Buckle up. We are going on a trip to an undetermined destination, and all we know is that we want to escape our current routine which is the reality. All we should do is just drive, or ride this bus/train to goodness knows-where. Life has become suffocating, our head is in many places, and we … Continue reading Next stop, “TBD.”
Category: Spoken Word
Why Rebellion is our Greatest Teacher
Let's get bad. Paint the town red, drive without a seatbelt, swear in public, drink although your liver is crying otherwise. Sounds pretty wicked right? We know it is so bad, but doing it at the same time feels so right. From the early days of teen angst, of being a religious listener of Paramore … Continue reading Why Rebellion is our Greatest Teacher
See you later, next
Who writes the handbooks for goodbyes anyway? "Keep in touch." "Call/text me when you reach." "I'll miss you." "This isn't goodbye." Bye for now, what an odd feeling, yet, how familiar and unpredictable that one word can mean for all of us. It comes as part of the life package, but it's the one feature … Continue reading See you later, next
“I am so glad I do not live in that part of the world.”
I remember when I first heard that phrase in America. While I admit, I had heard it many times before, it was different hearing it as an immigrant. That phrase would come up every now and then in conversation, with friends I had known for awhile, people I had just met, acquaintances and people I … Continue reading “I am so glad I do not live in that part of the world.”
Teach me how to cry
In one way or another, negative circumstances has her ways of geting under our skin. If so, how should one handle it? Crying. Odd, I know, but if you let it go, the results will show. What should you do if someone cuts the line? Cry, and make a big scene about it, these results … Continue reading Teach me how to cry
Student Vs Desk Job
From pulling all nighters to reasonable bedtimes, From endless trips to the library to the extra hours at my cubicle, Meeting the expectations of the professor of my hardest class, to meeting my weekly goals at work, From the comfort of a college campus, to the streets of real life. Once a student in a … Continue reading Student Vs Desk Job
How to Tell Your Story: Take it From the Mountains
Mountains are a lot like people. People are a lot like mountains. Both have stories to tell. Mountains aren't always intricate, beautiful or interesting on the inside, like they are on the outside. Do mountains have choices in how their stories in how their stories are told? No. Mountains are unable to control how their … Continue reading How to Tell Your Story: Take it From the Mountains
What Does “Home” Mean?
Home never felt like home to her. The familiar surrounding always felt like a blur, a simple passing phenomenon to her. Even her belongings were just that, belongings. They could break, mold would grow and something new would come along. Her beloved Pusheen mug with the heart-shaped crack seemed to be glaring at her, daring … Continue reading What Does “Home” Mean?