

When I tamed the Dragon!!!
Wedged between the Hong Kong Island and the South China Sea, somewhere along the coastline, a mountainous formation runs like the waves...
Girish Rathna
May 8, 20244 min read


Christmas City!!!
On a cold December evening, the above was when I went near the harbour to take a selfie with the famous Bruce Lee statue. Do you know...
Girish Rathna
Dec 13, 20234 min read


Hyundai to Green Day!!!
Woke up early one morning, nothing planned, pulled a pair of jeans and a tee, sunglasses to complete the look, picked up my car keys and...
Girish Rathna
Oct 25, 20232 min read


Resurrection!!!
Resurrection - Yeah, sounds like a slogan James Bond would throw in a movie. I don’t know the exact thought process as to why I chose...
Girish Rathna
Jun 21, 20232 min read


Team-spirit!!!
On one normal sunny morning, randomly planned by one of my friends, an eventful day unfolded. Within a few hours, I was in a sports...
Girish Rathna
Apr 19, 20232 min read


Riverside!!!
“Who hears the rippling of rivers will not utterly despair of anything.” - Henry David Thoreau Just sitting by the riverside, the above...
Girish Rathna
Jul 6, 20221 min read


Hello World!
Hello World, this is my first post since penkcil.com changed to a new server.
Girish Rathna
Feb 2, 20221 min read


Breakfast...!!!
Bored and tired of being curbed indoors for months, I wanted to do something adventurous this weekend. So, I rode my bike far away, found...
Girish Rathna
Jun 28, 20201 min read


Alkaloids... the cure???
Plants evolve and develop chemicals to protect themselves against predators. These natural active compounds, such as alkaloids and...
Girish Rathna
Apr 22, 20201 min read


Black is back!!!
Inspired by the blackness of ‘space’ itself, the complementary force of any blessed light in the universe, the penKcil unique black...
Girish Rathna
Mar 2, 20201 min read


New look 2020...!!!
Well, it’s just some powerless glasses and a bowtie. New look? It could mean two things – One, I have a new appearance. Two, I have a new...
Girish Rathna
Feb 2, 20201 min read


The concept of penKcil t-shirt!!!
The very concept of the ‘Penkcil Fashion’ was born when I was casually shopping for one of my favorite designer brands. Although it’s a...
Girish Rathna
Oct 9, 20191 min read


PenKcil looks great on women!!!
Here is a little fashion secret – Women in white look astoundingly beautiful. Since the days of my school, to pamper my lover-boy eyes, I...
Girish Rathna
Aug 19, 20191 min read


Music gave me wings, penKcil is the propulsion!!!
They say - Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Music gave me wings and penKcil is the propulsion. But the one thing I avoid being...
Girish Rathna
Jul 29, 20191 min read


Royally penKcil!!!
To feel and look 'Royally PenKcil'. Not all who live in a palace(any) are royal!!! He who is truly royal, the palace and everything else...
Girish Rathna
Jul 18, 20191 min read


Envision!!!
A few years after my graduation, I had envisioned my own Fashion Label. After a compelling experience through the international market...
Girish Rathna
Jun 29, 20191 min read


The new-look!!!
Sporting the Black and White fashion in the above pic, it’s outlandish how my new-look completely gainsay the long-hair look I carried...
Girish Rathna
May 23, 20191 min read


Long hair too long!!!
27 months of long hair. It is true that it takes a certain talent to pull off long hair-styles for men. Been doing it since I was in...
Girish Rathna
Feb 10, 20191 min read


Traveller!!!
There is a traveller inside everyone; just different purpose. There are four known elements in nature, and I once thought as I decided...
Girish Rathna
Jan 15, 20191 min read


A Saturday night!!!
While in the city on a cold Saturday evening, I couldn’t ignore these five smileys. Let the smiles remain contagious.
Girish Rathna
Nov 28, 20181 min read