INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS
All my life, I was sheltered from “negative” emotions by my father: sadness, pain, grief, sorrow, cries. He wanted me to always be “happy”, smiling...
APPROACHING SOCIAL MEDIA
Written by Derek Wong The invention of the internet ushered in a new age. It is an age of digitalisation, multiple platforms of communication and...
DECONSTRUCTING VALENTINE FANTASIES’
Like most other holidays across the globe, Valentine's Day has been commercialised to no end. The celebration, held initially to commemorate a saint executed by...
WHITE DOVE
The word allowing rolls on my tongue like chocolate spread on a perfectly heated slice of bread, seeping through my core and reaching into the ...
WORLD CANCER DAY
When I was eight, my mum was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer. It happened on my father’s birthday, and for years after, he refused...
NEW YEAR, NEW ME
Written by Justin Sin New Year, New Me. I’ve got to be leaner and I’ve got to be a better learner. ...
FROZEN PAIN
Frozen Pain by Nasheya Peracha It’s in my body like some gross disease, the pain of blocked energy stemming from anxiety, no one stops to...
COPING WITH FAILURE
WRITTEN BY DEREK WONG <h2>I CAME BACK FROM MY SECOND YEAR OF UNIVERSITY WITH A FEELING I'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.<br></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top:...
The Making of “Mushy Monsters”
WRITTEN BY NASHEYA PERACHA AMAZON LINK TO GET BOOK As I sat there in a small, closed room a week into our dreadful quarantine, I...