Finding a Fit for Life's Funcʃions
I have been working part-time for my school’s Commencement ceremony. The work is mundane – more on that another day – but the access to individual transcripts made me wonder about the differing trajectories, and also think about the journey I’m a year into. Here are 5 discoveries: You can...
I got the chance to visit a clinic in Laos – twice. Does it sound like a rare experience? Well, I know at least 3 others who achieved this feat, by virtue of being on the same OCIP team. Yet for the average Singaporean, it could feel obscure. Singaporeans may...
What happens in a lecture hall? What else, but lecturers lecturing to the lectured? Not always, for that will be quite an indictment on the quality of teaching. But that’s for another day. I’m more interested in talking about the little things that subtly shape our experiences in those chambers...
NS is like a school you never picked, but got picked by. When something is not your 1st choice, or 2nd, or 3rd, it can be hard to be bothered. Every day is a struggle between sloth and diligence. It often seems that, whether we do more work or less,...
Simply means you want to slack. Which seems fine if you have given your fair share and more. But if your only motivation – no matter what you did before – is to dump work on others and leave them to their own devices, refusing to help or cover their...
Steph Micayle. She has become all the buzz this new year. Her unrestrained criticism of Singapore has garnered much attention and stirred passionate discussion. Her viral video has received many thumbs up. Yet, many others are also concerned. Some bloggers gave witty responses; one of them even critiqued the video...
