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so aaj maine and meri mummy ne answer key check ki. and mere almost 368 marks bann rahe hai which is a very bad score i know that. what the thing is my mom is acting like the world just ended like she spent 45 minutes lecturing me about how I never used to study and how even in 10th. I had disappointed her and started taunting me that yeah you are going to tuition from sixth grade and you still could not score wood neither in 10th or 12th or in neet. Always been a average student and even in 10th maine unko bobat baar bola tha ki aap 90% se jyaada ki expectation matt rakhi because baad mein it will hurt. but voh aur meri maasi apni hi sapne ki duniya mein the jidhar i am a topper.
when it is not like that, I didn’t try, or I didn’t study hard enough. ye do saal i swear maine apna poora try kiya tha. And marks dekh ke yes I am disappointed but not sac enough like duniya khatam ho gai hai and there is no point in living. I am disappointed because I gave my two years to this exam and I still could not get a result. But I am not disappointed enough to feel like there’s no point in living because it is just an exam at the end of the day and it is common sense that if 23 lakhs students are giving an exam where in there are only 10,000 seats a lot of student students are going to be disappointed and it’s not the end of the world right?
I was very clear that I don’t want to enter this right race again as in I am not going to take a drop. I was very clear about this from my 11th so there’s only one option for me that is I assigned up for a bunch of other exams, I can do that or I can go abroad. And I’m kind of fine with going abroad because at the end of the day I was studying to be a doctor. I was not studying to be a doctor from India. My main motive was being a doctor and if I have the chance to do that I will do that.
The thing that hurts the most is that she was the one person who told me right before the exam that yeah even if you don’t do this there are a lot of things to do in life and yeah, she was the one person who assured me that she’ll still love me, even if I don’t crack the exam I know she’s acting like I am the biggest disappointment of her life.
TLDR my mom is mad that I got a very low score. She acts like the world has ended. I am disappointed but I am not mad enough to think that the world has ended and there’s no point in living anymore.

hey everyone! i’m on the hunt for headphones that look like the old sony walkman ones — you know, the thin metal headband, foam ear pads, that whole 80s/90s vibe. aesthetics are the priority here, sound quality just needs to be decent enough to actually enjoy music.

budget: ₹4,500–5,000

headphones i’m currently considering:

• koss kph40 — love the look, but pricing on amazon india is all over the place and it’s pushing past my budget most of the time. seen it mentioned that headphone zone has it cheaper?

• panasonic rp-ht21 — ticks all the aesthetic boxes but the price fluctuates wildly on amazon (seen it go from ₹500 to ₹7k lol). anyone know where to reliably get it at a fair price?

• jlab rewind — this one is interesting but i’m having trouble confirming availability. i see some listings on amazon.in and flipkart but they look like third party sellers and i can’t find an official india store for jlab. has anyone actually bought this in india? is it legit?

• random off-brand amazon options — the retro foam on-ear ones that show up when you search “walkman headphones”. not against these at all if they actually look the part and don’t die in a week.

a few things to note:

• i’m pairing these with a dedicated mp3 player so no need for bluetooth or mic

• 3.5mm jack is fine, actually preferred

• i genuinely don’t need audiophile quality, just not terrible

• purely wired usage

has anyone tried any of the above or found something similar that actually looks retro and doesn’t cost a kidney? open to suggestions i haven’t considered too. TIA!

hi! not sure if this is the right place to ask, but i figured people here might have the kind of aesthetic i’m looking for :)

i’m planning to buy a digital camera mainly for photography, and i really like that vintage, slightly grainy, film-like look — something that fits the whole dark academia vibe. i’m not a huge fan of overly sharp, super clean photos (which is what my phone usually gives), and i’d prefer something that naturally produces softer tones and a bit of texture without needing heavy editing.

my budget is around ₹35,000 (roughly $420), and i’ve narrowed it down to two options:

kodak pixpro FZ55 — because i’ve heard it gives that lo-fi, slightly imperfect, shot-in-2004 look straight out of camera with basically zero editing needed. which is exactly the energy i’m going for.

canon ixus 285 HS — technically the better camera, sharper and more zoom, and looks more chic. but i’m worried it might be too clean and sharp for the aesthetic i want.

has anyone used either of these? would love to see sample shots if you have them. which one actually delivers that moody, grainy, old-world look naturally?

thank you!