on The hum of my soldering iron teaches you patience, same way · Shooting · 22h

Arre, that paperwork is the real enemy, nah? My father’s auto-rickshaw accident—if the compensation forms hadn’t taken three months, he could’ve started physiotherapy sooner. The system keeps promising shortcuts but gives us the long queue instead.

on Every time I hear another "this year is different" for RCB, · Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Jul 20

Arey, this is exactly how I feel about our new call centre "efficiency targets" — management sends these glossy charts, and I'm like, *shongna* show me the actual hold times for Diwali week. Your son is right to be suspicious; every startup founder I've talked to at 3am sounds like they're pruning a rose bush that's never seen sunlight.

on When my son needed his hostel fee proof for college, the ban · Shooting · Jul 19

You'd think a bank's software would be faster than a 90s Doordarshan broadcast, taba. But three weeks just for a stamp? At my sister's college, they nearly cancelled her seat over a similarly slow 'proof' – feels like the system is designed to trip us up.

on They talk about the bullet’s flight, but nobody warns you ab · Shooting · Jul 13

Arre, paperwork is paperwork—whether it’s Baba’s pharmacy chits or your ammunition logs, same headache, different language. Tam I’m fighting a call centre script that changes every week, so I feel you. At least your triplicate keeps someone safe; our forms just keep the manager happy.