Spring in the Tropics

The four seasons never drop by Singapore. In fact, we hardly realise they’ve changed around the world, with the exception of June and its unbearably scorching hot weather. But its always different with Spring. So what if its kinda engineered? Spring always manages to burst out at you in its wondrous colours. Hope you guys [...]

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At the gym

www.creativelydifferentblinds.com When I arrived in gym class today in my college PE t-shirt and FBTs from secondary school, I knew I was a little different from my Adidas skintight figure-baringly clothed classmates. Never mind that, they’d get that I am new. My comparable youth will endear me to them, maybe be a little of an [...]

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Walking On Water

Last Saturday we took a boat out from punggol marina, wriggling in our seats like eels from excitement. As we sped along the waves, the wind ran its fingers through our hair, and tree-fronted islets raced past – the stuff of old-school mtvs. All the while the likes of Queen and Guns & Roses were [...]

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2010… hmm what??? I’m not over 2009!

Growing up really changes a lot of things sometimes. I mean growing up as in entering into the work force and taking up related responsibilities. Last year, my family and I spent New Year’s Eve skiing on the slopes of YongPyong: read South Korean tourist and winter-sonata-enthusiasts ski hotspot. We didn’t plan for all this [...]

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Spring-cleaning

Sentimentalism doesn’t really get you anywhere but a room full of junk. And the very stark reminder of how your life has turned a full 180 degrees. They really aren’t being dramatic when they say that sometimes, cleaning out your room, takes too many life decisions. At least for me now, its about holding on [...]

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Welcome, to the rest of your life

Anna Inghardt from decor8. And how are you going to take over the world? Your own, at least. Are you sure of what you want? Is this your end-all to all your dreams? Are you going to look back and say, “Hello, I made it!” Or is it simply a way around something you don’t [...]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY COW!

It’s 26 degrees. In equatorial Singapore, this is freezing weather. I have goosebumps on my legs. And so I should really be dreaming of sunny beach islands. While waiting in the very long line to talk to you, I navigate through facebook for sun-scorched memories in meek escapism. And instead. I end up here. Winter-holidaying [...]

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One Great Love

I’ve been having some sort of crisis trying to fill the wide gaping void left behind by Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera. Really, I think it is going to take a while. It is such a winner!

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Literature is wayyy underrated

Yesterday I had a really good time at the movies. Actually, yesterday I had one of my best times at the movies ever! Because I’ve watched one of those rare ones which leave you thinking and thinking about, simply because there are so many themes and ideas layered on top of each other that you [...]

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An (Anti)ode to One True Love + Reading Gold

The other day on the promise of not-just-another-typical-sappy-romantic-comedy, I caught (500) days of summer. If you are a hopeless romantic, this movie will leave you in dissatisfaction. If you’re not, you’ll say yay for realities and our vulnerabilities to love. I think what I liked best about the movie was how they managed to show [...]

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