2002
Where it starts
Two people cross paths, with no idea what's coming. Just colleagues, admiring each other from a distance ā you told me once you always wanted to be like me. I was just trying to keep up with you.
HO CHI MINH
10 JUL 2026
ā 40 ā
10 JUL 2026
ā 40 ā
a letter, of sorts ā for July 10th
Happy 40th,
Puchi
Twenty-four years since 2002. Married since February. Yours, always.
Sā„J
counting the days...
scroll down, love
the long way home
Every version of us
From two people who crossed paths once, to this.
2007
Something shifts
Somewhere between the work trips and the drives home, something changed that neither of us said out loud. It would take a very long time ā and a very roundabout path ā to say it.
the years between
Separate paths
Life happened, the way it does. Different cities, different chapters, different lives. We stayed friends who talked more than either of us admitted to anyone.
2020
Fate had other plans
One letter, and the reply that changed everything.
FROM SUMIT
"A Few Things
Left Unsaid"
āI always thought life was about the stories we make ā about growing old with someone and sharing and creating memories... Some day hopefully you'll read this letter and laugh.ā
ā Sumit, 2020
FROM JASMINE
"Here You Go"
āI am totally in love with him. He is someone who has such a special place in my life ā someone who understands things, even when I don't say them in as many words.ā
ā Jasmine, 2020
2020 ā 2025
The quiet years
Long distance, a secret for a while, and a hundred little "puchis."
our 8th, year 4
Two undercover agents
"We've stuck together like the last two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle ā stubbornly refusing to fit anywhere else but with each other."
I am thankful for that despite how difficult it is for you, you still take out time to come visit me... Looking into your eyes and saying I love you Jasmine, to the moon and back, infinity and beyond, forever and ever ā that's the best feeling ever.
ā Sumit
July 2022
My north star
"Meeting you last month was the most magical thing I've experienced ever. It felt so natural, as if it was always meant to be that way."
our 8th, year 5
Many more puchis
"I don't know how exactly things will pan out; I am hopeful. We have manifested things this far ā it makes me believe we can manifest anything, as long as we're together."
July 2025
The astrologer's diamond
"An astrologer once told my mother I was looking for the perfect woman, that I'd never compromise ā that I was waiting for a diamond. When I heard that story, I could only think of you."
I want to manifest a good life for us and for our kids... I don't know how long before all this materialises, but I'm sure in a few years we will be reading this letter again and marvelling at how things turned out to be as we had thought about. It has happened once, it will happen again.
ā Sumit
february 2026
We are finally here
Twenty-four years, one very long way around, and then ā married.
the wedding
Pyari Pichi
"For once I'm sure in my life that Pichi is the one. I was sure when I sent you that letter six years back, and I'm even more sure now. Here's to us."
We both witnessed the miracles that happened for this to finally happen. It's like someone's been guiding the whole thing. We've had our fair share of arguments and what not, but even the arguments feel different now ā because what we have is bigger than all the moments in this life.
ā Sumit, February 2026
what's next
Waiting for Choti Pichi
"Can't wait to bring Choti Pichi into this world. Can't wait to raise Choti Pichi to be the best engineer/scientist this world has ever seen ā and also the most caring, smart, kind person, with a growth mindset."
the map of us
Everywhere we've been
Different cities, same person waking up next to me.
Thailand
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Malaysia
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Cambodia
ā
India
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Vietnam
watch
Two films, one story
A birthday made just for you, and the day we made it official.
the photo wall
Twenty-four years, in pictures
Thailand to Malaysia to Cambodia to India to Vietnam ā a life collected one country at a time.
Thailand
Temples, tuk-tuks, and terrible tan lines.
Malaysia
Rainforests, cable cars, and street art.
Cambodia
Ancient stones and quiet mornings.
India
Where it all began ā and keeps beginning.
Vietnam
Home, for now.
in between all of it
Just us
No country, no occasion. Just a Tuesday, probably.
before you go
Make a wish
Close your eyes, Puchi. Toss a coin in.
Your wish has been heard.
It's already on its way to being granted. š«
to the moon and back Ā· infinity and beyond Ā· forever and ever Ā·
to the moon and back Ā· infinity and beyond Ā· forever and ever
for today
Happy 40th, my Pichi
Your first birthday as my wife. Twenty-four years since the day we met, six since the letters, five months since I got to call you mine on paper too.
Life with you has been a beautiful adventure, Jasmine ā you make every single day a blessing.
I love you Jasmine ā
to the moon and back,
infinity and beyond,
forever and ever.
to the moon and back,
infinity and beyond,
forever and ever.
SumitSā„J
one more thing
To the Moon and Back
A little film for today.