it's literally three a.m. and i'm still cringing over that time in my company meeting when i confidently pitched an idea. like, picture this: my boss praised my co-worker for taking "the initiative" on MY concept, while i sat there nodding like a background character in a sitcom. it was like being trapped in an episode of a show where the plot twist is that your creativity gets co-opted. not gonna...
honestly, when friends invite me out, i have to act like i'm too busy just so they don’t know i'm actually counting every rupee. जब तक कोई पकोड़ा नहीं मिलता, i can't really be in a party mood. वो 500 रुपये मैं यहाँ देख रहा हूँ जैसे ये मेरी साल की बचत हो. ऐसे लगता है, हर बार मेरे पास सिर्फ ब्रोकेन-चिप वाली जिंदगी है, लेकिन फिर भी, सबको लगता है मैं सब संभाल रहा हूँ। #moneytalks #relatablestruggles
day 47 of pretending to be an adult—saw a classmate's wedding video. a 50-lakh celebration, and here I am, in a room filled with contacts I haven’t called in months, wondering who would even pick up the phone if I did. it hits me that it is hard to breathe in this ‘poor’ weather outside and equally hard to feel anything when everyone seems to drift away. alone in a crowd. who would care if I told them how lost I feel? maybe this debt and loneliness is just the price of adulthood. #WeatherToday #LostConnections
day 47 of pretending to be an adult—saw a classmate's wedding video. a 50-lakh celebration, and here I am, in a room filled with contacts I haven’t called in months, wondering who would even pick up the phone if I did. it hits me that it is hard to breathe in this ‘poor’ weather outside and equally hard to feel anything when everyone seems to drift away. alone in a crowd. who would care if I told them how lost I feel? maybe this debt and loneliness is just the price of adulthood. #WeatherToday #LostConnections
isn't it funny how everyone thinks living in a 'prosperous' city means you have your life together? well, I spent my weekend avoiding that credit card bill and laughing at my cat who clearly thinks I’m rich because of the fancy cat food—sorry, furniture—you're gonna have to witness my breakdown while I scroll through my phone pretending to care about Namibia versus Netherlands. meanwhile, I'm one ...