Weekly summary (9th May 2022)

Well, what a week it has been! To say that the last 10ish days have been an exercise in organising chaos would be a total understatement.

But before that, Eid Mubarak to those celebrating! This year, we raised $750 for those doing it tough on the streets. As you’ll see below, hopefully it has some meaningful impact. Thank you to EVERYONE that donated to make this all possible. I’ll be matching the funds dollar for dollar to increase the impact as much as possible using charities recommended by the City of Melbourne. I’ve also donated some of the funds to help those in Ukraine.

Now, for the biggest change in my life since last newsletter: I’m married!

While it was a long time coming, the actual events were spurred on by the fact that my brother suddenly came back from the UK with very little notice for about 2 weeks. Given we wanted him around for the Nikah (the religious marriage ceremony), we decided to hold something small. Before I knew it, extended family got wind of the plans and were arriving from NYC and the Gold Coast!

It was still a small family affair by Indian standards with just over 30 people attending. Did I imagine this is where I would be about 2-3 weeks ago? Nope!

But alas, that’s the joys of all things spontaneous…

My only regret is that our cats couldn’t be with us on the day. Given the pandemic, even modest crowds are a risk and as we found out only a few hours after, some had tested positive! As I type this, I’ve tested multiple times and am still negative but have a sore throat. So I’m imposing myself to isolation with the cats to keep me company…

I’ll have to go over the ridiculousness of the whole thing but might leave that for one of our future podcasts….