The interviewer was wise and knew the weakness he wanted to probe. He proceeded to bombard the interviewee with enough quick fire questions until he provoked an answer that left the interviewee dumbfounded. Not for a lack of answers or confusion but because of what the interviewee replied with. The interviewee would not have believed … Continue reading An answer too true →

During the world cup there was so much talk about Lionel Messi being the greatest of all time and pundits and fans would fall over themselves to shower praise on him. But it's funny if you watch the full games, you could take long stretches of play and he would look ordinary, and even disinterested. … Continue reading Goat status →

Flying is just waiting. Waiting to check in your bag. Waiting to go through security. Waiting for your food. Waiting to get through passport control. And if you're lucky that's all the waiting you do and you don't have to deal with delays.

When you're not allowed to be grumpy, the irritability becomes a toxic sludge eating you from inside. But if you have a grumpy competition with whomever you're with, not only does it say that you're allowed to be grumpy but also it becomes a game and in some kind of reverse psychology you dispel the … Continue reading Grumpy competition →

I think staycations are the lowest rung of the holiday ladder simply because you don't get a full break from your daily chores. With a hotel room you don't have to clean up after yourself. With a self catering apartment you don't have to worry about fixing the skirting boards. Furthermore you're not reminded of … Continue reading Staycations →

I think society has done such a good job at drilling in productivity at all costs that it can take a couple of days to fully get into the swing of a relaxing holiday. You don't need to feel guilty, you can listen to your body and do absolutely nothing.

I think the initial part, where you've just left the air conditioning with your clean clothes and deodorant, is difficult. We'll call that the acclimatizing phase. But in the acceptance phase where you embrace the sweat and stop caring about your looks and odours, that's when you start to enjoy the heat.

How to lose a guy in 10 days has some terrible reviews online. They say it's predictable, formulaic, and silly. It even has a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And yet the public don't care, it's considered a classic in the genre, indispensable, and still watched today. It goes to show you need to be … Continue reading Critics hate, public love →

There's no helping her. She only reveals adverse periods after the fact.Ironically she will move mountains to help you.So much so that she'll actually get annoyed if there was an opportunity for her to help you that you didn't tell them about.

Life is short so you should enjoy yourself as much as possible. And sometimes you have to go to events out of obligation. And sometimes at those events you can be unlucky and not find a conversation that flows or covers topics in an enjoyable manner to yourself. Therefore I think it's a great skill … Continue reading Kill the mood →