the fourth day of the fourth month, 4.4.22

happy gday to my hero, my mom!! chan and i got her a knife sharpener for her birthday. i hope she’ll find it useful. i don’t know what to get my parents when it comes down to their birthday and holidays. 1) because they have pretty much everything. 2) because they’re asian. asian parents always think they can get what we got for them, but for cheaper lol. i think that’s how i’ll be when i grow up. shit, i might even be like that now lmao. dad’s out of town so we’ll celebrate mom and ta’s birthday this weekend. it was an even better monday because unc just blew a 15pt half-time lead to kansas. they sold so badly lmaooooooooo. kansas got the ship, and though a duke title would’ve been better, settling for revenge doesn’t feel bad right about now.

-ratha, 11:53pm, 4.4.22

the day after, 4.3.22

that loss from last night stings so bad. i kept waking up in the middle of the night just sulking in it. even today, everything is quiet and slow. it was the perfect storyline. coach k would’ve avenged his loss at cameron and went on to play for the ship. i could’ve sworn it was our year. even if it wasn’t the ending we had hoped, i’m still thankful for everything and more. couldn’t be more proud to be a part of the journey.

so, today i dropped dad off at the airport. on the way back, i decided to stop by longhorns to get something to eat. table for 1 with a water to start out. i had never ordered steak at a restaurant until today. i ordered a ribeye (medium) and a cheese burger. the steak was pretty decent, but i’m realizing steak may either be an acquired taste or it may not be my thing. the burger was better in my opinion, but what was top tier was eating alone listening to true crime podcasts.

sunday lunches don’t get much better than this.

-ratha, 2:42pm, 4.3.22

final four match-ups, 4.2.22

what a game. what a career. what a season. what a tournament. even though tonight ain’t turn out how we wanted it to, i’d say the past 42 years turned out better than anyone could have ever imagined. thank you, coach k. thank you, coach k. thank you, coach k. love you forever man. thanks for bringing magic to all our lives through all these years.

go to hell carolina and go kansas.

-ratha, 11:43pm, 4.2.22

to the lego store, 4.1.22

first off, happy birthday month to me, my mom, my auntie, and my grandpa. april is a special month to say the least. taurus szn approachingggg. today after work, i made a trip to the lego store. i received an email when i opened up my laptop for today’s 9am department meeting that they dropped a back to the future delorean lego set. excited, i pulled up only for the worker in glasses to tell me they sold out. dammmmmn. i still copped the lamborghini countach set though, so at least i ain’t walk out empty-handed. on the way home i found gas for $3.93. it seemed like a steal coming from the $4.49/gal near my crib, but still, that’s expensive af. tonight ima chill, write, record, brush btg’s teeth, and put together the countach.

pretty chill friday evening, but then again, when isn’t it?

-ratha, 6:11pm, 4.1.22

13th twitterversary, 3.31.22

i log on to twitter and get a notification that it’s been 13 years since i joined twitter. dog, i don’t even use twitter like that, but that’s insane. i remember making a twitter sophomore year in highschool on the family desktop on some late 2000’s shit. 13 years ago was 2009. why does that feel like ages ago, yet when i think of life during that time it feels like yesterday??

i have no clue, but i’m pretty sure i’ll be wondering the same thing on my 14th twitterversary next year.

-ratha, 7:38pm, 3.31.22

hump day, 3.30.22

i don’t know how many times i’ve said this on this blog since january 2021, but it’s hump day which means it’s less time to the weekend since the weekend ended. i’m dragging my feet today. this week has been too damn long.

actually, that’s how a lot of my weeks feel these days.

-ratha, 4:14pm, 3.30.22

having no plan, 3.29.22

i had a meeting with the cbo today. i don’t know him very well, but i always wave and speak to him when i see him. he asked what my long-term plans were in our meeting. i told him i didn’t necessarily have one, and that i wanted to be a writer. he said his last boss used to get on his case because he didn’t have a specific career trajectory. i’d say it panned out as chief business officer is big time, but he told me sometimes having no plan can be a good thing as it opens your mind to things you may never have thought of before. he has his phd in chemistry, but ended up on the business side. i got a bachelor’s in biology and am hoping to end up on the creative side, the grammy side, the number one streamed artist of spotify side.

ha, a long way to go, but maybe a long ways away isn’t as long as i’d once thought.

-ratha, 12:27pm, 3.29.22

accountability, 3.28.22

it feels good to have people in your life hold you accountable. chaz hit me tonight and asked if i’ve been in the studio. malcolm be checking in on me and sending me his new tracks. caleb checks in to see what i’ve been up to. this past weekend money asked what happened to the vlogs. i just got off the phone with e and he told me about how certain rappers had to leave their hometown and take the leap of faith to find success. i can’t be thankful enough, and i guess the only way to show appreciation other than reciprocating the same for everyone else, is to execute on my plans.

all these blessings have to be signs of something more.

-ratha, 11:52pm, 3.28.22

the rubber match, 3.27.22

so it’s set in stone. next saturday, duke will play carolina in the final four. good lord this about to be a skressful one. i wanted unc in the acc championship, but what better way to avenge the loss at cameron than to send unc home from new orleans.

i’m bout whatever when it come to my team.

#si6ghts #herecomesduke #dukenation #gthc

-ratha, 9:24pm, 3.27.22

gassed up shorty, 3.26.22

i filled up on gas from a quarter of a tank. the total you might ask? $90.04!!! holyyyyyyy….that’s painful. when i came home, i told my parents and my mom said that’s about right. she said during the obama years it would take over $100 to fill the sequoia on some days.

you know, some days i wish i could time travel and on days like this it may feel like i’m time traveling, just back to the wrong times.

-ratha, 8:30pm, 3.26.22