Yes, yes I know. We all have aspirations although too much of that and you will be out of breath, aspirating I mean. But I want to yam a bit about this whole idea of growing up.
People have been possessed by this one facet about other people's lives since time immemorial. A father asks his child - what do you want to be when you grow up? Sometimes a stranger asks a newly met acquaintance the same loaded question.
To which there are a few possible answers depending on the mood.
1. What do you mean growing up? How else should I be growing? Skewed? At a slight angle to the earth? How slight? What examples of angular growth can you cite?
2. Why are we all obsessed with this idea of growing up? To respond to the 'where did you grow up?' question there are also many possible answers like - I mostly grew around the buttocks then some rapid expansion in the groin area followed by some bulbous activity behind my ears. Sort of like Al Neuman.
Also some of these questions presume that its a one time event and not a continuum as is more realistic. Why not ask - where have you been growing up? as opposed to where did you grow up? Then I could respond more specifically saying - I started my growth on the Indian peninsula then transitioned to the North American continent where I continued to shed some top layer of keratin.
Now I will stop yamming and let you all go back to your growing.
Cool cat the Japanese are Tokyo at dusk My second visit to this land of the rising sun after almost a decade. Back then clearly I was wet behind the ears product manager and likely didn’t pay attention to all (efficient) things Japanese. But today I did and of course continue to be impressed. It is as much the obvious stuff like on time travel that is both clean and comfortable and all that which makes it possible. The impressive landmark and landscapes that these humans have put together despite their cramped (or because of it) surroundings and precarious geological conditions could amaze a novice architect among us. But it’s also the little things that someone had to think about which have a phenomenal impact on day to day lives that make the Japanese stand apart. Below are few random examples- 1. Providing a very fine machined wooden toothpick in every packet of wooden chopsticks. The said chapsticks are simply set on the To Go counter of any food vendor/ convenience store wher...
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