The words, they have been flowing like a torrent from the confines of this writer’s mind.

In his university days, a purposeful young man scurried across the football field as an illustrious midfielder. Creating chances for his team mates, Surajj M. N. Hegde was unstoppable as a footie juggernaut. Leaning toward leadership, he took this skill to the college office as BMS president.

Some people only awaken and break into a song when tyres are crunching the tarmac. They zoom into motion with the adrenaline rush and make their life one exciting, nerve-racking and thrilling drive. Race driver Gaurav Gill is from the same family of speedsters.

Out of the tenets of history, some pages deserve credence. Propelled forward by personal yearnings, taking lessons from family, friends, chronology and a desire to keep traditions and culture alive, they come with a wealth of emotions.

Give him a badminton racket and Parupalli Kashyap will stun you with his fantastic smashes and energetic rallies. Yet, if a microphone suddenly found its way into the ace’s hand, his crooning voice will do the same!

Ever had an epiphany? Of something that meanders through life and finds a resting place in your heart? Something that takes you by surprise, creeps up and chastens you for having preconceived ideas?

Vietnam cycles — to work, school, to run errands, and even gets the lazy tourist, looking for a hedonistic sojourn, to hop onto a cycle and pedal away on the cobbled streets of the French quarter, past hidden pagodas on the hills and streets littered with Noddy-town tables and stools.

The sweat and toil is hidden under the sheen of glamour. Yet, amidst the dark confines, is no ordinary man, but one replete with talent who rises like a beacon. The Bollywood star is that strange and magical entity. Or atleast that is what we’d like to believe happens when a star is born at film awards in our country.

When John Updike proclaimed, “The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things,” he might have accidentally referred to today’s swing-happy, all-packed corporate golfers who travel across continents to play the game.

For this young and inventive young lady, the world is definitely an oyster that is waiting to be explored. And she does explore it with aplomb as she travels from one destination to the other, with Gucci handbag in hand, clothed in designer finery, always on the look out for an idea or an inspiration to make an evening out of.