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The Train Situation, PART I

This is a short story about an incident on the train that took a turn to the worse. The Where: TGM line from Sidi Bou Said to Tunis Marine. The When: July 2, 2017. ============================================================= What you’re about to read could be labeled as anything but fiction. It is still green in my mind as it was shocking and has recently happened. Just to warn you: the amount of cringe you will be experiencing through this little piece of writing could reach an unbearable level. So before proceeding, be sure you really want to do this. The whole thing has been pretty nasty from the beginning. As my friend and I were approaching the Sidi Bou Said train station on foot, we heard a muffled train rumble and we couldn’t tell wherefrom it was coming. A few seconds later, the cockpit of the train slowly emerged from behind the turn, and we realized that it was heading to Tunis. Not the other way around.  A fat faceless sunburnt bored-to-death man

My Fitness Journey

How I lost 10kg in 5 months, and why you can, too. Until a few months ago, everytime I woke up from sleep and contemplated myself in the mirror, I distasted the way I looked. I hated the double chin that was hanging under my jaw. I loathed the roundness of my face resulting from the fluffy cheeks, and most and foremost, I abhorred the hanging belly and the dangling man boobs that bounced off every time I took the shirt off. I had stretch marks all over the place, on by biceps near my shoulder, under my belly, my ass, my thighs, everywhere. It was a mess. I felt hungry and lethargic the whole time. Had no gusto for life and was unmotivated to do anything worth value. Every shirt I wore looked grotesque on me... Long story short, I had never came in terms with the way I look and I hated myself for it. So naturally, I had 0 confidence and was aimlessly existing in this fast-growing world with no purpose or desire. Many people neglect this but what you eat, how you look, and your