Graduation is usually an exciting time in someone’s life. It’s like you’ve completed a huge milestone and you’re ready for the next phase of life. But are you? As I was archiving some of my notes on the iPhone (it’s that time of the year), I stumbled upon a commencement speech during one of my friend’s graduation in Monash this year. And yes, I was just there as a guest but I took notes because …
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So, what makes you forget to eat and poop?
One of the things I do online is a whole lot of reading. I enjoy reading articles that stimulate me as much as I read tabloid-style voyeuristic posts about celebrities. Yes, I just read pretty much anything that catches my attention, especially when they are viral. And sometimes, I find a gem in an article that I want to share with the world – or at least, my little small world. That’s where Twitter comes in. …
Reflection 2014 & Resolution 2015: Continue with what I’ve started
I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind. At these times, I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from one’s mind, pours them into the basin, and examines them at one’s leisure. – Albus Dumbledore This blog is obviously my Pensieve. Wow 2014 sure flew past so quickly, I barely even had the chance to reflect much and… …
{Japan Winter} Yokohama: The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum adventure
Ramen Museum, you say?! Sign me up, I say! Yup. When I first heard of food museums in Japan (a.k.a. food theme park, i.e. a food court selling one type of food done in many ways), I was excited! And when I heard of the ramen museum in Yokohama, I knew I had to visit. We arrived in Shin-Yokohama Station from Tokyo at night time and straight away made our way to the Ramen Museum, …
Half way through 2014
It is a little distressing at times to look back and reflect on what you have done (or have not done). I had a chat with a friend over the weekend about how fast time flies this year. It’s mid year already. We are now through to the second half of 2014. In World Cup term (because of course my life currently revolves around the world football tournament), I think my life right now is …
Wait, is it time for me to grow up?
I personally don’t believe in growing up for growing up’s sake. After all, we all know how boring grown ups are. But when you look around and realise that people your age act and wear and do things differently from the way you do, you will start questioning if you’re meant to be grown up by now. This year, in about 2 months time, I will be turning 30. You see, 30 sounds much older …
2014: The beginning of more resolutions to resolve
What I like about the new year is just that. It is a new year. I mean, everyone knows how new shiny things are always more interesting. So when the new year arrives, it gives me this new strength, new excitement and new hope that I may achieve great things in this coming year. Great things that I’ve forgotten I needed to achieve in previous years. This year is no different. Yes, it’s that time of …
Boredom: “No one deserves to live like that”?
Some food for thoughts on the topic of boredom: It turns out that bliss – a second-by-second joy + gratitude at the gift of being alive, conscious – lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. – The Pale King by David Foster Wallace via TheAge article Boredom. Is it a bad thing or a good thing? Do we need less of it or more of it? Are we missing out on the little joy and …
To do (too much) or not to do (at all). That is the question!
I think we human have the tendency to do too much. Or too little, almost to the point of nothing at all. Somehow it is in our nature to go to one extreme or the other. Thus the term “everything in moderation” is there to remind us that we need to find the balance. For the first 20 odd years of my life, I have done too little. I grew up in an environment where …
29 words to summarise my 29th year of being me
So I celebrated my 29th birthday yesterday. Yes, 29 years of living on earth! Whoa! Sure sounds a little… old. So what have I learnt so far? Who am I? What have been the most memorable moments? I’m going to randomly write down 29 words or phrases that I feel summed up my life best thus far. I won’t explain them, maybe I will do that some other time. Here we go: Ignorance is bliss …