A seemingly lonely Jupiter in the night sky of 21st Nov 2022
I don’t have the answers. In fact, I don’t know a lot of things, how to walk the journey of life, how the world works, how to make sense of all the arbitrariness, how remarkable or inconsequential my...
I was petrified of the dark when I was younger.The dark signifies uncertainties which for me it meant looming dangers and I was not able to sleep alone in total darkness until merely a year ago. Being a descendant of homo sapiens that were historically hyperaware of possible dangers in...
Things happening in our lives might not be as good as we want them to be, but sometimes it is not as bad as we thought. Our job as mere human beings is just to face whatever life throws at us, with kindness, patience and courage.
Kindness
Remember whatever happens...
At times, being human can be really overwhelming. Things don’t go our way, unwelcomed thoughts came to stay, our minds might not even feel sane. In the past month, I have been experiencing intensified worries and fears about the future which undeniably crippled my ability to function as an emotionally...
Recently an Instagram post that shows a picture of a banner that goes: ‘You’re so in your head you can’t even enjoy where you are.’ intrigued me, leading to further contemplation.
The sentence perfectly captures what I am chronically experiencing. With frequent thoughts, envisionments, hopes and worries about the future,...
Life is essentially about making decisions every day, what time to wake up, which clothes to wear, who to meet etc. Trivial choices usually do not take up that much of our mental space but when we talk about choices that are pivotal in determining how our life might turn...
Compared to our human ancestors who lived a life of uncertainties and hardships in the face of meeting basic needs (food, water and shelter), our generation can be considered lucky or privileged. Most of us live in democratic countries, have access to clean water, are educated, the Internet is ubiquitous...
It’s the time of the year again: reviewing the past year as well as making a new list of new year’s resolution. For me, things have been … “calmer” this year. Compared to 2019 and 2020, 2021 was still eventful but less dramatic and soul-stirring.
Inspired by this blog post,...
Not much conscious thought was put into play when we decide whether we like or dislike a particular food, a color or a piece of music. Sure, sometimes we would be able to explain the reasons behind our affection or aversion, "it tastes rotten" "it reminds me of pleasant memories...
It is painful To realize carefree conversations Are now walks on eggshells It was the start of death Where love is ready to bid farewell There were shouts on the phone Where shoulders turned cold Apologies untold on nights alone It is painful With you still appearing in my dreams...
Having a daily plate of good and nutritious food might not be something special or worth celebrating for the financially stable but it would be the greatest dream for the poor. When things are the same every day, we wouldn’t realize how things could be so different; the norm we...
Isn’t it painful The thought that you were once the most special person Pupils dilate in response to the sight of you To be the subject of a sweet dream The exchange of goodmornings and goodnights Everything else doesn’t seem to matter When sweet nothings were whispered Hands were held...
is it because the fishes don't scream while we wreck their houses so we cut off their fins and left them drowning downwards is it because one or two Celsius they are small numbers "we have air conditioners to keep us cool the Earth is warming why does it matter?"...
The colleague who just got promoted, the classmate who always seems to get impressive grades even without putting that much effort, the neighbour who has a prettier lawn than you. Unless you're a literal saint, all of us have experienced feelings of envy and being the green-eyed monster. It's human...
Not sure if it’s the taste of your lips the words that you say or the way that you never miss to bid me goodnight every day. They somehow enamoured me to stay and stay and stay to wish upon the brightest star that you would be my other half...
Read this book back in August and decided to write down some of the stuff I've learned from it. The concepts mentioned in this book are surprisingly fresh, original (to me at least), if not avant-garde. My creative mind has been nourished, never knew I needed this until I have...
Wikipedia defines hope as "an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large". It's really interesting to know that only humans are able to hope, to anticipate that things will be...
Turning 22 didn't feel much different from when I turned 21 or 20. But of course, another 365 days of exploring how to be human garnered me irreplaceable memories in this never-ending learning journey called life.
In this piece, I'd like to share concepts in contexts whereby I actually...
Unquestionably, no matter how of a recluse you might be, all of us have engaged in friendships before at some point in our lives. Apart from our family and our romantic partner, we spend a ton of time with our friends (especially in our pre-working, pre-marriage years). Therefore, due to...
"Just be yourself!" "It doesn't matter what other people think" "You do you"
When taken out of context, these popular phrases sound pretty pleasant and motivational, if not solid advice to give yourself or others. However, I would like to differ and talk about why caring about what others think (on...
Maybe we are all just monkeys with clothes that learned manners who yearn to be loved and respected by other monkeys. But why do some of us are more obsessed with status and power than others? Why some might abandon morality and honesty to achieve higher monetary success?
Why...
To be frank, my blood boils every time I hear people spouting absolutely absurd "facts" about vaccinations as the reason behind why they don't get inoculated. In this piece, we will put all emotions, ego and disdain aside to pry into the minds of anti-vaxxers.
SchemefulFrom what I've read in journal...
In this piece, we're going to learn about learning. By the title, this sounds like a technical article but I promise this is just a light read.
Coming across constructivism and constructionism in this past week piqued my interest in wanting to know more about them and how they help...