Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken
April 6, 2019
Follow the story of a real-life immigration journey in Trump’s America in 2019. … More Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken
Nazran’s Surprisingly Good Roast Chicken
December 26, 2020
Ingredients: 1 Whole Chicken with skin ½ a bunch of fresh parsley 2 tsp Pepper 2 tsp Salt 2 tbsp ginger paste 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter ½ tsp rosemary ½ tsp thyme ½ tsp parsley flakes 1 lemon quarter Lemon zest Vegetable assortment: carrots/squash/zucchini/celery/onions/potatoes/mushrooms ½ tsp corn starch 1 tbsp cold water … More Nazran’s Surprisingly Good Roast Chicken
Avengers: Endgame (2019) – Movie Review
April 27, 2019
This has been written spoiler free! I’ve been systematically reviewing Marvel movies for almost a decade now, and how could I not – this. There is a feeling of sadness to think that this is the last film of an era, the final piece of a truly epic saga. True, the Marvel movie universe began … More Avengers: Endgame (2019) – Movie Review
Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken (pt. 4)
April 6, 2019
A week, two weeks, a month passed with no update. In late October I scheduled a meeting with the Field Office from sheer impatience. To get an appointment at the USCIS Baltimore Office you have to stay up till midnight and then log into the system at 12:01 am and grab 1 of 40 or … More Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken (pt. 4)
Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken (pt. 3)
April 6, 2019
Politics Affects Individuals Like Us More In September 2018 we received our present from the Trump Administration: we were requested to come in for an intimidating final Green Card Interview at the USCIS Baltimore Field Office with a Case Officer. This is a new step in the process, a true gift from the Government. In … More Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken (pt. 3)
Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken (pt. 2)
April 6, 2019
What is a PERM, you ask, from the previous post? Well, it is from here onwards that begins the next process of trying to take a real shot at the American Dream – The Green Card. To qualify for a Green Card through an employer you need to successfully pass through three successive phases. Without … More Getting a Green Card in Today’s America: What It Has Taken (pt. 2)
Black Panther (2018): Movie Review
February 19, 2018
Usable for non-commercial reuse My Friday night Movie Night turned out to be a truly satisfying experience, and “Black Panther” (2018) – the movie itself – was only part of why. I say that to be dramatic, just to open this post with a catch line, really! But no, in all honesty, the movie did … More Black Panther (2018): Movie Review
Thor: Ragnarok (2017): Movie Review
November 4, 2017
The son of Odin has returned, yet again, with a resounding thunderous crash but this time with a more lighthearted, warmer and almost sillier flash. “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017) is an oddity in that, while the third sibling, it is its own standalone from its Thor predecessors. “Thor: The Dark World” (2013) was almost always too … More Thor: Ragnarok (2017): Movie Review
The Singles’ Anxiety: An Invisible Pandemic (Part 1)
October 21, 2017
The South Asians are freaking out. The Lankans are freaking out. The Americans are freaking out. Okay fine, maybe I’m just exaggerating, a bit. Or maybe I’m not. Let me ramble. The girls have it bad. Bad-der, correction. The brown girls have it worse, or what I mean here is everyone from the brown lands … More The Singles’ Anxiety: An Invisible Pandemic (Part 1)
Beauty and the Beast (2017): Movie Review
March 21, 2017
Tale as old as 1991, emerges from the dusty corners of our nostalgic vaults to entertain with nothing short of warm gooey glee. Disney’s live-action take on the animated classic Beauty and the Beast (1991) is a magical dessert for the indulgent escapists among us. In an uncertain time battered by turbulent winds of change, … More Beauty and the Beast (2017): Movie Review
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