JBL Endurance Peak II Review: Or How I Learned to Hate It Even More

We all made fun of AirPods back when they came out but look where we are…

While I still think the stems look super weird, I can’t deny that the convenience of wireless has a certain appeal.

But like a lot of Apple products, AirPods (Pro or Amateur) will give you a rude awakening once you see the price.

But there’s cheaper alternatives, right?

Definitely, but the answer isn’t whatever the fuck I ended up buying.

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Wanting to Be Into Things I am Not Into

I hate doing Yoga. I really, really hate it. Stretching I’ll do, flexibility exercises. I will do it. Pilates is fine. But something about doing Yoga—even if it involved doing the same thing I had already been doing, feels like a chore. I am probably the only one in my friend group to not fall into the irresistible charm of Yoga With Adriene.

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Ants in the Tropics

We’ve all heard the classic tale of the grasshopper and the ants. All through summer, the ants work hard to have respite from the cold in the winter. But as I look at the ants coming in their lines to find bits of my sandwich, about the life of ants in the tropics.

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Lockdown 2.0

Did you ever hear of the words ‘Lockdown’, ‘Quarantine’, ‘Isolation’ etc. before this covid thing?

To be honest, I may have heard them but I never needed to use them in my life. So, I can say I didn’t hear about them. But now those words are more common in use.

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Best Free Apps to Enhance your Lock-down Period

1. Cronometer

Cronometer is a calorie tracking app that enables you to log how many calories you consume and burn throughout the day. The best part of the app is that it lets you track your micronutrient intake even in the free version. So, along with your macro intake, you can see the breakdown of your vitamin and mineral intake.

As many of us are completely stuck at home during the lockdown, I think it is very important to track your diet habits. Numerous research has found a correlation between Vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of mortality from Coronavirus. While this might just be a correlation, it doesn’t hurt to track and ensure that you are getting enough of the vitamin.

Some people, me included, might not be too keen on tracking your food habits each and every day but you can just use the app intermittently to ensure that your staple diet is not deficient in anything.

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What food means to me.

My love affair with food started with a small hole-in-the-wall momo joint in Pokhara. It has been years since I have eaten there and the place has long since closed but whenever I think of Pokhara, my mind automatically skips past Machapuchre or the Phewa Lake and goes towards the delicious momo and the blisteringly hot soup from that place. It is just one of the many examples, along with the saccharine sweet tea from my village, chola samosa from Nepalganj, machha fry from Malekhu, of the way I remember and understand places through their food.

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Homecoming 1

I look out the window of the bus and wait for the horizon to showcase the dazzling mountain range. Seeing the Annapurna range would prove that I’m getting closer to home. But I don’t see it even after I get off the bus and start walking towards home. And even though I’m a bit disappointed, I’m also comforted by the large scoops of clouds that cover the sky. Because the downcast sky and the moody rainfalls are part of what makes this city home.

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