Ode to UNWANTED Feelings
"Good morning," I said to myself.
I woke up with a whole lot of emotions; feelings all cramped up. I was a bit contemplative, quite a bit in rush, somewhat pained, may be in indignation. With each passing ho... Read More...
Love of My Life, a Letter for You
Love of my life,
I hope it makes you happy to know that you destroyed me completely. I thought I would get over you before the fourth sunrise but I’ve been wailing - the love that popped in my head due to my... Read More...
Love – How Bout Just Love?
Us, we’re just as these messy bed sheets; we wage war and call it love. We stir a bunch into a bowl and wonder why things tend to get so damn complicated.
Each of us has a way of looking at this world, a pictu... Read More...
Personal Immigration Stories: Home Is Where You Don’t Belong
Not exclusively inclusive in your own home country; barely even accepted as a member of the new country - welcome to the life of an immigrant. My personal immigration stories are no different than the others. I... Read More...
Through an Immigrant’s Eyes – Living in America
Growing up illegal meant a lot of things for me. It meant that I wouldn’t grow up by my dad in a country I had known as home for the first 5 years of my life, it meant that I would have to watch over my little ... Read More...
Time and Heart
It has been more than two years since I last saw you. I don't know what kind of person you have grown into. All I can do is open your profile and skim through the changes in your life that I couldn't be a part ... Read More...
Retrospect: On courage and the day it became my friend
"What do you think you were doing?" You ask yourself.
“I don’t know. I wasn’t being myself!” You answer for yourself.
I was scared, and then I did this thing that I was sure was going to kill me. But it didn'... Read More...
The American Dream – from this end of election day
Election day is approaching!
The other day, I was waiting for a bus when a man stood next to me and lit a cigarette. We were both standing under a large, glaring sign that asked people not to smoke in the area... Read More...
Boxes & Dots
For a long time or as long as I can remember, I was caved in, unable to comprehend how this world works, how society works, how people could relate to or get along with each other. Things like dancing, singing ... Read More...
Spare Me From The Lies
Spare Me From The Lies
Is it just not redundant to love and not nurture?
Using emotions with some sweet talks,
Making me lay awake at night; anxious and with pounding heart,
While making drunk calls to ot... Read More...
Old Car: A Piece of History
Old Car: A Piece of History
A well-ridden bike or a well-driven car has its own history. Each of them leaves its own mark behind. For example, my old SUV (Nissan—Pathfinder) just turned 19. It has over one h... Read More...
What football taught me about loyalty
This need, this greed, this feeling of remorse that I could have taken a better decision has haunted me more than anything else. I put myself under this circumstances. I made a decision and now I see what it wo... Read More...
The born gamer
The born gamer
Sometimes I think I’m worthless; at other times, I think I’ve got so much to offer. I have a dream and it’s big.
Grand Theft Auto
Just when I thought I was useless, I walked into a cyber... Read More...
Your Chicken Soup of Life & Happiness
So a few days ago, I and three of my friends went to try a new restaurant. It was a busy Chinese themed place having a scent of sandalwood, red silk curtains, comfortable couches, lights with red paper covers a... Read More...
A Journey From Nepal to China, And Lessons In Between
In Nepal, student life had always been about carrying heavy books and mugging every text from the textbook. The chubbier your bag, broaden your mind. But those memories often got misplaced like the notebooks in... Read More...