Another year in the books and I can definitely say, it’s been a wild ass ride!
This one’s been the toughest without our grandparents to celebrate this with but it’s also been the most rewarding. Shit’s gone sideways, left, right, backwards and I couldn’t have chalked it up any other way.
I’ll keep this grammy speech short and extend a huge thank you to my famiglia, mentors and friends cus’ after all - it takes a village right?
PS - swipe all the way to the right to see the look on one’s face when ya sis slides into your friends DMs behind-your-back-to-surprise-the-shit-out-of-you and you wonder how you’ve become such a ga’damn tube light 😂🤦🏽♂️ #30for30
#FBF (that’s a thing, right?!) to when I lost all my dignity in Calgary, caught some of the dopest views in Banff, ate @shikimenya (their ramen is the best I’ve ever had 🙌🏻) and decided to go zip lining just 2 hours before my flight back home 😬 (don’t try this at home...) Solo trips can be fun, right?! 😂
#tbt to when I hopped on a steel bird and took off to #YVR earlier in the summer. By far the best solo vacation + adventure I could’ve given myself. #MentalHealthisMentalWealth. From zip lining in and out of rain clouds, hiking up grouse mountain, catching a few bears casually eating some 🍉, biking through trails in Whistler and being side by side with the mountains to catching nothing but the dopest of views on the way back, eating sushi (because after all - 🍣 is life), biking all over van city and up hill to #UBC (just a cool 30 kms of biking..needless to say I skipped leg and arm day for while!) - YVR, you were so good to me 🙌🏻💫 // #exploreBC #offthebucketlist #soloadventure #Vancouver #Kitsilano #StanleyPark #EnglishBay #WhistlerVillage #UBC #imawanderer #idonthinkiveeverbikedsomuchinmylife #PokemonGowasSOrealoutthere #somekidbumpedintome #RandR #neverfeltbetter #therewasagoddamnnudebeachouttheretoo
So much love to my guy @vas.the.boss & Michelle! 💫#vaselle2016
#theyfinallydidit #yourentranceswereinsane #yohansspeechwasthebomb #sorrysam #mixedwedding #afterlight #grain #shadows #BW #firstdance #flare #dryice #waytoomuchbooze #mywaistlineWHINEcameoutonthedancefloor #ifinallygottoATTENDadamnweddingforonce #family
2 years ago today, we lost our grandfather but just 4 days before he passed we got a crazy, stubborn, hilarious, loud, and curious diaper monster to lift up our spirits. You are insane, drive me wild, bring out my inner child & will forever be my mini me. Not a day goes by where I don't miss ya grandpa but your spirit and character stays alive in this little fella’
Shoutout to the bada$$ creative @dilani.bala for taking this dorky portrait of me at the #FidgetSpace launch last week!
#dilanibalaphotography #shekeptbumpingintome 🤔 #myfacialhairwasonpoint #pewpewpewpew #whyismyhairsowavy
huge thank to you to @RenishKamal + the team @_ajith.r@followsujee@kulathanyou@priyanga.lingam@reeshapeesha + the rest I forgot to tag for embracing me & allowing me to take part in something great 💫🔥 #FSlaunchparty2016 #FidgetOn #MentalHealth
when your parents think it's cute to dress you up 😒 | #itstooearlyforathrowbackOHWELL #tamilparentsbelike #haironfleek #frocksfordays #ihadawaterfountainonmyhead #everyonethatcommentsisgoingSAVAGEonmyass
Quarter-Century = achievement unlocked ✔️ The last year going into my 25th has been a roller coaster to say the least. It's almost been a year without my grandfather here, to wish me as I celebrate another birthday. But he lives on in the greatest of spirits through my mini-me - my nephew!! I fell, I got back up, I had my failures, I had my successes but I made it! 🎉👊🏻 God, my family, my friends and my team of genuine good folks around me are a huge part of it & why I'm here. Shout out to EVERYONE that's texted, called, left voicemails, snapchatted, tweeted and just made every attempt to wish me and call me old today:) #theloveisSOREAL . To another 25 years and the wildest of adventures I've yet to take on 🙌🏻🎉💥🎊🎂👊🏻 #QuarterCenturyMidLifeCrisis #Polaroid #25sittinon25mil #HappyBirthdaytomeeee #oldoldold #OldisGold #VSCOcam #igers #noimnotgettingmarriedANYTIMESOON #iknowthenumber2isbackwards #nephew #imayormaynotrememberthisnight
Earlier last month I had the privilege of being hosted in New York to film a super-duper special Portrait {Film} for @nyusaf & Phong. It’s almost rare that my brides are Vimeo users, tech junkies, food junkies AND video connoisseurs BUT that totally wasn't the case with Nabila! After Vimeo messages, emails and a couple of google hangouts, I found myself back in New York and boy was the feeling a thrill! I can’t thank you both enough for the humbling experience and for showing me a side of the city that I’ll never forget. From chowing down at some of the best spots to having great conversation and being apart of something #DOPE - you both made my 2014 one to remember! Did I forget to mention that Nabila owns a #5DMKIII, crazy right? Vimeo credit ✔️!! Check out their teaser over at @jf.squared.films and watch out for the full version later tonight on the blog!
#NabsForTheNguyen #myforeheadisshiny #PhongistheBOMB #squaready #igers #VSCOcam #afterlight #igdaily #light #VSCOphile #NYC #evening #VSCOgram #lights #lightgram#travel #SATURATED #newyork #colors #NewYorkCity #iphone6 #food #Takashi
2014 brought me an unforgettable set of lessons and memories with old & new friends, colleagues, work experiences, clients, an opportunity to travel, education, the loss of loved ones but even better, the addition of this rugrat to the familia. Cheers to 2015! #GauthamKanna #iveonlychangedthreediaperssofar 👀😂😁
