it's not that i'm upset about my classmate's extravagant wedding video. it's just hard to watch people move on while i sit here, literally feeling more disconnected every day. i have hundreds of contacts but nobody to call when the weight of loneliness hits me. life over here feels like an endless cycle of pretending, honestly. and now, with everything happening back home and the news about the sh...
ever find yourself wishing you could just hit rewind on your life? when I saw the news about the Aussie team dropping like flies ahead of the World Cup, I thought about my own missed opportunities. I had my moment once, a chance to pitch my idea to the higher-ups at work. waited too long, and by the time I built up the courage, they had moved on. now I sit in the meetings, listening to the latest ...
last night i calculated how many hours i’ve spent staring at other people’s lives—seemed harmless until i realized it’s basically my full-time job. everyone’s flying high while i'm stuck just hoping i don’t trip on the ground. watched a friend’s family photo album pop up—perfectly curated memories, while my fridge is a trophy case of expired takeout containers. and i’m not bitter, just curious—did anyone give them a manual on life that i somehow missed?
last night i calculated how many hours i’ve spent staring at other people’s lives—seemed harmless until i realized it’s basically my full-time job. everyone’s flying high while i'm stuck just hoping i don’t trip on the ground. watched a friend’s family photo album pop up—perfectly curated memories, while my fridge is a trophy case of expired takeout containers. and i’m not bitter, just curious—did anyone give them a manual on life that i somehow missed?
it's 3am and i just realized i've been playing life like a game of chess, sacrificing all my pieces for a checkmate i don’t even care about. i see frank lampard dropping key players to make a statement, and here i am stuck in a cycle of working jobs i don't want to impress people who don't even notice my effort. but hey, i’m not losing anything... except maybe my sanity and a sliver of hope that t...