Category: Life

  • Someone that Inspires Me

    I might sound a wee bit corny, but the reality is that the person that inspires me is none other than my wife, Archana. Have you ever come across the term: Baptism by fire? It means to be able to fight through adverse circumstances to come out clean. Archana has fought some of life’s biggest…

  • Something I Wish I Knew How to Do

    I’m a wishful thinker, and I keep wishing for so many things. In fact, I yearn for things all the time. And, at any point in time, I keep yearning for something! It’s a fact. Here’s a list of random things that I wish I’d knew how to do: I wish I knew how to…

  • My Favorite Toy as a Child

    Okay, this is a fun Bloganuary prompt! 😀 When I was around two years old, someone gifted me a toy car. It wasn’t remotely fancy or pretty. It was a fairly big (for a two-year-old) yellow car made entirely of plastic. It did not even have actual wheels even, if memory serves me right. It…

  • The Advise I would give to my Teenage Self

    As a teenager, I was really unkind towards myself. I was grappling through all kinds of complexes. I did not feel good about myself. I felt that I looked like a weirdo. I had this weird feeling that I was an outcast and that I did not fit in. I was performing badly at school…

  • Thank you, 2021.

    Thank you, 2021.

    I won’t mince words, 2021 was one of the most difficult years of my life – especially on the personal front. My little family was shattered by the death of two of our cats, and that too in a brutal way. The second wave of COVID, and isolation seemed mild in comparison. Nevertheless, I am…

  • Running for the next 30 days, as part of #wwwp5k 2021

    Running for the next 30 days, as part of #wwwp5k 2021

    Last year, I ran the #wwwp5k after a gap of 5 long years. My goal was to do it for the entire month of December, but unfortunately, that did not work out. So, when Automattic (my employer) announced yet another Worldwide WordPress Marathon for the entire month of October, I jumped with joy (well, almost).…

  • Vegetable meat and buffellow (soliders?)

    Vegetable meat and buffellow (soliders?)

    Who is up for a scrumptuous meal of vegetable meat? By vegetable meat, I mean vegetable chicken, vegetable pork, and vegetable fish, y’all. 😍 Wanna join me? I stumbled upon this restaurant by accident earlier today and was immediately hooked by their menu that was prominently plastered outside. I mean, can it get any more…

  • I did a #wwwp5k, again

    I did a #wwwp5k, again

    The title of this post says it. I took the Worldwide WordPress 5K, again, after five years. It felt no different from the first time! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hari Shanker (@harishanker) What is this #WWWP5k, you ask Quoting the WordPress.com blog: If you’re like us, you’re eager to send…

  • Evolution

    Evolution

    As human beings, we change, adapt, and grow with time. It’s the basics – The laws of evolution…  We are no different.  We’ve been swept away by the winds of change. We’ve grown, evolved, and become better human beings. The journey has not been a bed of roses. Not even close. There were thorns. Not…

  • Life, living, expectations, and social media

    Life, living, expectations, and social media

    I saw this tweet the other day, and it left me thinking, because of the simple fact that I’ve been a victim of this EXACT situation. When I was 23, I felt that I had failed in life. My friends and loved ones seemed to agree. I had barely scraped through college. My bank balance…