Nothing you do in life is original. The way you walk, talk, and eat. The way you brush your teeth or hold your coffee mug. Your choice of words, your dance steps, and your taste in music, fashion, or lifestyle. The way you do your makeup or trim your beard. The music you create, the songs you write, and the essays you craft. Your worldview, political beliefs, conscience, and most importantly your thoughts.

“You’re holding it too tight. Let loose the steering wheel of life, swerve a little, and change lanes every once in a while.”

I said this to my friend during an evening walk, and turns out he has started day drinking these days. To exercise my own wisdom, I went on a hike (my first hike) to Dhap Dam with my friends yesterday. It was great and I wanted to write about the whole expereince and share some pictures. This is a poorly written post, and I am not an expert, so you might not want to read this as a guide if you are planning to do this hike.

Day 1: The boring first part.

27th May, Wednesday.
Goal: Be in Sauraha before midnight.

We arrived at the buspark at around 4 in the evening. We were so certain that we were going to find a bus or HiAce to Sauraha. I mean there are always so many of those going to places evey hour of the day, right? Wrong. All the vehicles for Sauraha had left already. We could only find a few left that were going to Narayanghat (~20 km away from Sauraha). We had no other choice; we got a ticket for 3 @Rs.1800. We left Kathmandu at around 5. The driver’s playlist full of songs with AI vocals made my head hurt for the first half of the journey. After eating in Malekhu, I was DJ-ing the other half of the journey, and boy, the other passengers started to sing along and whatnot. Immaculate taste, Pawan (patting myself on the back).

Everyone has their own way of making coffee, and for me it’s like a small everyday ritual that I really enjoy. I don’t use any fancy machines or special tools because I don’t own any. I like to keep it simple, but it still tastes great every single time.