I’ve had a very long relationship with candy crush. If I remember correctly, I started playing the game in 2013 sometime, back when life was simpler, my thumbs were innocent, and match-three games hadn’t yet wrapped themselves around my soul like a clingy situationship. From the beginning, ours was a classic love-hate relationship: I loved…
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Sunday Screed | JioHotstar Subscription Fiasco
The day was 14-December-2025. We were nearing the 5 matches T20 series between India and South Africa. Whenever any such series begin, my heart races, I get anxious and restless. Not because I’m an avid cricket fan. Because my father acts like a one-year-old. For the ODI series between India and South Africa, I had…
Thursday Thrills | Merry Xmas
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh! what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Hey! It is Christmas. The celebration for me is not Christmas but the fact that I got a day off, a day I can use to cross a few items off my never-ending list…
Roundup | November 2025
Intro I’m back, as promised. Yay, me! November 2025 Reading Roundup This was going to be a light month in terms of reading, no thanks to ongoing health issues and shitty work situation. I read abridged version of a classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. And then I tried to finish something I started back…
Roundup | October 2025
Intro I’m so bad at keeping promises to myself, aren’t I? In Roundup | July 2025, I promised to revive the tradition of monthly roundsup and then I disappeared for two months. Honestly, not in a good headspace these days, suffering from both physical health issues and a ton of mental stress. This also reflects…
Roundup | September 2025
Intro I’m committed to doing roundup, even if I have to write a backdated post. Here goes for August. It was dull in terms of book reads. This one is actually published on November 1, 2025. September 2025 Reading Roundup So, haven’t read a ton this month. Work is hectic and stressful these days and…
Roundup | August 2025
Intro I’m committed to doing roundup, even if I have to write a backdated post. Here goes for August. It was dull in terms of book reads. This one is actually published on November 1, 2025. August 2025 Reading Roundup I must have read some Urdu books unlisted on Goodreads. After that, I started Never…
Roundup | July 2025
Intro We’re back to doing roundups! It’s been a while (hello, 2020 flashbacks), but honestly, I missed chatting about what I read each month. So here we are, resurrecting the tradition—this time with more chaos, more candour, and way better book picks (I think?). Let’s dive into what July 2025 looked like on my reading…
Roundup | March 2020
This has been an extra-ordinary month. The world, as we know it, has changed. COVID-19 has forced us to change the way we live. I try to see the silver lining in this dark cloud; and what better way to recognize and celebrate small achievements. This is a recap of March 2020. Posts published: 111…
Roundup | February 2020
February (of a leap year, to be noted) was off to a poor start. My AdSense account stopped showing ads and earned nothing for a few days. The blog stats also reduced to half and I could not post as frequently as I had hoped. Kindle Unlimited royalty is also decreasing by the day. Has…