The sub title of this post is called ‘Hidden Costs’. And so began my intrepid journey as a business owner. I finally managed to place my order for a pallet of books albeit not without frustration. I found out that the slowness in response to my email was because theContinue Reading

Today would be our last day in India. While  I would have preferred an extra day or two to head further south to visit Ooty, a popular hill station in Tamil Nadu, my body was already breaking down from both my virus made worse by the less than sanitised water supply. Although I only drank bottledContinue Reading

The next morning Mujib drove us up Chamundi Hills to visit a popular local place of worship. The Chamundi Temple is still a functioning temple which sees many believers coming every weekend to give offerings to the gods. Outside the temple complex, there are many peddlers selling flowers for offerings, trinkets and charms asContinue Reading

This morning after a quick breakfast at the hotel, we checked out and met our driver and guide for the next three days – Mujib (I am guessing that is the approximate spelling). He looked in his forties, tall, very dark and unfortunately not handsome. He had buck teeth, potContinue Reading

India has always been one of my top must-go list. Tell that to my colleagues and they stare at me increduously. To them, India conjures up images of dirty, undeveloped, poor and lack of hygiene. On the other hand, I relish coming in contact with thousands of years of history, an exotic location where youContinue Reading

As per tradition, this is the happy new year post from Bring Me There. I am glad we do have a new year to celebrate amidst all the end of world prophecies. Looking back, I am thankful for the things that happened in 2012 – like getting our first investmentContinue Reading

Two Sundays ago I was in JB. While waiting at a traffic junction next to a road divider in Bukit Indah, there was a sudden explosion and our car jolted. In that split second, I thought that a tree had fallen on us, a car had crashed into our rearContinue Reading