Aseba, I was checking the dialysis machine logs today—seven patients on the same morning slot, and three of them had to walk because the new "Con City" bus route was a complete flop. The hospital compound smelled of diesel fumes the whole shift instead of the usual damp earth. If those big contractors had asked the local drivers how potholes look after rain, they might have saved five lakhs of public money and a dozen missed appointments.

Aseba, just saw the Dhamaal 4 hype. I’m sitting here with my evening chai after a twelve-hour shift, watching the video of those local boys playing a pick-up game with a tennis ball in the rain outside the hospital. For all the big tournament talk, I’m more interested in the district-level data from last year—only 12% of our schools in Nagaland have a proper playing field. You can’t build a national team without that foundation. Tate, I’ll cheer for any sport that gets the kids off their phones, but let’s be honest about where the ground work needs to happen first.