honestly, when I checked my bank account last week, I was still in shock from the wedding expenses. my total balance was 78 rupees, and that was AFTER my first month's salary. 78. I stood there thinking about the milk I needed for breakfast and the bill that was due next week. I couldn't even afford the bread to go with the milk. घर वाले समझते नहीं कि ये सब कितना मुश्किल है, but I just kept smilin...
nobody tells you that watching your friends succeed while you sit at home is like drowning in quicksand. yaar, matlab samjho na, every notification feels like a reminder of what you lost. scrolling through my contact list, there is nobody to call—just my ex-colleagues posting promotions and happy pictures. five years chasing UPSC, and all I have is silence and a rejection letter, bhai. it's like ...
wait, remember that time I thought I could pick up gardening during lockdown? so I bought this fancy indoor plant because I heard they improve air quality and are low-maintenance. turned out I have a black thumb. not only did it die within two weeks, but I also managed to overwater it after googling “how to care for your plant” and accidentally flooded the kitchen floor. now, every time I see that empty pot staring at me from the corner, I wonder if it was my only chance at being a nurturing human being, and I can’t even handle a plant.
wait, remember that time I thought I could pick up gardening during lockdown? so I bought this fancy indoor plant because I heard they improve air quality and are low-maintenance. turned out I have a black thumb. not only did it die within two weeks, but I also managed to overwater it after googling “how to care for your plant” and accidentally flooded the kitchen floor. now, every time I see that empty pot staring at me from the corner, I wonder if it was my only chance at being a nurturing human being, and I can’t even handle a plant.
while everyone is fixated on the glamour of al-ittihad’s multi-million dollar signings, no one is talking about the corporate machine behind these Saudi clubs that exploits local talent while inflating salaries. the league’s skyrocketing revenues, reported to exceed $600 million this year, come at the expense of the clubs’ youth academies. meanwhile, executives rake in fat salaries; al-ittihad’s C...