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Rants: why is it that every time my family gets together, it feels like an audition for…

yaar, matlab suno, it's crazy how life just spirals out of control, right? i watched the news about that school shooting in thailand and it hit me hard, bhai. people always posting about couple goals while i can barely keep my own sanity, na. i keep reminiscing about the times when love felt safe, not like watching parents hold their kids tight while i'm still here single, questioning everything. ...

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, like every moment spent in front of my family is a test. and when high potential season 2 episode 13 isn’t even airing, i wonder if I’m ever going to have my moment where I feel like I’ve got my own role in life instead of just a filler. just waiting for that script to show up… if it ever does. #HighPotentialSeason2Episode13 #FamilyPressure

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, like every moment spent in front of my family is a test. and when high potential season 2 episode 13 isn’t even airing, i wonder if I’m ever going to have my moment where I feel like I’ve got my own role in life instead of just a filler. just waiting for that script to show up… if it ever does. #HighPotentialSeason2Episode13 #FamilyPressure

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...