I was reading an article on BradingStrategyInsider.com on brand inspirations this morning which moves me a little bit. The author talks about how when in Japan he had observed a gesture of hospitality typical in Japan both in private and business domains. The host would place the sake cup in a saucer of some kind. He/she would then start pouring sake into the cup up to the brim and continue pouring till it overflows and start spilling into...

While I’m not a huge fan of “costume” movies, I do enjoy a good story, and historical fiction is of particular interest to me. The film The Other Boleyn Girl, which is based on the historical novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory, is about the Boleyn sisters, each of whom becomes involved with Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Director Justin Chadwick offers lots of bodice ripping sex, scandal and sibling rivalry. The Boleyn sisters,...

The whole day today I spent in working on my Twitter social media account (@bonigala). I have been tweeting for quite some time now and have about 500 followers. To start with I was tweeting more about the different blog posts that I was writing but these days I am completely hooked and I tweet almost about every thing. I am moving more towards tweeting industry related news, interesting posts and useful resources that I could share with...

I was over at Chris Pearson’s website and watched an awesome video rant just now on how not be a jerk online, especially a celebrity jerk. Nice video and great insight. I was slightly annoyed by Chris’ high pitched rant but I guess he is very passionate about the topic and rightly so. Chris talks about how people on social media networks such as twitter or facebook tend to ignore their fans and their messages. People spend so...

I have decided to change the theme yet again for my website. This time I went for a clean theme that had more white, neat columns and great typography. I took the Thesis theme from DIYThemes. The reason for this change was my resolve to write more on my personal blog going forward. I write at least 2-3 posts a day for my other business websites. But when it comes to my personal blog I tend to become lazy and ignore it. When I ignore my...