Born friendless? This is one of the most personal topics I will ever write about on this blog. As I am writing this, I know I am going to reveal a lot about myself, which is perfectly fine. After all,…
How often have you heard something that goes along the lines of ”This is 2022!” or ”We live in the 21st century!” or, my favourite, ”We do not live in the middle ages!” in response to something that is seemingly…
If you are flying high, you are being very successful. Are you held in high regard, too? People must have great respect for you! However, if you (Heaven forbid!) sink so low, you behave very unethically; and if your spirits…
Once upon a time, Madness gave birth to twins: Hate and Love. While Hate fell for War, Love fell for — Story. Today’s article is not going to be about love stories, but something close enough; the symbol of love.…
Freedom. How many times have you heard this word? How many cities and countries have been soaked in blood in attempts to preserve it or further its cause? Is it really worth all the hell it unleashed on earth since…
When I used to watch TV with my family, my father always had to feel the weight of the remote control in his hand for no reason but to switch to another channel in case there was an intimate scene…
Everyone wants to feel smart nowadays. Smart is the new sexy, right? Sometimes, even if you are smart, you are not going to be recognised as such for the simple fact that you have not graduated from Harvard or Oxford.…
A lot of people get understandably confused when it comes to choosing the right questions to get to know someone. Knowing people (and I mean really know them) is not easy, and sometimes the stakes are really high. We want…
Candles, cake, smiles, laughter, music, friends, balloons – all for you on that special day. Your ego gets a warm bubble bath on your birthday, and why not? It is your birthday!! But have you ever wondered what it all…
You cannot have lived without having heard at least a proverb or two. We associate proverbs with wisdom, and we do not hesitate to share them with the world when we are feeling smart. But what is it that proverbs…
Stranger danger – how many times have you been warned about strangers? Being wary of people we do not know is as much a staple of Anglophone culture as rice and noodles are of the East Asian. Strangers are dangerous,…
I love coffee — though I cannot make the same love confession about coffee queues. Drinking coffee is the highlight of my day, and I am not proud of it. After all, you cannot brag about caffeine dependency, can you?…