🎂 It's Bhalai's birthday! Open the gift again

Hi, I'm

Bhalai

भलाई

/bʱə·laː·iː/ · noun
goodness; well-being; the good you do for others.

collector of people

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✺ the name

A name that
means good.

Bhalai (भलाई) is everyday Hindi for goodness. Its roots go deep into Sanskrit, and every one of them fits.

कल्याण

Kalyāṇa

welfare, prosperity, all things auspicious

हितम्

Hitam

well-being; what is truly good for someone

परोपकार

Paropakāra

doing good for others, simply because

भद्र

Bhadra

good, gracious, excellent

😂 people

My people.

The ones who make me laugh until it hurts. (Every good story has a cast.)

The one who laughs first

Starts laughing before the joke is even over. Every. Single. Time.

The 3am call

Picks up no matter what time it is. No questions asked.

The travel twin

Says yes to the trip before you've finished describing it.

The one who knows my order

Chai, extra strong, less sugar. Never has to ask.

Home, in human form

Being around them feels like exhaling.

The newest friend

Met them last month. Feels like forever already.

✈️ places

Where to next?

Places I've been and places I dream of. The map keeps getting fuller.

FijiTanzaniaW. SaharaCanadaUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadHaitiDominican Rep.RussiaBahamasFalkland Is.NorwayGreenlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.New ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaN. CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoTrinidad and TobagoS. SudanKyoto: Temples at sunriseKyotoSantorini: Blue domes, orange sunsetsSantoriniReykjavík: Chasing the northern lightsReykjavíkMarrakech: Getting lost in the souksMarrakechPatagonia: The end of the world, apparentlyPatagoniaBali: Rice terraces & slow morningsBaliCape Town: Table Mountain viewsCape Town
been there dreaming of it
  • Kyoto Temples at sunrise
  • Santorini Blue domes, orange sunsets
  • Reykjavík Chasing the northern lights
  • Marrakech Getting lost in the souks
  • Patagonia The end of the world, apparently
  • Bali Rice terraces & slow mornings
  • Cape Town Table Mountain views
☀️ joy

Small things,
big happy.

A running list of things that make life good.

  • Laughing so hard no sound comes out
  • Window seat, new city, no plan
  • Chai with exactly the right people
  • The group chat at 1am
  • Getting lost on purpose
  • Strangers who become friends by dessert
  • Street food that's worth the queue
  • The first morning of a holiday
  • Inside jokes nobody else gets
  • Dancing badly and not caring
⏳ now

What I'm up to.

Celebrating
a brand-new year (and a brand-new website)
Planning
the next adventure. Somewhere with a window seat.
Collecting
people, stories, and the kind of laughs that make your cheeks hurt

Updated 25 September 2026