Books & chai

I read all kinds of books. Sci-fi and adventure are favourites, but I’m open to any story that draws me in.

My favourite is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. I love how he brings jest and fantasy together with deep sorrow and pain. It feels like an adventure, yet carries so much real-world meaning. It’s the way he weaves it all into one story that stays with me.

Reading and cooking are two things that let me put the screens away and enjoy something for its own sake. They bring back memories too.

A simple cup of karak chai takes me back to making it for my father when he came home from work every day. I used to get excited about preparing it for him.

He worked in oil and gas too, and taught me a lot of what I know today. One lesson I keep coming back to is to keep learning and value the people around you.

You don’t know everything. Someone else’s experience can teach you something you might never figure out on your own.