Part of me thinks it’s rare to have exuberance and passion for life. And I’m sure at some point in my life I was envious of those who had it and could fall in line without trying or thinking about it. Whether it’s Xin Tong or Claudia you know, I haven’t changed much over the…

I don’t like self- help books. I like surprises. While psychological theories intrigue me, I find fancy self-help terms like “manifestation” quite a waste of print on paper. Glossy front page covers that scream “Help yourself… to a copy of me at only $13.99”, stand on shelves with the confidence that they will be bought.…

We are always taught to volunteer, lend a helping hand, give back to the community without asking for anything in return. But speaking from experience, we should contemplate whether the work we do is volunteering by name, or if we are truly making a difference. In other words, are we “quality” volunteers? I have always…

Feminism has always been an iffy subject for me. Not because I don’t believe in equality and equal opportunities, or because I don’t look down on people who disrespect women, because I do. But in recent years, the fight for gender equality has been such an uphill battle. It’s not that I don’t see hope…

I am very proud to call myself a writer with published pieces in a school magazine, even if they are just tiny art and performance reviews. I have been sorting out my writing portfolio for job applications and I came across my old articles from ArtJam, some of which have only been posted on ArtJamOnline…

I think of myself as very fortunate to have some of the funniest people on the planet as my friends. I am one of those sappy people who like to repeat funny stories that I end up butchering. Neverthless, these moments still make me laugh, which is why I have created a series of friendly…

A lot of you may know that I’m a damn bro friend… (Tooting my own horn but it’s true). ALL of you know the story of why I am in NAF. So when things started going wrong, and Covid-19 happened, this question went around the table: Don’t you regret joining NAF? I’m having a really…

I suck at saying goodbye. I’ve said this before. But rather than saying goodbye to 2019, saying hi to 2020 is more difficult for me. Because things are happening. People are waiting. And I’m late. At least, I feel late. I’m always late, as my friends will tell you. It’s 5 days after New Year’s…

I’ve been feeling really flighty lately. This desperate urge to travel keeps lingering in the back of my mind, and I just want to start working so I can save up money to travel. I even have a bucket list of places I wanna travel to all planned out. And yes, it’s long. I met…

I’ve always been a glass-half-empty kind of gal. I don’t have enough faith in anything or anyone, and I don’t buy happy endings. I prefer sunsets over sunrises. But my pessimism isn’t the reason why. I prefer sunsets because I believe in pretty endings, whether they are happy or not. I think there’s always beauty…