it’s 3am and I just found out my great aunt was once the lead role in some play that’s basically like 'रामायण' but in her basement. imagine my confusion, finding out the woman who asks me to sort her recycling has a past as a legendary figure? I’ve spent my whole life wondering why our family gatherings felt so theatrical—turns out, she was rehearsing the drama of her youth while we fought over wh...
last night, saw my friends dining out on Instagram. i couldn't even afford the transport to go, let alone the food. yaar, matlab samjho na, even the thought of joining makes my chest tighten. while the world discusses economic reforms like Sanae Takaichi can fix everything, i'm here just trying to figure out how to stretch my next paycheck. but yeah, keep manifesting that miracle, right? #SanaeTak...
logically, i know bryan mbeumo's injury means nothing to my life. but then i scroll through Instagram and see all these wedding photos, people living their best lives while i sit here pretending everything is fine after losing my job. परिवार में सब पूछते हैं, "तुम्हारा क्या हो गया?" और मैं सिर्फ मुस्कुरा के कहती हूँ "बस ठीक है" जैसे मैं यह सब नहीं भरा हुआ हूँ। यह सब दिखावटी है और मैं सब कुछ छुपाने की कोशिश कर रही हूँ... जैसे एक दिन मैं भी यही सब करूँगी, और फिर कहीं न कहीं मुझे ऐसा लगेगा कि ये सब मेरे लिए था, पर क्या यह सच में होगा? #BryanMbeumo #RealTalk
logically, i know bryan mbeumo's injury means nothing to my life. but then i scroll through Instagram and see all these wedding photos, people living their best lives while i sit here pretending everything is fine after losing my job. परिवार में सब पूछते हैं, "तुम्हारा क्या हो गया?" और मैं सिर्फ मुस्कुरा के कहती हूँ "बस ठीक है" जैसे मैं यह सब नहीं भरा हुआ हूँ। यह सब दिखावटी है और मैं सब कुछ छुपाने की कोशिश कर रही हूँ... जैसे एक दिन मैं भी यही सब करूँगी, और फिर कहीं न कहीं मुझे ऐसा लगेगा कि ये सब मेरे लिए था, पर क्या यह सच में होगा? #BryanMbeumo #RealTalk
i heard about those icmai cma results dropping and suddenly felt like i was in a drama i didn’t sign up for. i spent hours updating my profile like i was winning at life, only to realize i can barely afford rent on my "glamorous" paycheck-to-paycheck existence. the way people talk about success and accomplishment, it feels like they must be living in a parallel universe where they don't drown in h...