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Elk Valley Ultra 2026 Magic Moment and Experiencing the Power of Now

I ran the Elk Valley Ultra on 25 July 2026 in Fernie, British Columbia. This was one of the most difficult, yet breathtaking and truly incredible days of my life. I came out with a time of 11 hours and 57 minutes, beating the 12 hour cut off by just 3 minutes to secure a… Read More: Elk Valley Ultra 2026 Magic Moment and Experiencing the Power… »

Wildhorse Traverse – My First Ultra Marathon and Reason Why I Run

I recently finished my first ultra marathon – Wildhorse Traverse, spanning a beautiful 50 kms between Kelowna, BC and Naramata, BC. It was a very rewarding experience for me and taught me a lot so I wanted to give an account of how the race was like, my experience running it and how I ended… Read More: Wildhorse Traverse – My First Ultra Marathon and Reason Why… »

Building a Mostly IPv6 Only Home Network

I wanted to switch my home network to IPv6 only design. However the reality is still that there are lot of devices today that only support IPv4 and large parts of Internet are still IPv4 only. Because of this, many networks still deploy dual stack everywhere. However, I believe there is a case to be… Read More: Building a Mostly IPv6 Only Home Network »

De-Googling Myself: My Google Exit Story

One of my learnings from my Peru and Vancouver Island trips was that I should be spending more time creating and hosting my own content. And over time I realised that it was time to self host as much of my infrastructure as possible. I will cover the reasons for this below. This endevour isn’t… Read More: De-Googling Myself: My Google Exit Story »

Finding My Religion in Peru

Dear readers, Finding meaning and purpose in my life was the most important thing for me. Most people are barely existing, without knowing why and what the purpose to their life is or why they exist. After my last trip to Vancouver island, I ended up on a spiritual journey that gave me an intense… Read More: Finding My Religion in Peru »

Daily Driving an ARM Linux Laptop

I recently got a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for daily use and one of my main intention to getting it was to run Linux on it. I was jealous of the ARM hardware that Apple users had access to. After being really frustrated with running Windows for work, I decided to see what it was… Read More: Daily Driving an ARM Linux Laptop »

Vancouver Island trip and the Dead Internet Theory

I and my good friend Jack Klassen just finished a trip across Vancouver island. I and him have done trips before and this was one of the best to date. We drove nearly 2500kms over 6 days. Although this wasn’t the most amount of distance we’ve covered, but it felt by far the most meaningful.… Read More: Vancouver Island trip and the Dead Internet Theory »

I am a Permanent Resident of Canada

I have been waiting a long time to make this post. Almost 5 years! That’s how long it’s been since I first made my study permit application to come to Canada. Looking back, even though there have been ups and downs on this journey, moving to Canada has been one of the best decisions I… Read More: I am a Permanent Resident of Canada »

My Experience getting a Hair Transplant in Thailand

I just got a hair transplant in Bangkok with Dr. Ratchathorn Panchaprateep of Absolute Hair Clinic couple of days back. It was a very cool experience and wanted to share it with my blog readers. I got 6715 FUT/FUE grafts in a single day and my doctor said this was the most she had ever… Read More: My Experience getting a Hair Transplant in Thailand »

How To Run WordPress Blog for Free

When I went through my Credit Card statements, I realised that I had an issue. I was spending way too much money to keep this blog going, especially for the level of traffic that I had. I get around 30-40 people viewing this blog per day and for that level of traffic, I was paying… Read More: How To Run WordPress Blog for Free »