Who Is Really the Monster? Like anyone imagining a classic Gothic horror, when I first came across this book, I was expecting a story about an ugly, giant monster. But it is so much more than that, or rather, the exact opposite of what I expected. I loved it the first time for its rich […]
Standing at the start of our university life, it is impossible not to look back at our school days with a mix of emotions. We leave behind the comfort of our simple routines, carrying a heart full of memories of not just the sleepless nights and hard work, but the simple, beautiful moments that made […]
Let me ask you a question: how many of you remember your school days, especially during the English period, when you were asked to write an informal letter to a friend? I am pretty sure you didn’t write just one letter over those 13 years; you probably would have written at least 30 or even […]
There is something I own that I have spent countless years trying to improve. I have compared it to other people’s, shamefully hidden parts of it, and tried to make it more impressive, more acceptable, more beautiful to fit into a so-called “standard”. I had even wondered in the past, rarely, whether I should replace […]
I don’t think we notice our parents getting older all at once. It happens in ridiculously ordinary moments.One day my mom came to me with her phone. “Can you send this number to your aunt?” She showed me a phone number someone had sent her in an SMS. I looked at her. “Mom, just copy […]
It is safe to say that I am a professional overthinker, at least most of the time. For example, I have been overthinking what to write about for 6 out of the 7 days I was given to write this piece, and here I am, finally writing, ironically about the antidote to my life of […]
Just like that… A slightly slimmer version of me started off his university journey with a debate about none other than ocean conservation. The same kid who would complain about sea turtles stealing away the rigid embrace of a plastic straw that wouldn’t disintegrate in mere seconds would be an advocate for “Poseidon’s haven.” Though, […]