The last few weeks have been a bit heavy. People lifted me up as usual and I am grateful for that.
There was loss again. My friend Aarthy lost her mom and I had to prepone my Chennai visit earlier than planned to pay respect. Watching Her, her brother, and her partner just figuring things out as they go stood out to me. Just showing up and continuing with strength. In between all of this, there were small pauses. Went to the beach with Akshay early morning and watched the sunrise. All of four of us went out for dinners at night. Had our time, laugh and chat. It was one of those moments where you know it won’t repeat easily and you can do nothing else about the situation. They will all go back to Canada, and life will just move on, but those times felt complete on their own. It showed loved and strength.
My niece(Ana) came down to Chennai from the UK for her 1st birthday and it went well. There was a lot of family time. We went to Tirupathi in van. It was surprisingly less crowded and peaceful. Although I happened to not visit the actual temple inside, it felt good to just be around people and follow something familiar. We ate enough.
Met Jagan once I came back. The platform he builds is quite interesting. I hope it works out for him. It is always nice to see someone stay with something and build on it. The journey has been tough but I wish things settle down. For Pavi as well. Meanwhile, Hemanth handled things here in Bangalore on my behalf for a few weeks, and I am really thankful for that. It made everything feel easier.
Watched Project Hail Mary with Yash and Suneela. Met Kaushik too. There are still a few more people I want to meet. It is nice to have friends you can just go back to, without needing to explain too much.
Work has been a bit heavy. Picking things up from where I left off is never smooth, but I think I have caught up for the most part.
Also been thinking about how strange this time feels. There is so much to learn right now. At the same time, it is easy to just drift and not really engage with anything deeply. Staying curious feels important. Otherwise it is very easy to just coast without realizing. On that note, Ram the other day mentioned that she wants to set up some scheduled calls with me around specific topics so we get to know each others perspectives better. Another friend actually did that recently, and we ended up speaking for almost two hours.
