It was a sweltering night. My mom’s car’s AC was broken. The only thing that kept me from turning back was the hope and promise of orange chicken at T. Jins. Medium-sized chicken pieces with orange glaze perked up my taste buds. Not only was it fried goodness, the orange-flavored […]
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Debkonya’s Delights: Summer 2022
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” -Virginia Woolf Meals at my house are always colorful and different each day! It was all thanks to my mom’s creative ideas! So I decided that over the summer that I would make and record dishes […]
Facing the Fear: The Dark
My greatest fear is of the dark. It started when I was three years old, right after I watched a horror TV show without my parents’ knowledge. I had sneaked out of bed and watched it while they were asleep. Unfortunately for me, I soon regretted my decision of defiance. […]
A call for change, the Indian farmer protests
On February 1, 2021 the internet was, yet again, divided. This time it was over singer and businesswoman Rihanna’s tweet in support of the Indian farmer protests. Following the internet breaking tweet many more celebrities voiced their support. For many this was the first time these protests were mentioned but […]
The Effects of Scheduling
I have changed my lifestyle to work around the looming virus, but the quarantine has affected my mindset for the time being. The longer I have been quarantined, the less effort I put forth in my work. It has been helpful to begin a routine, instead of spending my days […]
Social distancing measures cause innovation in obligations, social life
I’m terrible at selfies. Like, so bad. Like, dear-God-I-don’t-actually-look-like-that-do-I, I-might-need-to-destroy-this-entire-phone bad at selfies. I’m the type of person who covers up her webcam with packing tape. But the times, they are a-changing. Needless to say, in light of recent events I’ve had to suck it up and peel off the […]
Newfound happiness brings confidence, strength after difficult year
Don’t worry, be happy.
Loss of friendships leads to greater relationship
The summer started pretty dismally. With the unexpected loss of relationships taking quite a toll on me, I wanted nothing more than to go home and spend some days working through my problems from the comfort of my own home. My lifelong best friend however had some different plans. […]
Secrecy in public damages relationships
Keep your secrets to yourself.
Family builds tradition out of ‘dead’ mobile application despite judgement
“You still play Pokèmon Go?”