Now

Inspired by Derek Sivers’ /now page. I’m keeping all my life updates here. Every time I make a change, I’ll preserve the history instead of overwriting it (old updates got cooked, I realized this too late) — so this becomes a running log of what I’ve been working on and where my energy has been.

Nov 13, 2025

I’m almost done with my thesis. Submission is in the first week of December, and I should be able to finish it comfortably by then.
The Unofficial College Playbook is still on the back burner. Will try to grow its reach slowly.
ArnoAI: We got AWS credits. Currently in the middle of raising our pre-seed — exciting but hectic. Fully committed to making this work.
Slowcialize: Paused for now. I’ll pick it up again next year when I have the bandwidth.
SoilMech software: Will happen much later. Parking it for the foreseeable future.
All abstracts got accepted — into a major international conference. Really happy about this.
Fitness & Sports: Gym has been great, but frisbee has eaten a lot of my gains. Played a tournament recently and burned ~5,000–6,000 (over maintenance) calories in two days. Haven’t been eating enough because of how busy things have been, so my weight is back to where it was a couple months ago. Still loving frisbee.
I’m cooking regularly — mostly batch meals to save time.
Social life: close with civil engineering classmates and frisbee friends. Still not going out partying; I prefer workouts, play, work, and just doing life.
YouTube videos postponed — likely next year.
ERP software for my dad is basically done; final polishing will probably happen in January.
GMAT studying slowed down a bit since the last few weeks have been hectic.
Haas project work is going well.
Realization: ArnoAI has to work — and I’m fully committed to that.

Oct 2, 2025

The outline for my thesis is done. The work is going well — some challenges have come up, but I’ll deal with them.
The Unofficial College Playbook is on the back burner. Still slowly trying to grow its reach.
ArnoAI: We got AWS credits (expecting more). Targeting October 14th for platform launch.
Slowcialize: Been on the backburner the last month. Hoping to get back to it in ~2 weeks.
Soil mech software: Backburner for the next few months.
Submitted abstracts for 3 steel papers. Some exciting conferences next semester.
Fitness & Sports: Gym has been amazing. I joined the UC Berkeley Ultimate team. Playing frisbee Tue–Fri, lifting Fri–Mon (yes, double sessions on Friday). Hip flexor feels strained, so hoping the 3 days of break from frisbee fixes it. Loving the gains and frisbee both.
I still cook, but I’ve shifted more into batching meals.
Social life: closer with civil classmates and frisbee folks. Haven’t been out with the Indian group recently since I’ve realized heavy partying isn’t for me. I prefer workouts, play, work, and “just doing life.”
YouTube videos postponed — maybe next year.
ERP software for my dad is nearly complete, just final tweaks left.
GMAT studying ramped up to 1.5 hours/day. Pushing hard.
Haas project work is going well.
Realization: ArnoAI has to work — and I’m committed to that.

9 Sept, 2025

Well into my thesis at UC Berkeley, collaborating with a South Korean team. Doing theoretical calculations and running simulations.
Still figuring out publishing for The Unofficial College Playbook.
Building ArnoAI — our legal AI platform is almost ready for launch.
Working on Slowcialize — refining the app, nearly ready for launch.
Soil mech software is on the back burner.
Training regularly: strength, calisthenics, and swimming. Slight left elbow injury, taking it slow.
Writing a research paper for an upcoming steel structures conference.
Cooking a lot, enjoying it.
Made many friends: pickup frisbee, UCB team, civil classes, apartments, Indian student group. Lots of socializing, sports, and parties (plus work).
Want to make YouTube videos, but no time.
Building ERP-esque software for my dad.
Studying for the GMAT.
Working on a project for the Haas School of Business.