it's my bday

October 18, 2024

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I’m older, I’m wiser and I’m colder.

(I just celebrated my birthday with the entire team in Manali)

I took my gloves off to type this on a very cold keyboard so, please forgive me if you seee any sspellling errors.

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The story before the calm

Surely co-ordinating teammates from six cities across the country into a 12-hour long roadtrip is a piece of cake, right?

If that wasn't a task already, the plot gets thicker:

A. Cancelled Flights:

5:00AM is a great time for such news…

B. Passed out and missed picking up a teammate:

Another cab picked him up, don’t worry 

C. Invoking Sean Paul:

Remember when he said “I got the right temperature to shelter you from the storm”? Need that man right now.

Birthday wis-dumb…

So, my avengers have finally assembled— shivering, sleep deprived and HELLA awkward.

We’re all meeting for the first time, you see.

How’d I navigate this?

  • No shop talk (I need a medal for this)

  • Had 1:1 interactions to make everyone feel seen

  • Did NOT force interactions among them. They’ll always find ways to talk. (The common ground was bullying Tushar, mostly)

Here’s how Manali helped:

  • Lovely bonfires to spark a conversation

  • Party games like Mafia 🍻

  • The impeccable hospitality at our property

    Check it out here

  • Siddu (not a teammate, it’s the local food here)

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Passing the mic

My fingers are freezing. I’m going to let the team take over.

“Guys, what’s your highlight?”

  • NOT Naggar Castle

  • NOT Jana Waterfall

  • Paragliding over Solang Valley

  • ATV ride to Anjani Mahadev temple

  • The views in Solang and Sissu

  • Tanishq’s naagin dance

  • Geeta firing our cab driver and taking his job

And the best for the last—

We fell in love with Manali; he fell for a woman who scribbled her Instagram ID over a dusty car window.

Have you been to Manali? What was your itinerary like?

Pie for everyone

Well, Manali was cold but the warmth from my birthday night— literal and metaphoric kept me going.

And get this— snowfall.

I’m convinced my life is a Bollywood movie.

Here’s the laugh track (it’s vaish lol)

I know it’s my birthday but, I’d love to give you a gift that keeps giving.

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