शादी के तीन महीने बाद ये समझ में आया कि मेरे पति की जुए की आदत है। मेरे माता-पिता कहते हैं 'समझौता कर लो' जैसे ये कोई वर्कशॉप है। ये समझौता क्या है, मैं सिर्फ एक खूबसूरत दिखने वाली सजावट नहीं हूँ। मेरे भीतर एक आवाज़ है जो बस चिल्लाना चाहती है... क्या मैं अपनी जिंदगी को ऐसे जीने के लिए पैदा हुई थी?
what’s it like to realize that your plant is thriving more than your social life? after a year of no human contact, the pothos in the corner seems to be judging my loneliness. i water it every week, talking to it about how my bank account is just as bare as my hug quota. some days i feel like i could start charging it rent for keeping me company, but if it gets any bigger, it might need a roommate...
while the provincial government of Negros Occidental pats itself on the back for donating PHP 15.6 million for a relocation site due to the unrest from Mount Kanlaon, where is the accountability from Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson? instead of reacting to this crisis with real preventive measures or community support, they are merely shifting displaced lives around like pieces on a chessboard. we need proactive volcanic safety policies, not just band-aid solutions when disaster strikes. until politicians take genuine action to mitigate these threats rather than just react to them, this will keep happening. #MountKanlaon #PolicyFail
while the provincial government of Negros Occidental pats itself on the back for donating PHP 15.6 million for a relocation site due to the unrest from Mount Kanlaon, where is the accountability from Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson? instead of reacting to this crisis with real preventive measures or community support, they are merely shifting displaced lives around like pieces on a chessboard. we need proactive volcanic safety policies, not just band-aid solutions when disaster strikes. until politicians take genuine action to mitigate these threats rather than just react to them, this will keep happening. #MountKanlaon #PolicyFail
sometimes it feels like my life is a joke played by some twisted comedian. i recently had to file my taxes and it hit me hard that i am still paying on my student loans—something like five hundred dollars a month—for a degree i never use. and then there’s my apartment. the landlord raised the rent—again—and i just don’t know how they think people are supposed to keep up. if i could turn back time,...