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  • Tote Bags and the Crocodile Farms of Zimbabwe

    Tote Bags and the Crocodile Farms of Zimbabwe

    High-end bags are usually made using animal leather. There was a time when PETA highlighted the cruelty involved in obtaining crocodile leather for these bags, sparking quite an uproar. 🐊

  • Just Let Me Be

    Just Let Me Be

    Occasionally, I find myself in a car with a chatty driver. If we’re close, I can just pretend to doze off, but if not, it gets awkward. I’d appreciate it if they could catch on from my lackluster responses, but not many people are that considerate. Actually, none are.

  • Chilly Breeze

    Chilly Breeze

    I’m always grumbling about the cold, but if winter wasn’t like this, I’d probably feel a bit cheated. Might even sulk, wondering why winter doesn’t feel like winter.

  • Starbucks Diaries and Dystopia

    Starbucks Diaries and Dystopia

    Thanks to this change, I couldn’t grab it immediately and had to wait a week to finally get my diary. For Starbucks, it might be an evolution to solve several issues, but personally, it felt like the excitement had completely fizzled out. 😕

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    While surfing the internet, I stumbled upon a post about ‘people who can’t find their way’ and came across this intriguing insight. These are the folks who, when asked ‘Where are you right now?’, would reply with ‘A bike just passed by.’

  • Airport Vibes

    Airport Vibes

    It was definitely the ‘air.port’. A space that’s a step away from the hamster wheel of life. A place where time flows slower than anywhere else. A spot where you pause no matter where you’re headed. A place of departures. A place of arrivals. The in-between of worlds

  • Gorgias and the Tangled Earphone Cables

    Gorgias and the Tangled Earphone Cables

    Even if earphone cables could move on their own, this would be impossible! Even a hardcore masochist couldn’t consciously tie themselves up to this extent.

  • Goblin Cafe

    Goblin Cafe

    It wasn’t until I was battling carsickness on the highway that I realized, ‘Wow, we’re really going somewhere far.’

  • Childhood Dream Crusher

    Childhood Dream Crusher

    So earlier, I was out shopping for clothes, picking out something I liked. And then, this little kid comes up and says, ‘Wow, a big dog!’ and starts petting my head.

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    Back in the day, I would obediently write my name on all my belongings as my teacher instructed. Writing with a name pen was quicker and neater than using labels, but the downside was its thick tip couldn’t write small names.