Kites in the sunset

January 13th 2006
After running the hot water for about 10 minutes this morning, and feeling no hot water come out, a certain feeling of resignation came over me as I knew I would have to plod down 6 flights of stairs in order to find out what new twist was preventing me from having a hot shower. I also noticed that, as the floor filled up with cold water, there were rather too many hairs of unknown provenance dri ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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