Let's continue with these personal blog posts. Coming up to end of week ten of my diet on the 16th and I think that I'm coming to my first wall. It will be 10 weeks that I have given up carbs (bread, rice, pasta style dishes), processed sugar (so fruits are generally been fine, but … Continue reading Dieting
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A reading list for Sanchi
Now, I didn't forget my friend's Sanchi's birthday. I just got the date wrong. This isn't my way of saying happy birthday, I did call her and wish her. However, it's a start to a proper apology. Recently she asked me for a reading list on philosophy, so I thought I might as well share … Continue reading A reading list for Sanchi
Flow
The sheen of white light from the sunrise alarmThe land of impossible reflectionsThe trace, just a haze of thoughts I might recallGroggily I figure out what I saidAuthor to a mystery I only know Life is such a jokeThey say that your brain is problem sovlingThis just adds another one to the plateMy list is … Continue reading Flow
Homecoming
My trip to Malawi, was based off my plan to go back to Umhlanga, where I grew up. I had grown tired that of having birthdays in the cold miserable weather of the UK. My childhood birthdays (4-13) had the minimum of one of the following: an ice-cream cake, a pool party or some form … Continue reading Homecoming
Covid-19
God damn this bat fluCorona Virus, my badGod Bless N.H.S.
Tiled
Drawing out options blind Hoping for something better than kind Solutions, you find Gone without a sign You look across and wonder how You decide to take a vow: To take revenge somehow Even if it's not highbrow You try and figure out your next move Every new option you seem to disprove Yet you … Continue reading Tiled
Malawi
Returning to Africa The number one phrase that I said in Malawi is: “I cannot believe that I’m in Malawi”. I doubt that photos that I have uploaded or the words to come, but this country is probably one of the most stunning places I have ever visited. Just a typical sight on the road … Continue reading Malawi
We Need to Talk India
Mumbai Calling Smog India, well Mumbai really, is becoming my favourite place to see and spend time in. To those who have know me for a very long time, that is probably surprising. I would go to the ends of the Earth to watch the cricket team, but the actual country has always been more … Continue reading We Need to Talk India
Shu Thayu
Those Bollywood nightsWhere memories old helped form the newWe both cut shapes on the floorWalking out of the bar into the crisp autumn air Across the river is the train homeWe pause, not because we can't turn backRather we fear what happens if we boardDo we turn our lives upside-down to chase the dream of … Continue reading Shu Thayu
Why I am Jealous of Brown Girls on Instagram
The rise of positive brown girls on social media is a phenomenon that I am not just in awe of, but as desi guy something that I envy. The global desi community in the past and present is a patriarchal society. As we slowly shift away from this misogynist way of life, the role of … Continue reading Why I am Jealous of Brown Girls on Instagram
