An Indian gay unwinds..

One more year done and dusted. A new year beckons. It was an interesting year. Made progress in certain areas. Not so much in some. Regressed in a few :/ C'est la vie :) (Paris encore, but this time through a different lens - circa September 2025 ) Work made me travel around quite a bit. New York, Paris, Amsterdam. I daresay, I am a bit proud of how I stepped up during big transitions. Polished my leadership & communication skills. Garnered accolades. November was the busiest and I am happy with how I showed up :) Met (and fucked!) a famous gay pornstar during an overnight layover at Newark airport in the restroom (this one's for history books :p). Slept with some amazing men (and some bleh, boring experiences to balance it out :p). Love eluded me this year too. Though didn't have much time for it either. Moped over a few guys who didn;t like me back :/ Met a handsome French-Columbian in Paris (call each other Husband affectionately) and had my own version of The Roman...

  उग रहा है दर ओ दीवार से सब्ज़ा ग़ालिब हम बयाबान में हैं और घर में बाहार आयी है. (Greenery is growing out of the doors and walls 'Ghalib' I am in wilderness and spring has arrived at my house) - Goa, March 2025   I have been meaning to write this post for quite some time. As always, was waiting for the 'right opportunity',  which is nothing but a subtle way of saying - I am being lazy & can't seem to find the motivation to sit & write.  Since the last post written in the last days to August 2024 , the lift has changed so much. I recall last year around same time writing this post about manifesting an alternate reality . A reality that was so different from the fears & worries that surrounded me then. And now in this moment, it fills me up with so much joy & boundless gratitude to Almighty that things turned out to be so good, so far  *touchwood* ! A great job, beautiful apartment, generous colleagues, financial abundance - all the things I ha...