Took a Break

29 Aug, 2025

I took a more-than-a-month-long break from writing anything on this blog, as you might've noticed. It's been a busy time for myself due to my thesis research - I'm half way through my data collection phase, and am gearing up to start work on my first draft before sending that over to the supervisor. Apart from that, the company I work for onboarded a few new clients that has been consuming at least 3-4 hours per day.

This week was also the first week of my last and heaviest ever semester, where I would have my thesis submission (which I would have my colloquium + viva), four different courses, work, and relationships to juggle. It's been generally a decent week as most of the classes were just introductory classes going over the outline and assessments.

However, as it is also nearing the end of my degree, I've been feeling this existential crisis coming through whenever I get an idle moment away from everything. It typically happens during the weekend when I don't work much and I have a more flexible research/study schedule, and I do feel scared at what is coming.

I would love to write more about some upcoming plans I have for the next year, books I've read, shows/movies I've watched, etc., but frankly I don't have as much mental capacity to do so, just yet.

I don't have a resolution to this yet, and this is purely a post to remind anyone who's following that I am still here. I'll be done with my thesis around November later this year, and would love to get back into the lovely community here. There may be a random post or two each month when there's something new that I can share, but, until then, wishing you guys all the best with whatever you do :)

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