It’s been a while since I last posted on here, and so much has happened since then. I was reading through some of my old posts and it made me smile and laugh a little because I could feel my frustration with where I was then, and how upset I was with a lot of…
Category: Life
life, as we know it
futility and frustration
I’m so tired of having dreams that will never come true. I’m not sure if this is a part of growing up, but throughout the course of these two years in university I keep hearing this term “managing expectations” and as much as I’d like to believe that my craziest dreams will come true one…
the new year: 2016 edition
growing older and watching the years go by is realising that my life has essentially gone from ‘happy new year’ in RENT to ‘the new year’ by death cab for cutie (and I hate it) so this is the new year and I don’t feel any different the clanking of crystal explosions off in the…
the advent of twenty
hello, my little corner of the internet. I’m so sorry that I haven’t been here in a while. I wish I could make up some excuse that I was really busy doing meaningful things, but we all know that’d be a flat-out lie. once I sort out my pictures from New York and California (god,…
new schtuff
it’s Sunday and I’ve completed two final exams so far. can’t say I’m happy, given that I have another three final exams to do, but I’m not that sad either given that I’m actually halfway through. although I must say I quite enjoyed the previous two finals because I’m starting to feel the NM love/vibe…
just a quick one
it’s rather unfortunate that I haven’t been able to update this space in a while, especially since I had so much more on my mind/chest/what-have-you this academic semester and needed to let it all out. I feel like I should re-title my page “clar has met facets of the real world and hates it a…
Tuition culture in Singapore: abundance and anxiety
Originally posted on immoveabletype:
So, old men have been making some interesting noises: From the article Tuition Culture has to go, say MPs reported by Today Online. “Despite government efforts, Singaporeans still have the mentality that getting good grades is the ticket to securing good jobs and a bright future, MPs noted.” I wonder what efforts the…
safety first
kids, always remember to practice safe scooting habits and do not scoot down a steep hill WITHOUT BRAKING. that is all.
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“how do you leave the past behind when it keeps finding ways to get to your heart? it reaches way down deep and tears you inside out ’til you’re torn apart”
a funny thing that happened
this is a little overdue but I’ve really been moved by this and have been itching to write about it, so here goes: ’twas the day after Christmas, when all through the house… I really wanted some candy, so I decided to open the box of Ferrero Rocher my dad received from a colleague. (no…
postcards from far away 