Seems there’s never a dull moment in my life. A few days ago, I was bitten by a yellow Scorpion. Lucky, the venom wasn’t too poisonous. Its effects were mild and the numbness and tingling went away eventually. Compared to my last year snakebite experience which nearly cost me my life, this time there was […]
New Year’s Eve doesn’t have to be about who can shout the loudest and drink the most. It can be about quiet reflection, making heartfelt resolutions for the year ahead. This year, I decided to spend my New Year in a remote place in nature. No big party, no fancy celebration, no bells and whistles […]
It’s that time of year again… time to reflect on the past year, turn a new page, and set new intentions for 2019. If you’ve been following my journey for a while, you’ll know that every year, around the holiday season, I pick one primary focus for the upcoming 12 months. This simple, yearly ritual […]
Recently, I made a small change: I changed my personal website’s domain name from Talgur.Me to Talgur.Org – A small change, but one that signals a mindset shift. For more than a decade, I’ve worked on developing myself. I’ve contributed and helped others along the way but the focus was very much ME, MY life, […]
As a lover of travel, I’ve been to some of the most poverty-stricken places of what’s often called the ‘Developing world.’ But when others see poverty, I see abundance – of community, of selfless generosity, of trust in life and fellow men. Take Bali for example. Most Balinese live in compounds where each family member […]
