Rambles

Uhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm, hi there! 👋 I’m back again, and I hope you’re doing great. It’s been a while since I last wrote to you, hasn’t it? Well, here I am, ready to ramble. I thought I’d share a few things about my life in 2024. Don’t worry — this isn’t one of those “Year in Review” pieces (🙃 too predictable). Nope, this is just me spilling the tea, chatting about random moments, and taking a stroll down memory lane, 2024 edition.

Let’s start with this: I had to take a break from both football and the gym for an entire year. Trust me, it wasn’t by choice. The culprit? A knee injury. It started at the gym — a misstep here, a little too much weight there — and things went downhill when I pushed it further on the football pitch. Classic recipe for disaster, right? I finally had to admit defeat and visit the hospital. The orthopedic department became my hangout spot for a bit. They put me on a month-long therapy plan, which definitely helped. My knee got better, but, frustratingly, it never fully healed.

After moping around for a while, I decided to shift gears. That’s when swimming came into the picture. I signed up for a swimming class, and honestly, it felt like a fresh start. For two whole months, I showed up three days a week, consistently diving into something new (pun intended). It was therapeutic — not just for my knee, but for my mind too. There’s something about being in the water that feels freeing, like you’re floating away from your worries, even if just for a while. In all honesty, this is one of my biggest triumph in a while, why exactly? Some years ago, I tried to learn how to swim and failed terribly at it and lost all confidence and became ‘scared’ of swimming, not to talk of the time I almost drowned in a river while growing up 🙃.

But I didn’t stop there. Enter squash: the unexpected twist in my 2024 fitness journey. I registered for a squash court and, to my surprise, ended up making a handful of friends who are just as passionate about the game as I am. We bonded over rallies, mis-hits, and the occasional “Did you even see that coming?!” It wasn’t just about the sport — it was about finding community, even in a year that started with setbacks. Funny how life works, isn’t it?

And speaking of connection, here’s the biggest plot twist of 2024: I found love. head-over-heels love. Someone who makes me laugh and listens to me ramble. Someone who makes the prospects of the future a lil clearer. Saying I’m proud and happy to call her mine doesn’t even begin to cover it.