There have been a few milestones this year, with the top three being quite simple. Getting a job in the Northeast of England and moving my whole life. Getting a girlfriend (who I am currently still in a relationship with). Finally, travelling again. I was able to head off to Porto, I was in the … Continue reading 2022 A Review
Category: General
A terrible toast from earlier today
It is in our successes that we find our appetite for failure. In success, we find what we are willing to lose. Similarly, it is within our friends that we discover our appetite for love. It is within friendship that we see what we want to gain in love.
Thoughts on Death
A rambling post, that just needed to get out of my head and the draft book. When I first started writing about this, I was helping to care for my Dada, paternal grandfather. I had recently read a book by Martha Nussbaum about the ideas regarding getting older and what am I meant to do … Continue reading Thoughts on Death
Spurs-y
I don't normally write about Tottenham or football, but I feel as though my feelings towards the club are changing again. There’s a lot of Jose-in and Jose-out conversations. Will we win the cup, or how badly will City thrash us? More importantly, it’s making me reconsider what is happiness and how I experience it. … Continue reading Spurs-y
Memory Lane
The Avenue is what most people who know me would suggest is my memory lane. The single lane that leads up to the palace that I called school, a row of trees either side. You can't blame them for thinking that, every time I drove in, I would check if anyone was behind me and … Continue reading Memory Lane
Theme for 2021
While it's no surprise that my plans for 2020 went up in smoke, the only one thing I wished to do during the year happened. I was able to go home for my birthday. Spent time in Africa and most importantly I was able to head around my home town of Durban. Partying, crashing other … Continue reading Theme for 2021
Chasing the Sun
An excellent documentary on hope. On Sunday the final episode of the five-part documentary just finished airing in South Africa and I was able to get a bootleg copy of the show. Now for those who know me, I love rugby and used to watch my Sharks every week religiously, while I was living I … Continue reading Chasing the Sun
Dieting
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
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
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
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