#asian academia

[coffee-and-nocturnal-thoughts]

Sometimes, I wanna be 5 years old again

When my only problem was my scraped knee

When my only problem was not being able to buy cotton candy

When my only problem was my mom berating me for being messy

When the sun shining means I get to play

When the rain means splashes and sprays

When the night means warm hugs again

But now I'm 20. A decade and a half away from 5.

Wondering when will life feel like life again

[studywitheden]

Went to the immigration office for the 90 days notification report, admired the city line while riding to the office.

I really do admire the graffiti on random places here, and some of them are so well done.

Submitted my assignment on the last day because that one equation took me more than a week to solve, had to refer three books to finally get the answer.

And group discussion also helps a lot to clear your doubts, don't be shy to ask your professors or your smart classmates if you have any questions.

[proserpinangel]

[happyheidi]

[jade-of-mourning]

they were all kinda squishy at the start

[filtercoffeeonsteroids]

why do I relate to every line

author: @jing-le-bells

[shunrehihosumedha]

The balcony of my room is nothing less than a paradise.

घर, दार्जिलिंग।

[risutisumisu]

never will there ever be a moment where i refuse to consume pani puri.

[literatureaesthetic]

jade city | playlist

[aahanna]

South Asian princess

credit : @ArsalanActual on Instagram

[coffee-and-nocturnal-thoughts]

I fantasize about breaking this generational curse. Where I show more compassion than my parents ever did. Where my kids won't cower like I did. Where they'll feel safe than I did.

But when I looked at my parents. I see fragments of me. My dad paced the floors out of anxiousness. My mom hold her breath when she's about to cry. My dad picked his nails to calm him down. And my mom has urges to runaway from home. Just like me.

Maybe they were hurt and trying. And maybe it hurt me too. We were all hurt and trying. Breaking a curse that plagues but never winning

I fantasize about breaking this generational curse. Where I show more compassion than my parents ever did. Where my kids won't cower like I did. Where they'll feel safe than I did.

But maybe I should be doing it now.

[whereshadowslive]

Because the sunset, like survival, exists only on the verge of its own disappearing. To be gorgeous, you must first be seen, but to be seen allows you to be hunted.

― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

[janaknandini-singh999]

Lakshmi & Parvati core

In my eyes, Lakshmi is this soft, compassionate and lively girl who loves flowers, jewellery and the ocean and Parvati is a wild, carefree and fierce spirit who loves animals, the hills and rains.

Parvati and Lakshmi often go out together and on double date picnics with their husbands. All of them are besties. Parvati braids Shiva's hair as Lakshmi puts makeup and shringaar on her beloved Vishnu.

"Whenever you and your husband dance, it's the tandav of destruction. Whenever me and my husband dance, it's raas ~ the dance of pleasure. And the universe celebrates!" Lakshmi teased

Parvati pouted, "Let me show you REAL tandav and raas. Come HEREE" and chased Lakshmi all around the forest, giggling and catching her then swirling her around in her arms.

Shiva deep in meditation, sneakily opened an eye and whispered "What are they doing?"

"Ahh, nothing. Just enjoy the show! Want some?" Vishnu passed over some popcorn to him, "Oh, look! They're dancing now."

A playful innocence danced in Shiva's eyes "I also want to.." as he suddenly leapt up and started playing his damru, jogging towards them.

Vishnu ran after him, joining them as they all danced together and laughed.

[musiquesduciel]

It should be mandatory for all Bollywood hits to have an Epilogue or at least a reference in the director's next movie about what the characters from the previous movie are upto years after the events of the movie.

Like I wanna know how Aditya Kashyap and Geet are doing 15 years into their marriage and if they ended up buying a house in the hills. I wanna know how Prem and Jenny from Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahaani are doing and if Prem made her VP of the Happy Club. I wanna know if Aisha and Sid from Wake Up Sid! ended up marrying and if she published her own book with his photography on its cover. If Aditi and Jai from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na have kids who they teach the steps of Pappu Can't Dance? If Bittu and Roshan from Delhi-6 got married and settled down in the same villa Roshan’s grandma brought him to? If Kavya and Humpty Sharma moved to the US eventually and opened their own wedding gown/lehenga shop. What country Naina and Bunny from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani are currently in. Did Om Kapoor end up marrying Sandy after Om Shanti Om? Or does he visit the burned site to meet Shanti everyday? So many questions.

[proserpinangel]

[rainreads]

my rainy days (2009)