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Auckland Writers Festival 2026
When I moved to Auckland, I saw that there is a writers festival here. Back in Mumbai, even if they had a literary festival, it would have been expensive for me. So I was excited to see a writers festival event so close to where I lived. I thought I would attend it one day. Ten years later, I finally attended one. The festival is full of events happening during the day and around the CBD. Some…
Organ & Suona Concert
Over the weekend, we went got to attend Auckland Town Hall for their Organ Concept Series concert: East Meets West with Eric Chan and Yazhi Guo. It combined two tradition instruments: Organ and Suona. Auckland Town Hall is one of my favourite buildings. I see it everyday when I catch the bus, nestled in perfectly on Queen Street. It’s clock tower warmly looming over us as pedestrian linger in…
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Reblog: Blogging is getting harder
Blogging is getting harder
Rant about jobs and AI
I would say all of this started three weeks ago. I came back to work after a small holiday. In the days when I was on leave, the company laid off a bunch of employees. If you have been reading the news or work in Tech, layoffs are not a new feature. No one knows when layoffs are coming, no one can say they are safe from it. It’s like a sword hanging over the employees neck. Now it’s worse…
Photography: Look up
I was walking through this city when I found this pathway through a building. I looked up and saw this.
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TV Shows: Big Boys (2022)
Big Boys (2022) was a great surprise of a show. It was funny and heartbreaking. The show is created and narrated by Jack Rooke based on his time at university along with his friend Danny. The narration is not for us the audience but is directed at Danny, as if it’s a letter from Jack to Danny. I think it was the first or second episode when I realised where the show is going. While the show is…
Anniversaries 8
Continuing the annual tradition, here are this year’s anniversaries. Checkout last year’s post here. I met my partner 7 years ago. I have been blogging for 12 years! I have been living in New Zealand for 10 years! I have been posting on this blog biweekly for 7 years. I have been a NZ Permanent Resident for 3 year and four months. My brother has been married for 6 years and 3 months. I…
Pub Quizzes
In Oct 2024, my partner and I invited a bunch of her friends to try a quiz at an Irish pub near our house. In the beginning there were seven of us. There were a few expectations at the start but we all wanted to have fun. We been quizzing monthly since then. We go on Tuesdays, order some food and drinks while we try our best to compete against some great teams. And there are some fantastic…
Planning the Year
I love trying to make things. I get overenthusiastic and I always end up with too many projects. Most of them never get done. I am not happy with the ones that do get done. I get disappointed. Then I get new ideas and enthusiasm takes over. Rinse and repeat. I know I need a better pattern. My partner suggested I try using a planner: I can write down what are my priorities, list down the…
Photography: Stand
A row of bicycles in front of a hotel glass front
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Holidays
My partner and I had two weeks off between Christmas to New Years. Her work shuts down during this time. Usually, I work through these holidays weeks. But I decided to take time off. The two weeks was lovely. We were relaxed. We didn’t have to get things done by a certain time. We didn’t wake up tired or anxious about going to work. Our days were for us. We strolled around the neighbourhood,…
2025 Retrospective
Every year I make some goals/aspirations and in December, I look back on them. This year, I wanted to do a little more. I wanted to talk a list a few of my favourite media I watched/listened/played this year. Most of these weren’t released in 2025. My favourite songs from the year are scattered over the blog post. Favourite Books Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang. I was supposed to write…
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What I hate about writing
I have been writing since I was 10 years old. My brain keeps conjuring ideas and I kept writing them. Bits and pieces. Some in the back of notebooks, some in discarded pieces of papers. I remember classes where I was supposed to pay attention to my teachers but I was more interested in my make-believe narrative. I was happy with what I wrote. Years passed. I read hundred of books, watched tens…
Grief, 4 years on
The following is a letter I left on Yuri’s headstone on his birthday 21st November. Hey Yuri, It’s been four years since you have been gone. It’s been a long time since I heard your voice. I am sorry I didn’t come last year to see you. I decided I don’t want to remember you on your death anniversary anymore. I want to remember you for your life. So here I am, on your birthday. Things have…
October was hard
October was a devastating month. I had to go to India because my Dad had a heart attack. He is fine considering the circumstances but I was pretty scared for him. A week before my trip to India, my family’s dog Snowy passed away. She was sick for couple of weeks before passing away. It was a hard blow for the family, especially my Mom. The house got emptier. After 15 years, there were no pets…
Repost: Transit Friends
Transit Friends
Book: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
“Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries” by Heather Fawcett was an unexpected delight this year. I had no expectations about this book. I knew this was about the academic adventures of the titular character but not much else. Emily Wilde is a non-tenured professor at Cambridge University. In her world, Faeries are not only real but also a major field of research. Emily travels to Hrafnsvik…