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36 articlesA Stranger's Words
A theater reviewer wrote about my son's performance. She didn't know she was writing about my kid.
How to Do a Serious Workout on a 19-Hour Flight Without Getting Arrested
Flying for 19 hours between Singapore and New York City sounds like a test of endurance—especially in economy seating. But as someone who has an unbroken s...
Travel Checklist for Personal & Business Trips (2024 Edition)
Pre-Trip Preparations Carry in Person (Personal Items) Clothes Worn While Traveling Choose appropriate items based on the following tags: Tags Items Packin...
A Reflection on Accomplishments and Aspirations
Life has a way of leading us to moments of reflection, where we pause to evaluate our journey, our achievements (( Biography of Rajiv Pant )), and the path...
What I am learning from working out daily for 1,001+ consecutive days
Happy New Year 2023! Some of my friends have been asking me to share what I learned in my journey of exercising daily for the past one thousand consecutive...
Tips for Visiting Walt Disney World Orlando with Children
My son and I have been frequent visitors to Walt Disney World Resort (WDW) in Orlando, Florida since he was 2 years old. The four theme parks we visit at W...
My Personal and Professional Values: Keys to Collaborative Success
Shared values and principles are the driving force behind any successful team. I hold certain values dear, not only in my professional life but also in my ...
Starting the New Year with Service: Another Day Volunteering with New York Cares
Today, I started the New Year on with another volunteer project with New York Cares. This time, the task was to unload food deliveries with the West Side C...
Lifting More Than Just Weights: Another Day Volunteering with New York Cares
On December 23, 2020, I continued my volunteer work with New York Cares. This time, the project involved packing food bags for distribution with the West S...
A Rewarding Evening Volunteering with New York Cares
This evening, I participated in a volunteer project with New York Cares. The task at hand was to deliver food from Breads Bakery to a local homeless shelte...
Make Exercise Your Daily Habit
Introduction If you're like me and spend most of your time working in front of a screen, you know how easy it is to neglect your physical health. But it's ...
Kindness of Strangers: This Time From a Fitness Expert
Kindness, generosity, and helping others selflessly are human virtues. Some of you have commented on my previous posts about the examples of kindness from ...
Personal Fitness During Quarantine Times
In a 24 hour worldwide live streamed event titled #FindingBeauty in Quarantine Times organized by Drue Kataoka and fellow members of the Young Global Leade...
My Personal Fitness Objectives and Key Results
When I mentioned that I use the Objectives & Key Results (OKR) system to achieve my personal fitness goals, some of my friends asked if I'd share my person...
Kindness is Powerful
Last night in New York City I was walking home, getting soaked in the pouring rain. Along the way I noticed other people's umbrellas wishing I had brought ...
Tip: Use regular bars of soap to save money, time and help conserve the environment
This article makes a case for using regular solid bars of soap and detergent powders instead of liquid soaps. Soap bars are available all over the world at...
Please help the people in Haiti affected by the earthquake
If you haven't heard the news about the earthquake tragedy in Haiti, you can learn about it at: http://www.reddit.com/r/Haiti The Reddit team at Conde Nast...
Gym Memberships: Tips for Getting a Good Deal
My fiancee and I joined a Bally's gym and swimming pool near our apartment in Manhattan recently. I recommend joining a gym to everyone who is able to. A g...
Diary of Julie & Rajiv’s India Trip
Background The following is a diary of some events from our recent trip to India. I created it using Twitter and Yahoo Pipes. We posted regular status upda...
The Kindness of Taxi Drivers
It happened to me yet again! Another taxi driver refused to take money from me. I don't fully understand why, but it happens to me every couple of months. ...
Reddit Alien Mascot Bobblehead Returned
The Reddit Alien mascot bobblehead (photos), which had recently been kidnapped at the Reddit Bar Party in New York City (photos) is now back, safe and soun...
I Love New York City
I've now been living in Manhattan for two weeks and I love NYC. New York is a wonderful city. I've wanted to live here since I was little. My new job is at...
Moving to New York City
I'm moving to NYC for an exciting new job as VP of Technology at an awesome publishing company. I look forward with excitement to the job at the company an...
Happy New Year 2007! Highlights from December/January
The closing of 2006 and beginning of 2007 has been exciting. I'd like to share some highlights from December/January: In Paris: I celebrated New Years'; sp...
More photography
Friends and family: I have been doing a lot of photography recently and regularly posting it on photos.rajiv.com. It includes pictures of many of my travels.
Snow and Ice in Atlanta
When I moved to Atlanta, GA, I didn't realize I'd get photo opportunities featuring snow and ice in the city known as Hotlanta. It only snows on one or two...
Please Help the Tsunami Disaster Relief Efforts in South Asia
If you are able, please help the tsunami disaster relief efforts in South Asia: http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.html Good companies like Apple, Amazon...
Currently in the Philadelphia area
I'm currently based in the Philadelphia area, working on my company. It is good to spend time at home with my brother and friends. (Just an FYI for my family...
Citizen Rajiv
After almost a decade of living in this wonderful country, I am proud to be a U.S. Citizen on November 19, 2003. For this important day, I would like to th...
With land and air covered, now for the water
Hang gliding over beautiful mountains and the beach was great fun, so with land and air covered, I needed to learn to swim. I'm one of those few adults who...
Visit to Philly for Vik’s Graduation
My younger brother Vik graduated from Villanova University with a double major in Management Information Systems and Finance. Here are some photos from my we...
An All-Nighter at Work Followed by a Terrorism Threat Scare
We had too much excitement at work pulling an all-nighter. Then when we thought we could go home and sleep, there was a terrorism threat at our building. A...
As a Change from Corporate Travel and Expensive Personal Vacations, Consider Backpacking
I love to experience contrasts during my travels. Traveling first-class and staying in luxurious hotels is a pleasure indeed, but tourism on a shoestring c...
Hang gliding, Hiking and Sightseeing near San Francisco
I went hang gliding, hiking and sightseeing on weekends recently. Some of the photographs of the scenery around San Francisco look beautiful.
Personal & Business Travel Checklist
This checklist, that I have been using for many years since I was a teenager has now been replaced by my 2024 Personal & Business Travel Checklist. Related...
On Relationships, Romance & Love
Q. How long does it take to build a lasting relationship? 6 months? 1 Year? 2 Years? 5 Years? 10 years? A. None of the above. It takes a lifetime of commit...