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Author Archives: Poonam Sagar
Past to Present
I have caught the ‘de-clutter and organise’ bug this year and during this process have organised my insanely huge collection of books, photographs and music. This led me to my boxes of audio cassettes from 20 years ago, music that … Continue reading
Q & A with Vikas Swarup
What an incredible opportunity to join acclaimed author Vikas Swarup in a candle-lit night of Q&A at Amandari, Ubud, where he recounted the writing of the novel that shot him to paperback stardom and the consequent making of the award-winning … Continue reading
Not-So-White Water Rafting
Finally here we were, packed like cattle and hanging on for dear life in an open truck all geared up in life jackets, helmets and oars, while steep unpaved roads wound uphill and then downhill towards the river: a hugely … Continue reading
Paragliding in Puncak
Fear lasted for only a second just before I jumped off the cliff! And then I was airborne with the breeze in my face and the wonderfully green Pucak valley spread out below me a 360 degree panorama. Have you … Continue reading
Leeches, Rafting and Floating restaurants
Leeches! Yes that was a black little worm stuck on my shin. I almost jumped out of my skin. There was no salt at hand while trekking in the protected forest up at Gunung Gede-Pangrango, to put over the leech. … Continue reading
Green Technology Saves Trees
The overuse of “Green” may have you seeing red, but hype is a normal part of the evolution of new technologies. The issues driving the need for Green IT are real, and growing. Green computing or green IT, refers to … Continue reading
My Favorite Online Apps
These are Few of my Favorite Tools – Remember the frustration and irritation if the internet is down or the computer is on the blink? Computers connected to the internet have become an indispensable part of our lives at the … Continue reading
Online Privacy and Security
Remember the thrill at having connected with a long lost friend on Facebook after many years, if not decades, or an email requesting help to move funds on behalf of a beneficiary with hefty financial gains? ‘How did they find … Continue reading
Indian Wedding Destination – Bali
Marriages are made in heaven and what better place to celebrate this relationship, but the Island of Gods – Bali. Bali is now THE wedding destination, especially for NRIs, to make a splash. An opportunity to live the Maharaja fantasy … Continue reading
The Need to Engage Online
“5 Cs” of engagement: Creating, Critiquing, Chatting, Collecting and Clicking. SINCE the inception of the World Wide Web in 1989, there are now more than 80 million websites online, with many more computers connected to the Internet, and hundreds of … Continue reading
