The fairy-tale

For a few lucky ones, the happy endings are strewn in between instead of them having to wait fingers crossed for the euphoric end. Chocolate sprinkles vs tiramisu, serenades in lieu of  “our song”, declarations of love instead of a single vow, tender moments in place of a happily ever after. And it’s a beautiful place to be

This is it.

The unlikely but possible combination of idealism and cynicism is the worst. You stubbornly insist on doing the right thing even at a heavy cost to yourself while believing you know that everyone else will not.

And you really don’t know whether to feel validated or be heart broken when proved right.

Music

Every place in the world has music you love. If only you’d let yourself listen.

Turn the page

One of the hardest things to believe is that the story does go on even when a chapter ends unpleasantly.

Color

One country’s kitsch is another country’s culture.

Culture vulture

One can truly appreciate the ridiculousness of one’s own culture when one explains it to a person from another.

Away…

There’s a thin line between escapism and self-preservation.  So easily, one manages to seem cowardly and the other, plain sensible.