27th week of 2024

This is about the 27th week of the year 2024. I'm jotting this on a monday, whereas this blog was supposed to go on Sunday evening at max before the week ends. But nevertheless.

Personal life updates:

Japanese: Finally, done with both Hiragana and Katakana!! I've started to build up some confidence with Dakuon and Handakuon. The credit goes to none other than the Kana app. I used this for iOS on my iPad 9th Gen with Apple pencil. Pencil was necessary for me to make sure the strokes are correct. Adjusting multiple letters on a single line maintaining the correct stroke order and size of the font is complex, which is where apple pencil was a boon.

Friends: This week, I met my friends from college. It's a blessing to be in the same city and meet them often. We visited Silver beach, it was pretty windy and rain storms as well. We had our coffee from Bayleaf but the experience was underwhelming. Which is why we next went to Prithvi Cafe and had scrumptious breakfast. Later, we visited our college. There is something about the college, as soon as you reach the vicinity, nostalgia hits, everytime. We had some lip smacking vada pav's from Anand and made our way back home.

Sports: I'm getting used to Badminton and lately I've been following videos of professionals playing doubles match. This is helping me understand the game play even better. It's a quick game, game of reflexes, especially doubles where you need to build up your stamina for a long run and sync with your partner and understand the next move, all at the same time. Pretty crazy right?

Professional life updates:

Completed another certification from Oracle, OCI Gen AI Professional Certification, it was long due.