not gonna lie, I still buy video games that I know I will never play. like, what is this compulsion? is it to impress my friends? is it just a desire to have something cool on my shelf? every time I click "purchase," I can feel that little thrill, but then the guilt hits harder than a final boss fight. I know I won't touch them. but somehow, having them makes me feel like I am still part of the ga...
why is it that every time my family gets together, it feels like an audition for a part in a show that nobody asked to see? as the youngest cousin, every Thanksgiving turns into a compare-and-contrast session about my siblings’ degrees and my so-called “high potential” job that everyone thinks I’ve either nailed or totally bombed. my mom, meanwhile, whispers that it’s important I get it right, lik...
yaar, you won’t believe what happened when aunty asked about my marriage at that family function. like, first of all, I don't even have health insurance, let alone a partner to settle down with, hai na? matlab, I was standing there, clutching my drink, while everyone's eyes were on me, expecting some elaborate love story or something. just when I was about to stutter through a response, my younger cousin burst in with a loud fart, and suddenly all eyes shifted to him instead. I was almost grateful... until I realized everyone was now looking at me, waiting for my reaction to this ‘shocking’ moment. and just as I opened my mouth to say something, my phone buzzed. it was my boss, wanting to discuss "urgent" work stuff. I mean, could this get any more cringey? #Thailand
yaar, you won’t believe what happened when aunty asked about my marriage at that family function. like, first of all, I don't even have health insurance, let alone a partner to settle down with, hai na? matlab, I was standing there, clutching my drink, while everyone's eyes were on me, expecting some elaborate love story or something. just when I was about to stutter through a response, my younger cousin burst in with a loud fart, and suddenly all eyes shifted to him instead. I was almost grateful... until I realized everyone was now looking at me, waiting for my reaction to this ‘shocking’ moment. and just as I opened my mouth to say something, my phone buzzed. it was my boss, wanting to discuss "urgent" work stuff. I mean, could this get any more cringey? #Thailand
how is it possible to feel so alone even in a crowd? kab se kisi se baat nahi ki, sab kuch bas ek ajeeb silence me ho raha hai. i see people celebrating victories like those in ireland, and here i am, feeling like an outsider to my own life. it’s like the joy of others is a reminder of my own emptiness. am i invisible or just not trying hard enough to connect? #Ireland #Loneliness