Turning 23

highlights

  • started working & moved to a different city; made insane friendships & new lores

  • got a full-time job at a company which i have been meaning to get into since i started designing

  • posted a lot of work online; at least in the initial months & shipped a product

  • got an admit for my masters from my dream university

January 2024

  • spent the new years in kalga, himachal with two of my oldest friends aswin and maitrey (survived in -7 °C)

  • spent a lot of time stressing on the applications for my masters and writing SOPs and reiterating on them

  • enjoying delhi winters in the lodhi gardens and trying to find the best chholle bhature in delhi

  • getting ready for my flight to melbourne, and being nervous at the same time

january 2024
january 2024

February 2024

  • found a place to live in melbourne (read more about it here)

  • maitrey came to visit me from canberra

  • got to know about the kebab culture in melbourne (and i'm a fan of those)

  • made a list of things to buy before i leave melbourne for my family (it helped me go to work regularly)

  • found a place to live in melbourne (read more about it here)

  • maitrey came to visit me from canberra

  • got to know about the kebab culture in melbourne (and i'm a fan of those)

  • made a list of things to buy before i leave melbourne for my family (it helped me go to work regularly)

january 2024
january 2024

March 2024

  • learned how to effectively manage groceries and cooked food

  • bought the NB574 shoes for myself (which i wanted since a long time)

  • got admitted into my dream university for masters which i was dreaming since my 2nd year of undergrad

  • spent a lot of time in the library working on the project (high on caffeine)

April 2024

  • booked the return flight back to delhi and was literally counting days

  • got a mullet hair cut, which i was looking for since a long time. Saw how professional and well behaved the hairdressers are in melbourne

  • ticked off the first two things off my list, of things to do before leaving melbourne

May 2024

  • ticked off all the items from the list and left melbourne (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃

  • attended cousin's wedding in pune and met everyone from my father's side of the family

  • met internet friends after a long time and went to india gate (classic)

  • voted for the first time in my life after standing in the queue for 3 hours in the delhi heat (it's may)

  • ticked off all the items from the list and left melbourne (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃

  • attended cousin's wedding in pune and met everyone from my father's side of the family

  • met internet friends after a long time and went to india gate (classic)

  • voted for the first time in my life after standing in the queue for 3 hours in the delhi heat (it's may)

June 2024

  • attended boiler room's set in gurgaon (kinda fun kinda boring)

  • learned the perfect recipe for making fried chicken

  • went to devan's coffee in lodhi colony and noticed they've written to not post on social media about their cafe's presence

  • bought a new pair of crocs which i'm going to be using atleast for 3 years (previous pair lasted 2.5 years )

July 2024

  • went to manipal to present my work which i did in melbourne (bachelor's thesis)

  • one last time in manipal and here's a short video of things which we did (thanks to vivek's handycam)

  • attended an event hosted by AOH with ayushmaan and akshay bhai

  • visited Urbancompany's HQ in gurgaon for an interview which i didn't end up getting selected but it was a very memorable experience

  • went to manipal to present my work which i did in melbourne (bachelor's thesis)

  • one last time in manipal and here's a short video of things which we did (thanks to vivek's handycam)

  • attended an event hosted by AOH with ayushmaan and akshay bhai

  • visited Urbancompany's HQ in gurgaon for an interview which i didn't end up getting selected but it was a very memorable experience

August 2024

  • embracing my coffee addiction and figuring out the perfect pourover recipe

  • old friend aditya sharma visited delhi from chandigarh, met school friends too

  • went to the famous ghazipur flower mandi in delhi where you get the most exquisite wholesale flower catalog and also discovered that nagpal in Amar Colony has earned the top spot for the best Cholle Bhature on my personal list

  • after a very long consideration and self doubt i posted about Sillywhatifs which got 8000+ impressions (collectively) on twt and linkedin

  • embracing my coffee addiction and figuring out the perfect pourover recipe

  • old friend aditya sharma visited delhi from chandigarh, met school friends too

  • went to the famous ghazipur flower mandi in delhi where you get the most exquisite wholesale flower catalog and also discovered that nagpal in Amar Colony has earned the top spot for the best Cholle Bhature on my personal list

  • after a very long consideration and self doubt i posted about Sillywhatifs which got 8000+ impressions (collectively) on twt and linkedin

September 2024

  • visiting lodhi garden almost bi-weekly for a jog/walk because it's too humid in delhi

  • made the almost perfect chicken popcorn, which tasted 90% like kfc's (getting there to 100%)

  • met school friends after a long time, visited modern art gallery near india gate

  • attended tanishq's live concert at depot48 in gk, listen to their banger song

  • visiting lodhi garden almost bi-weekly for a jog/walk because it's too humid in delhi

  • made the almost perfect chicken popcorn, which tasted 90% like kfc's (getting there to 100%)

  • met school friends after a long time, visited modern art gallery near india gate

  • attended tanishq's live concert at depot48 in gk, listen to their banger song

October 2024

  • ayushmaan got a job (and went to bangalore :/ ) and got a new camera for himself

  • again amazed & baffled by the huge tech offices in gurgaon

  • tried gottea for the first time in deer park and it was actually good (didn't like the boba beans tho, but tea was amazing)

  • upgraded my room's furniture and got a new table, had to hunt down the best sheesham furniture shop in kirti nagar because mom wasn't settling for the plywood furniture.

  • ayushmaan got a job (and went to bangalore :/ ) and got a new camera for himself

  • again amazed & baffled by the huge tech offices in gurgaon

  • tried gottea for the first time in deer park and it was actually good (didn't like the boba beans tho, but tea was amazing)

  • upgraded my room's furniture and got a new table, had to hunt down the best sheesham furniture shop in kirti nagar because mom wasn't settling for the plywood furniture.

November 2024

  • graduated and attended the convocation in manipal

  • friends from australia came to visit india, took them to genre in defence colony and made them try cholle bhature

  • went to kalga (himachal) alone to celebrate my 22, it deserves another blog

  • setup a push pin board on the wall, 10/10 would definitely recommend it.

December 2024

  • took out camera after a long time and went to lodhi garden

  • the NRI cousin came and had a layover in delhi

  • went to the bengali market in delhi and the houses were so beautiful in that area – truly mesmerising

  • spent new years in chandigarh

  • took out camera after a long time and went to lodhi garden

  • the NRI cousin came and had a layover in delhi

  • went to the bengali market in delhi and the houses were so beautiful in that area – truly mesmerising

  • spent new years in chandigarh

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