May 2025

A few words about April

April was marked by the migration of my brother from India to UK. He is a proper NRI now.

Other than this, April is a very normal month with nothing important happening.

I also spent a bunch of time at Shaurya's home working on my sing projects and climbing at his indoor climbing wall. I completed my long-term dream of adding a breast pocket to the decathlon fleece jacket. Read more in AddingPockets1

May

Most of May was spent in Nepal; i.e. ManasluCircuit2025.
The plan was extended to cover the entire Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Basecamp as well followed by Mardi Himal (ambitious; I know!!), but mother nature had other plans. Monsoon arrived 3 weeks early and as a result by the time we got back from Manaslu Circuit, everything was cloudy and it was raining almost everyday. So I decided to spend some of the trip-money to buy some bags frmo Thamel and ended the trip early.

Somewhere on the trail I had this switch flip in me and after that I stopped enjoying the trial a bit less (shocking!! I know!!). What this basically meant that I am ready to get back to work. After spending a bunch of time in the mountains and flirting with the idea of working in the outdoor industry, I have rediscovered the LOVE I have for what I do. That said I promptly started by job-hunting series. More update on this later.

Running, Swimming and exercise

Working out has not been a thing these couple of months. I resumed my swimming classes and I have been doing mostly good. The last time I swam was 18 years ago and a refresher was due.

I have been slowly getting back to running after the trek. I aim to run an ultra this year in december. Atleast participate in one. I need to build an Aerobic Base for this to work. I am waiting to get back to Bangalore before I start my proper routine as maintianing any sort of a routine in Kolkata is difficult.

Running performance is better than before the trek though.

Gaming

I've been visiting my friend Utsab regularly and I have been playing FarCry5 on his PC. He is into gaming a lot and honestly I do enjoy it even though I am absolutely terrible at it.