Posted by: Aadisht on: April 5, 2013
I started bicycling last year. I’ve been doing it regularly now for a little over a year, and I’ve improved a lot in the past six months especially. I can now easily ride 40 to 50 kilometres a day. If I practice really hard, by December 2013 I could possibly be riding a hundred kilometres [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: June 22, 2012
June has been the last month where I get to live in my own place (well, until I make new arrangements in either Delhi or Chennai. It’s complicated.) As a result, I have been making the most of it by inviting as many people over as possible and socialising like there’s no tomorrow (this will [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 8, 2012
I am at Kanchipuram today. This is due to dire circumstance and not by choice. My car is being serviced (this involves spare parts from Europe and so will take a month), and so I couldn’t drive back. The driver is on holiday for Easter (hey, Happy Easter, everyone!) and so he can’t drive me [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: November 26, 2011
(addressed to any gods or goddesses who might be listening) Lord (or Lady), grant me the fury to want to change things; the wisdom to recognise the best way to do so, and the perseverance to not give up.
Posted by: Aadisht on: November 5, 2011
Last night, I’d gone for a jazz concert by these guys. Unfortunately, due to heavy rain in Chennai (which may be a byproduct of the legendary #chennaisnow) , almost everybody in the audience came late. The organisers solicituously delayed the concert until everyone could come in. While this was nice of them, it meant that [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: July 31, 2011
This isn’t the common name for it, since a Google search doesn’t seem to throw up the link I want, but there’s a Lonely Planet Curse: as soon as Lonely Planet (or, to be fair, any major travel guide publisher) lists a restaurant/ hotel in their guidebooks, it starts getting an influx of tourists. Since [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: July 8, 2011
My career path this year consists of not being at the factory (located fifteen kilometres outside Kanchipuram) every day, but gradually shifting into a sales role, so that I’m either at the office in Chennai or travelling and meeting customers. Therefore, I am looking for a place to live that is not too far away [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: July 1, 2011
Oh hi guys. I know I wrote three months ago that I probably wouldn’t be touching my blog again for two years. And yet, here I am. Here is the explanation. I was diagnosed with high anxiety levels about a month ago. Since then, I’ve been on antidepressants and started behavioural therapy. However, the high [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: March 15, 2011
A few months ago, I vaguely resolved to become a well-dressed person. The chain of thought leading up to this momentous decision was something like this: I ought to have really stylish visiting cards Hmm, but if I have really stylish visiting cards I ought to have really stylish card cases too instead of yanking [...]