Location: Bengaluru


Bengaluru aka Bangalore is where I live and have been here for most of my life. So it's not a surprise that most posts on this blog have this location tag.

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Weekly Notes 21/2025

It was mostly kids and me at home this week. Managing full-time work, kids, and housework by myself was tough. Four kids (okay, one human toddler, a parent, and two pets) are a handful, even when you have regular support. But thanks to a friend and sibling who live close by, I could...

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Weekly Notes 20/2025

It’s been a good week. The pain did flare up midweek, but regular exercise has helped bring it down. I can correlate the reduction to neck exercises. I’m starting physiotherapy at Stairs Physiotherapy again. Interestingly, I’ve received a few messages and emails about this. It turns out that I’m not alone; others in...

Uma at the park playground—she loves walking around barefoot. 0

Weekly Notes 19/2025

NMG/2025 results are out. It took me a while to go through the applications this time. But finally I sat down and closed. There are some emails and follow-ups left; otherwise, it’s done. I’m pleased with how this year’s grant turned out and the number of people who participated. It’s starting to feel...

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Weekly Notes 18/2025

We follow a zero-screen policy for Uma. That means we don’t watch anything when she’s awake. It’s reduced my phone and TV time, which is good. Thankfully, she’s not too interested in work computers. But keeping toddlers away from phones is hard. Everyone has one, and you can’t control others. The moment she...

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Weekly Notes 17/2025

The pain is still there; during the weekend, it kind of varied in intensity, so I had to stop doing exercises and physiotherapy. I met the doctor again, just in case, but there is no change in his RX. During the week, it’s been okay. I might restart the exercises and physiotherapy this...

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Weekly Notes 16/2025

Adulting is the phase of life where you must do what needs to be done, regardless of your mental or physical state. This week was the week of adulting; even then, I am falling behind a bit. Adulting is hard :)