Tales i tell

                     I understand that not everyone finds history fun, I'd like to share why I love it so much. well, because life itself has to move forward despite so many hardships around us,history gives me the opportunity to view how the people before me, made decisions and endured them. First of all, I'd like to start off with the background of different countries. When it comes to history, my main area of interest in world history. I love world history because I get to learn how societies functioned, how people interacted with each other, how governments were run, and about the cultures of countries I usually have never been to before. For me, it's like exploring a world I've never been to, or can't go to. Another reason why I love history is that it answers a lot more questions than I originally thought it would. Why do we celebrate certain holidays? Why is this event happening in this country? Why does this cou...

It’s New Year’s Eve and they’re the words you’ve been waiting to hear! It’s the New Year eve guys, about damn time! and just like every year, I am not doing a single thing on New Year’s Eve...  because  I've  never understood the need some have to go out and celebrate the New Year so it can become quite a forced atmosphere as people so want to celebrate, but no one is quite sure what they're really celebrating. As 2017 comes to a close, both relief and despair have crept up on me: I am glad that the year is over but sad that it sucked so ruthlessly. As people across the world prepare to bid farewell to 2017 by getting too drunk to remember its last moments, they may be finding it hard to shake themselves of a lingering sadness and I don't drink so that option is also out. On every new year's eve, I feel I can relate to Joey more and more, and at midnight, I want to scream on top of my lungs 'why god why? Why are you doing this to us, let others grow old, n...

          Am I dreaming or awake? The head feels so heavy. Is the person talking outside the room for real? Why is he talking in such a loud voice, with his high spirited laughter and over-enthusiastic chatter? I wonder if he knows that he looks like a clown inside a chimp's body with his abnormal walk and constant head bobbing. The tree looks too huge to be normal. The street lamp is too bright to look at directly. Do we need street lights with 1000 Watt bulb in them? It's making me blind and my vision blurred. Everything seems larger than life. The gurgling bike passing by appears to be floating, giving off steam and smoke from the rear like a cigarette between a drunken man's fingers. Reality? No, I must be dreaming. The tea stall is too crowded with people. They all seem to be relaxed and happy. Or are they? Is it really them or have they just masqueraded the real frustrated themselves from the world with a wide grin and a loud voice? Is this unshav...

Throughout my life, I have been on a quest for the ultimate answer, the answer to life, death, and everything, including the reason for my existence, my purpose, and the creation of the universe. Although this topic is often discussed and considered clichéd, I have devoted much of my free time to exploring it through writing. It is not a question that typically arises in those struggling to survive, as they focus on immediate needs rather than abstract concepts. However, this question has plagued me since childhood and remains an enigma. As a child, I was drawn to science and sought to find ways to overcome human limitations, such as our inability to see outside the visible spectrum or to survive in the wild. Although my ideas were far-fetched, they were a manifestation of my desire to transcend the human body's limitations. While reading religious books, I found their explanations too philosophical and supernatural, and I wanted straightforward answers. I became inclined t...

This post is for all my readers/friends who have no idea what an anime is? I am hoping to answer all those questions that I get through this post.Every time I tried to convert my friends with ‘stupid entertainment choices’ into an anime fan, Not a lot can be talked and said in the time I am around them so I decided to make a post, just for explaining what I meant, In brief, So here goes... What is anime? The term anime is a Japanese abbreviation for the word animation. To the people who are new to anime, they might confuse it with any other cartoon, but it is not so. Anime has a distinct form of visuals that are unique to most series. They comprise of intricate storylines, fully fledged-out character arcs, catchy intro and end credit songs, beautifully composed soundtracks, captivating visuals and more. They come in many arrays of genres like sports, action, adventure, mystery, thriller, sci-fi, horror, comedy, romance, etc. Manga’s are Japanese comics created b...

Everybody who knows me knows that I'm a film buff. I love watching movies, talking about movies, I feel uneasy if a week goes by without watching 2-3 movies. I drag my friends to the theater almost every weekend during summer. So I do get acknowledged as a 'walking movie critic'. which is my 'favorite' by the way. I sometimes think it's true that as a culture(including me), we do focus too much on entertainment and may not pay as much attention to the serious news, headlines like poverty, war, social injustice, etc as we should. And I realized, the more problems we have in this world or personal life, the greater is the need to care about 'art', because art is what makes us human. It binds us to basic human values and reminds us of our human self. It's true that not all films probably qualify as good 'art'. But I think Smart and sensible movies is the finest art form there is. They ...

Searching for something that may never be known, Delusions turning the heart to stone. Creating memories alone in your head Holding you hostage as you lay in bed. Rays of sunlight lead the way, Hurts from the past only keep you away. Bruised and broken you now can see, A glimpse of hope that may set you free.