Thinking for yourself
We all go through different stages of an awakening at a point in our life. It’s better to give up a fucked up life now than later. For a man who takes his music seriously, here’s an excerpt of one of my favorit... Read More...
The Science of Daydreaming
I remember the first vivid daydream of mine.
It’s not that I hadn’t imagined before, but I remember the moment when I thought “what if” and then drift away for hours.
I was probably in the first grade and had... Read More...
Apathy, very much
In all these years of being in the United States, the one unaltered feeling underneath it all has been the feeling of not belonging. Most of it is my own doing – building root has never been my priori... Read More...
Living lives our own way
People think they have figured out life. They give you advice. While advising, they think they’re doing you good and this is exactly where everything goes wrong. We don’t know what’s best for us ourselves and h... Read More...
Lightbulb
Treading towards a distant statue perched on top of a hill. A strange feeling of calm overcomes me. Seeing his peaceful composure it leaves you with thoughts. Amidst all that chaos is a being in peace that we f... Read More...
Motivation
Motivation is derived from the word “motive” meaning “a reason for doing something” which came in use since the late 19th century. As google describes, motivation means “a reason or reasons for acting or behavi... Read More...
Confessions of Crushaholic
I am Pandora, and this is my box.
It would be an interesting topic, this, everyone confessing about the things they have done for their crushes in the heat (?) of the moment. But then, we wait and we pause, ... Read More...
New you. New me. New year.
Author's note: I wrote this post at the end of 2014 when I was hopeful about 2015 and what it could bring. The fact that it is just as relevant today, tells us something about human nature. Every ... Read More...
Adulting 101 – Losing my religion
It happened one day. Years of fighting with disbelief and suddenly one day, the looming, looking, ever-present, know-it-all god disappeared from above my head.
Growing up, I never had doubt that there was a ... Read More...
It’s OKAY
"When was the last time I finished a book, I ask myself. If I don't check my good-reads account, I don't really remember. I know the last book I finished reading is "Anne of the Island". This I know because... Read More...
Dates and Oranges
His name on my phone screen.
Butterflies, butterflies.
There must be 651 species of butterflies in Nepal and all of them come to roost in my tummy.
He wants my class notes. He wants… want… I want him.
“Hell... Read More...
November in Nepal
No oil -no sugar!
No gas - no cooker-
No job – no office – no work for the day.
No success, cruel filthy mobs -dirty press
No progress, Terai burns, nobody confesses-
No seeds, no fruits, no fo... Read More...
The Butterfly Flight
He smashed me, thrashed me
and I shrunk
from never ever trying to get out of that trunk
inside the cocoon
I wanted to come out,
wanted to breathe fresh air and shout
but was afraid
that the society was m... Read More...
Moonstruck
I stood there, where the cliff held still,
Where the waves kept splattering onto him,
And he just kept still,
No matter the pain,
No matter how downhearted it was,
He just kept still.
... Read More...
Infinite Loop
Photo Credit: Zeepack , from Flickr.
An asymptote can meet the axes at infinity. The two parallel lines intersect at infinity and finally, the hidden answer of something divided by zero is “infinity” itse... Read More...