All in a day’s work

This week’s surprise episode of Chosen Season 2, episode 3, hit me hard. I didn’t know it yet when I first saw the episode yesterday, but today I understood why that scene towards the end resonated with me deeply. SPOILER ALERT! If you follow the series, do not proceed. The story being portrayed in this……

My thoughts on the JK Rowling backlash

J.K. Rowling has been in the hot seat lately (as many other celebrities are) for voicing an opinion (or deeply held belief) that is “anti-culture”. By that, I mean, the prevailing culture where your opinion or your stand has to conform to the popular opinion, otherwise you are labeled a bigot, among other things. You……

At peace with my helplessness

If you are like me, you’ve probably come to several realizations about life or about yourself during this pandemic. Let me share to you two realizations (or reminders) that I’ve had during this time: I am not in control. It is weirdly and wonderfully liberating to be reminded of this. But to tell you honestly,……

On practice disparity and other issues

Disclaimer: I do not represent any organization, nor do I speak on behalf of anyone but myself. These are my personal views Note: I wrote this blog several months back and I’m only publishing it now, in light of some relevant issues facing our profession. It appears that many colleagues took issue against a big……

2020

2020 has been such a mind-boggling year, and we’re only still in March. So many things have already rocked us. For me personally, Kobe’s death on January 26 was a big one. It was also around that time that the novel coronavirus was starting to gain traction. Indeed, today, the WHO has formally announced that……