Random Things
Stranded in Kochi, salary hikes, and unexpected encounters
Thursday — 1st May 2025
Here I am in Kochi, stranded alone with no one. Waiting on Faheem, Zain and so on, I got on the sleeper at night, they’re travelling by a day train. Interesting really.
Near just messaged me, saw the message from a random number and I was like what. Turns out it was Karan Sharma, he called me to Jatin Channgani’s house (no comments), I said I was in Kochi so I couldn’t really hang out rn. Good guys, alhamdulillah in life for all the people I’ve been blessed with that ask for me and try to talk to me. Alhamdulillah.
Currently waiting on the boys to show up, was supposed to work a bit today, so I can take all of tomorrow off, since tomorrow is kinda work from home. Have to pray Jamah Qasr, but idk I already did shenanigans, it wasn’t easy.
I spent about a month in Qatar, was a fun time. Got chachu, mamu-ed so hard, masha Allah one of the best feelings. I hope it continues for a long time. Bacche came to Mangalore, one baccha is in Qatar it self. Une paapra video call kara, paap Lulu and Umar also video call kare lekin time milya nai baat karne.
It feels so quite and silent, without everyone around now, after that one month of activity. I really need to make some bands, and get rich so I can work remotely.
On that note, I got a hike. Alhamdulillah, was an interesting convo to have. I gave away quite a bit of leverage, by letting my ask know before hand, but I am not too unhappy with what I got. The ideal would’ve been around 10k more in monthly salary, but I did negotiate and get significantly more than my peers.
Thing is.. I have to switch to make this worth while. This hike, is good as a stepping stone. Its not something I can live on with a family, so I have to switch, and switch well on top of this job. I need to.
Other than that, life has been cool. I haven’t felt that great, the way I felt pre-Qatar I can’t lie, something is missing. I was much more laser focussed and didn’t feel “sad” and stuff. Currently, its been weird, I have been feeling a bit weirdlike in this situation, dabbling in escapism and what not. Infact, I even booted VALORANT and played some of that, life’s been on the down low thats for sure.
The side quests kill me man, I’m at Birkenstocks and this guy is trying to talk me. Middle aged, balding, dark, with hair sprouting out, but not enough to cover his head, but just enough to cover 50% of his scalp, some of it white-ning, some black, hard to tell with his black head. Actually you can only tell the white’s more prominently from his head.
This dude points to my ear, and asks me if I can’t hear. I say no, my right ear is blocked, it was since this stupid fever started. I told him I couldn’t hear in sign language, then he sign languaged, hair is nice to me. Dead. I started speaking though, he asked me where from, I told Mangalore, Mangalapuram. Turns out the guy is from Kanhjangad himself so he was excited. Spoke in korche korche Kannada, and explained I work in Bangalore, in software. All thats cool, then he says you will reach great places, so passionately for no fucking reason. Crying. We know each other for 1 minute so far. These side quests definetly kill me man, do all people go through as many as me, or is it just me? I’ll never know until I live peoples entire life, so sad. The man was Balraj.