Just Writing Stuff Down

Hello again,  I hadn't planned on what I wanted to write the next time I wrote. Just mere seconds ago, I ended up reading some of the most disturbing news in depth.  The killings in Pahalgam, Kashmir, took place on 22nd April, Tuesday, 2025.  Kashmir has always had a conflicted history with multiple events, such as this one, repeatedly taking place. The population of historic Kashmir is divided into about 10 million people in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir and 4.5 million in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. There are a further 1.8 million people in the Gilgit-Baltistan autonomous territory, which Pakistan created from northern Kashmir (sourced by BBC News). It is quite evident from the information provided that the Himalayan region of  Kashmir  has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for over six decades, making it the most militarised zone in the world today. Now,  as a teenager, a girl, a c...

Okay... so this is happening. First blog post, deep breath, let’s go. I’m Ambika. Sixteen. Slightly chaotic, mostly curious, always feeling everything a little too deeply. I’m an ambivert, which basically means I’ll happily talk your ears off  or  sit in total silence with a cup of chai and not feel awkward either way. Depends on the vibe. I have a love-hate relationship with writing— some days it's a story and some days just bleh! Depending on the day, the mood and the vibe. This blog? It’s gonna be that. Thoughts, rants, stories, moments, maybe even a little bit of overthinking (because why not?). music is my safe space—Bryan Adams is  everything . There’s something about his voice that just hits different. Old rock is where I live—nothing beats GnR, CCR, Metallica, Zeppelin! No modern noise for me (and yes, that includes Taylor Swift— absolutely not  my thing, sorry not sorry). Cars? I’m obsessed. Old ones, new ones, fast ones, loud ones. I can...