sci-Fi stories you used to read as a kid where robots are alive and they have turned evil. Robopocalypse brought those memories back for me! Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse is man-versus-machine tale – the story of how the robots turn against the humans. The author weaves a modern and plausible tale, which can [...]
The Mighty Mountain
Posted: 25th April 2011 by JPS Nagi in General, Music, New AgeTags: ACID Pro, Arranging, Composition, Himalayas, Listen, Music, personal
The Himalayas – the highest mountain range in the world. The place where the temperatures drop way below what humans can endure. The survival becomes a challenge, yet the life sustains under such harsh conditions. A wonder of the world, the home of the highest mountains of the world. Take a deep breath and join [...]
Humne to Nisaar Kar Diya Dil (Here I offer my heart)
Posted: 20th August 2010 by JPS Nagi in Literature, Personal Stories, UrduTags: Ghazals, infatuation, K.C. Kanda, life experiences, Literature, love, personal, Urdu, wisdom
I call it my magnum opus. This was the very first time, I wrote and still one of my favorite. It changed over time, but stayed the same in spirit. I had recently finished reading Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazals by K.C. Kanda.
Richard Bach & Me (and her)
Posted: 11th August 2010 by JPS Nagi in English, Literature, Personal StoriesTags: Amritsar, Chandigarh, Gitanjali, life experiences, Misha, Mols, novels, personal, Reading, Richard Bach
What if space shifted and time bent and we could meet ourselves as we’ll be twenty years from now? What if we could talk face-to-face with the people we were in the past, with the people we are in the parallel lifetimes, in alternate worlds? What would we tell them, and what would we ask? [...]
Black Dogs
Posted: 6th August 2010 by JPS Nagi in Personal StoriesTags: astrology, Black, Dogs, family, horoscope, New Delhi, personal
The ambiance is New Delhi and the time – the summer of 97. A year earlier, I was new to Delhi. Fate brought me to the big city to seek better career. Then I got a job with Siemens. My career star ted as a Marketing Executive in Siemens Ltd. I was told by many [...]