

Kings of Wax!!!
Before any confusion, that is not the real Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip. Lounged comfortably in royalty, surrounded...
Girish Rathna
Sep 18, 20243 min read


Creative-Bridge!!! (part 2)
GirdesH… That’s how the girl at Starbucks spelt my name, lol. Sounds kinda cute. The above was when I was relishing my coffee in the...
Girish Rathna
Jul 17, 20246 min read


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


Just hanging around!!!
“Hey, what are you doing?” “Nothing, just hanging around.” I always wanted to say that, while actually hanging around on a hanging...
Girish Rathna
Mar 27, 20242 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


Temple Run!!!
Everything happens at the will of God, they say. Even a blade of grass swaying to the gentle breeze in a field on a summer afternoon...
Girish Rathna
Oct 4, 20233 min read


Creative-Bridge!!!
The above pic was that ‘now’ moment when I took the picture on my camera seconds before forwarding my foot to step on the iconic...
Girish Rathna
Jul 12, 20236 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


War on Good (looking)!!!
The above pic was when I was relaxed in a calm serenity on an island by a yacht, not far from the southern coast of Singapore. One of the...
Girish Rathna
Mar 29, 20233 min read


Kneel on seabed!!!
Sailing away from the shore, just a GPS to track our location at sea, with a professional team of divers and one sailor, the above pic...
Girish Rathna
Mar 15, 20232 min read


Finding Yeti…!!!
Setting the timer on my Canon EOS, letting it sit haphazardly on the frozen earth at ground level, no tripod, no camera man, no pro zoom...
Girish Rathna
Feb 22, 20233 min read


Virtual Live (Live)!!!
The DMF 2020, 2021, 2022 – The Virtual Concerts were a grand hit, we all know that. The tickets were free (as promised) and I did not...
Girish Rathna
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Queen’s seat!!!
Wonderfully engineered and crafted with red sandstone, I am short of words to express this ancient structure’s magnificence. Yet, I can...
Girish Rathna
Jun 29, 20221 min read


Too little, too late!!!
Have said it before, say it again – “When you know you have already touched the top, barking dogs don’t bother you”. I am not much of an...
Girish Rathna
Jun 22, 20221 min read


Game On!!!
Let loose in an arcade of classic game cabinets, I felt like an 80s child while spending some time in a gallery of games recently.
Girish Rathna
Jun 14, 20221 min read


Lord Girish Rathna!!!
Did you know? Recently, I legally and officially became a Lord of Scotland? In all virtue of the Universe’s blessing, with a little...
Girish Rathna
Feb 23, 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


That’s a wrap...!!!
With the end of the previous year and with the end of the 2020 & 2021 Discord Music Festival, it was a successful set of 24 Virtual...
Girish Rathna
Jan 5, 20221 min read


Christmas 21...!!!
A Very, Merry, Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. Spending an evening next to a beautifully decorated tree is refreshing after an...
Girish Rathna
Dec 25, 20211 min read