“You should colour your hair,” my sister looked critically at me before adding, “You look old.” Siblings don’t sugarcoat. I was not offended, I knew she meant well. After all, she probably remembers the guy with the beard — shown…
With all the bad news in the media, you may be looking forward to getting away from it all. If your activities take you outdoors and into unmapped areas of the earth, there are two location apps that you should…
If your work or leisure activities take you into unmapped areas of the earth, you should know about What3words. What3words uses geocodes to narrow down a location to within a 3X3 metre square space irrespective of whether it is in…
If you play either squash or tennis, you know that both games require speed, agility, endurance, power, and strategy. Most squash players have no doubt that their game is the hardest of all racquet sports, particularly when compared to tennis.…
“What are the three shots that a good player must perfect?” I asked the question to some of my squash buddies. Most of them paused to think. The top three answers that I got were: length, serve, and return of…
Over the past few months, there have been numerous write-ups and debates about squash not being included in the Summer Olympics, scheduled to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Considering that all the other major racquet sports such…
A few months ago I wrote a popular blog post titled “Nine spectacular squash venues around the world!” As a follow-up, I decided to do a round-up of unique tennis venues around the world that I compiled into a Slideshare…
As part of the ongoing friendly rivalry between tennis players and squash players, here are a few onliners that you may be able to relate to. Here’s a tennis player’s perspective of squash. In tennis, you can see your opponent…
As the championship matches at the club wound down, I decided to have some fun and did a quick video survey of random squash players who were milling around at the club. I asked everyone one simple question – Should…
As someone who has played racket sports (Badminton, Squash, Tennis, and Table Tennis) all my life, I am a firm believer in learning each sport the right way. Some level of coaching is a good idea for anyone who wants…