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I recently spent about 10 days in China and I am suppose to go there again in two weeks for more than a week. During the latest visit, I was in Shanghai, Beijing, and Xi’an. What I saw and experienced…

For 2-3 years, 2005-2005, I used to be in Bangalore every 2-3 months. That was more than 2 years ago. Since then, Bangalore has become Bengaluru. I am still trying to decide whether I like Bengalure more or Bangalore. Bangalore…

Angkor is a historic place in Cambodia. Much of the historic temples and palaces here were built between 900 and 1300 AD. Considering the time when they were built, they are truly impressive. Angkor Wat is particularly impressive. But the…

Is it that I feel that way or does it have something to do with the aging process? I feel that in my impatience is slowly increasing. At one time I was quite patient with people and used to tolerate…

At a dinner meeting today, the talk went to many countries that have glorious (old) past but not so good present or even (recent) past. It was observed that many people in such countries — and that included Iran, Egypt,…