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you are on your own, kid (big man)

too late to post this, but 2025 was a hell of a ride.

I started last year by getting an apartment and living in a different city, Bangalore.

Parth, who had just joined a startup and the crypto industry, knew he had to live in Bangalore.

December'24, I crashed at a friend's place and then found my little, too cute apartment.

It was the first time moving away from home for a long undefined time

Somehow, I survived.

2025 has changed a lot in me. And at least now I know it's a long road before I reach where I want to be.

Here's my small proof of movement:

  • 2023 - 1st flight
  • 2024 - 11 flights
  • 2025 - 18 flights + 1 train
All within India. Because I promised myself I'd explore my own country first.

Ooty, Coonoor, Munnar, Delhi, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Mussoorie, Jaipur, Mysore, Bangalore, Nagpur, Pune, Goa, and a few more.

Along the way, I:

  • started a memecoin trading fund (raised $26k)
  • bought a MacBook
  • bought AirPods, lost them, bought again, broke them again (😭)
  • started creating video content (50k+ impressions)
  • got my first credit card
  • bungee jumping, river rafting
  • spent my birthday sitting in a temple
  • got a wisdom tooth (removed)
  • attended concerts of my favs Prateek Kuhad & Lucky Ali (kinda cool)
  • watched sunset in the mountain and on a beach
  • went all in every time (poker energy)
  • lived a little
and right before hosting my first event, got into an accident and walked away with 5 stitches :D

This year gave me a lot. It also shook me from within.

I'll always have something to miss, and something to look forward to. But I'm grateful I moved - physically, mentally, emotionally.

What's next?

Honestly, I don't know. And I'm not trying to figure it all out at once.

You'll see me show up more. Do random things. Execute.

so 2 0 2 6, g to the f**king m!

P.S.: thought i will not share it, but hey, do what scares you! more & often.