Good morning!

I love my mornings. It’s like having a couple extra hours for myself – which nobody else has.

Nobody will text me. Nobody will need my thoughts on things. Nobody will tell me this is not the right way to be. I can pick my spot in coffee shops. I can sit on the floor and work if I want to. Heck, I can even swim alone. Like it’s my own pool.

Side note: I really, really want to go swimming. Maybe I’ll wake up early some day and go.

So, back to the mornings. I think starting your day early is the ultimate life hack to happiness. And some sense of peace. I will do that for as many mornings as I can.

Here is what I have to say.

Your Green Flag

Or whatever you want to call it. My only ask is: There HAVE to be more conversations around how climate change and sustainability-led initiatives function differently in the global south. More specifically in South-East Asia. Everything I read today is Nordic. All efforts are American. All disasters are LATAM. Sure, I am generalising like crazy but you get the drift. What is happening in SEA, let alone India? All I find on the Internet are some pages which plant trees, others that protest and nature clubs in college which need sponsorships.

Where is that one place I go to find more such things? In the SEA context? Where do I learn about All That Breathes screenings before a Sundance decides to make it watch-worthy? Where do I find more women like Pinky Brahma Choudhary working on a Rassakashi? What is the one hub to learn about architects pushing for sustainable projects? EWFGWYUHDJFGHRJFW.

There is a lot that’s missing. And no, all these conversations exist somewhere or the other. A midday. A happy-eco-news. An IMDB. All these. A small vertical of larger cultural conversations. Where is that one place where Sustainability is the culture? This needs to exist, really. And soon enough. I’m sure someone will see the gap and work on it.

Why not me? With my days today, I am hard-pressed to think of anything outside of making it to college and DD. Whatever little I tried, I suck at staying consistent.

Anyhow, before I move to the next thing, I will leave you with The sky is far, The earth is tough.

Maybe you’ll watch it!

AK Pro Max

Side note: What is this Anil Kapoor nonsense? My beautiful ass.

This comes from the realisation that my 6 month time away from college was an absolute waste. I literally have NOTHING to show for it. Which is heartbreaking. But okay. I know it is 100% my bad and all I can do is: Take my lessons and do better. And that I will.

Side note: I was planning a Goa trip but college is YET AGAIN not giving us the leave. PHEW.

And AK-PMX comes from the realisation that I was VERY proud of myself as a kid. And I am definitely not today. Not just that. Um, I think I always did my best in whatever I tried. Somewhere along the way I stopped doing that. Maybe this fear of trying to be the best and realising I’m just mashed potatoes? I don’t really know.

Anyhow, the point is: I will be a-little-better than the best AK now.

And I will try to do that with every little thing in life. Watch me. Or not.

The people at DD

Um, parking it for today? The vibes vibed off.

Was reminded that I have an appointment at 9:30 and I need to shower, get ready and feed myself before it. I will TRY to come back and finish the rest of my thoughts through the day. But I can not promise you that. It is a VERY long day today and with all the Ganesha traffic, I think I will be quite screwed.

More soon,

AK!