Bitching - I wish I hadn't but I couldn't think of anything else to bond over and I panicked. Now I feel bad!

I noticed that in both Disneyland and Harry Potter studios, all the clothes in the shops were plastered with Disney or Harry Potter all over it. There was no minimal designs for adults who only subtly wanted to show their fan appreciation. To give a quick guess as to why - I'm going to go … Continue reading Over the top →

The NFL jerseys are so bland. What's more, they are completely absent of sponsors. Which, to me, seems weird when you consider the enormous amounts of time, effort, and money dedicated to pleasing advertisers in the game. Why is jersey considered sacred when they take a one hour game and stretch it into 3 hours … Continue reading NFL jerseys →

It's funny how walking around someone's apartment can quickly tell you where you rank in their lives.Do you feature in any of the pictures up on the wall?Is your card standing on top of the cupboard?Can you mask your emotions as you realize you're lower down the list then you thought?

It's funny you can live in your own little bubble for so long and then you go to a busy city like London and witness rush hour and all of a sudden you remember you're one of 6 billion.You're indifferent to their problems and they're indifferent to yours.An earth shattering revelation to you doesn't break … Continue reading One of 6 billion →

I should've known better but I didn't stop. I just kept loading up on rave review after rave review and unbeknownst to me, my expectations were becoming impossibly high. So much so, that I created my own disappointment when the reality inevitably didn't live up to my imagination.

Social sacrifices - these are the time and effort you spend staying up to date on a certain topic with the sole purpose of participating in a certain conversation. For example you have no interest whatsoever in Love Island but you watch it every night because that's all the parents talk about at the school … Continue reading Social sacrifices →

I think the problem with trying to sum up an entire life in a movie/play is that there's no real tension. It's just an unfolding of events. This happened and then this happened and then this happened. Whether as a story about a moment in time has a villain or an enemy or a threat … Continue reading Tension-less →

There is one word that seems to be batted around a lot with the cream of the crop of elite athletes. Obsessed I've heard Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant and Jonny Sexton all at one point or another being labelled - obsessed. It goes to show where the standard is for preparation.

It's Friday night and you're treating the kids to a take away. Your plan is to get Mizzoni's, their favourite pizza place. But now, do you tell them it's Mizzoni's or leave it as a surprise? I think to maximize the joy you should enlist anticipatory joy. I think when your audience knows and loves … Continue reading Mizzoni’s pizza surprise →