Aftermath
When J was evicted from the house, they kept out the audience due to numerous death threats sent to the show. J apologized profusely for her racist remarks and the […]
How the delusion of power culminates
It started with discord over a shopping list. The actress showed no intention to argue, but her dismissive response ignited J. She grumbled about it to herself and the two […]
Tension
My routine was to study until 5 pm and stretch my body while watching “Friends” rerun. If I left the TV on, I caught a short program that updated the […]
Introduction to British telly
The weeks of Christmas and New Year was the most peaceful time I had had in a long time. After a year of a long-distance relationship, Stuart and I celebrated […]
Anxiety of aliens
The flight was only delayed by a day. I landed on Heathrow before noon. I was going to stay in the UK until the end of May, full six months […]
Foreboding
I ran around the city for the next few weeks to wrap up my life in Germany. I had to return the leased car, remove my name from residential registration, […]
Down the rabbit hole
I remembered what the elderly HR manager said in English when I first arrived a year before. “As long as you keep yourself to where you belong, you will be […]
How to tame a shrew
I sat with Mr. N and the HR manager, almost retiree, to discuss the contract termination. When it came to the compensation amount, I requested at least a three-month salary […]
Injustice of justice
I called Stuart from the restroom. He was more upset than I was and gladly agreed on my early move to London. I needed to wrap up my life in […]
Ending
When Mr. N called me into a meeting room and told me he would cut the contract with me, I felt the weight lifted off my back. Mr. N’s face […]