Imagine this: You walk into the lecture theatre alone on the first day of class. You take it all in—it’s […]
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Ode to a LOA: Taking a Leave of Absence
GI was in my fourth year and on the cusp of graduation. Within reach was the long-anticipated graduation scroll. I […]
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5 On-Campus To-Dos this Halloween Season
The end of the semester is arriving. Burnout is creeping in, and many are longing for an opportunity to recharge. […]
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Crystal Craze: the power of healing crystals
I’ll admit: I’ve been slightly obsessed with the crystal phenomenon as of late. Rose quartz, amethyst, tiger’s eye, aquamarine…I have […]
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Hobbying for Hobbies’ Sake
I had gotten the baking bug (a couple months too late to the lockdown bread-making craze). What first started as […]
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That couldn’t be me! My hellish experience with Dengue
One day as I’m walking home, I breeze past the neighbourhood banner that has been haphazardly slapped on with a […]
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Internships Amidst the Bustle of Hustle Culture
Internship season is upon us now that it is the three-month summer break. A quick scroll through LinkedIn and you […]
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An Article About Writing An Article
Writing is 90 percent procrastination: reading magazines, eating cereal out of the box, watching infomercials. It’s a matter of doing […]
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Heavy Breathing Does Work, Isha: A Rebuttal to “A Diamond or Simply Cut-Glass?”
Dearest Gentle Reader, have you missed me? Fret not, for I am not Isha Meleth bringing upon another scathing review […]
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Did Coffee Just Stop Working? — Managing Caffeine Tolerance
Midnight. The moon looms above, like your countless assignments due within the week. A good night’s sleep is a distant […]
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A (very) Beginner’s Guide to Thrifting in Singapore
Disclaimer: I am not a self-proclaimed thrifting expert, and never will be. There are plenty of amazing people who are—namely, […]
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“Something old, something new”: The past semester for exchangers
“Same old, same old,” is a phrase I’ve heard no fewer than five times upon asking my friends how they have been doing for the past semester. True enough, Singapore is known to those of us born and bred here for its not-so-fun-size, and sometimes the nearly Groundhog Day-esque routine of attending university classes on weekdays and frequenting our regular cafe-hopping spots on the weekends can become mundane. Yet, to a select few of us here at NUS now, Singapore was the first destination they hopped to once this semester’s exchange programmes opened. […]
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