Girish Rathna
- Mar 29
- 3 min
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 15
- 2 min
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
- Feb 22
- 3 min
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
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
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 22, 2022
- 1 min
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
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
Hello World!
Hello World, this is my first post since penkcil.com changed to a new server.
Girish Rathna
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Remember in December...!!!
After enduring one of the most unprecedented years in 2020, the above pics were during my little shopping time on Christmas Eve....
Girish Rathna
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Miniature Sketching...!
A city’s skyline defines the basic aspect of any city, an easily recognizable silhouette that is unique to its own. Recently, during work...
Girish Rathna
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
Himalayan Traverse!!! (video)
My latest music video for Himalayan Traverse, released! This is the biggest production I have done for any video so far, and remember...
Girish Rathna
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Arrival!!!
The Universe is roughly 14 billion years old. Our Sun is around 4.6 billion years old. Our home planet Earth is like 4.5 billion years...
Girish Rathna
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Game Fête!!!
Video games are my favourite. Prince of Persia and PacMan on antique 90s DOS computers in my school were my first. And they were never...
Girish Rathna
- Oct 3, 2020
- 2 min
Metal to Metal!!!
They say the world is full of ‘snakes’. By that, they mean ‘people’ who are wicked. But I wonder if the world is full of them, there got...
Girish Rathna
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Space March!!!
Looking sporty with blue shades, this was a selfie I remember taking inside of an aeroplane hangar. The first time I co-piloted an...
Girish Rathna
- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
The Buffet!!!
Standing amazed at the sight of one of the largest food courts in the world, the above pic was an orientation of being blessed with good...
Girish Rathna
- Jul 22, 2020
- 2 min
Himalayan Traverse!!!
The above pic was taken during one of the most contemplative moments of my traverse in the Himalayas. It was one of those places where I...
Girish Rathna
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
The most powerful passport!!!
The above is the most powerful passport in the world. Not because the country it represents, not because it belongs to a celebrity, not...
Girish Rathna
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
Alkaloids... the cure???
Plants evolve and develop chemicals to protect themselves against predators. These natural active compounds, such as alkaloids and...
Girish Rathna
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Grass is greener!!!
My Himalayan adventure was one of those experiences of life, which I could recall again and again. It seems it has left a perpetual mark...
Girish Rathna
- Feb 22, 2020
- 2 min
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1...!!!
I am a fan of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team. And like the BMW M3 GTR in my previous post, to see the actual Formula 1 cars (both of...
Girish Rathna
- Feb 10, 2020
- 3 min
The cornerstone!!!
Sitting at the edge of the waterfront, I took this pic of Singapore’s skyline just minutes after dusk. It’s not too much, it’s not too...
