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  • Trying Meditation: I’m Not a Monk (Yet)

    Lately, I’ve been tumbling down a rather peaceful rabbit hole “meditation”. Yes, I know, the internet has been screaming about it for years: “Meditation will transform your soul!” “You’ll find your higher self!” “You’ll levitate by Wednesday!”And like the hustled gremlin I am, I’ve avoided it. I like instant gratification…thank you very much. If I don’t see results Read more

  • I Traded My Sandwich for Edward Cullen: A Tragicomedy in Acrylic & Hormones

    You know what I’m strangely grateful for? That my mum gave me a paintbrush instead of a phone when I was little. I was at home, passionately mixing acrylics like a tiny Victorian orphan with unresolved emotions and delusions of gallery grandeur. Honestly, if glitter glue counted as fine art, I would’ve peaked at 11. Read more

  • Let’s Get Straight to It: Why I’m Not Having Kids and Why You Shouldn’t Ask

    Right, let’s not faff about. I’m just going to say it: I don’t want children. Never have. Not once. Not even when I saw a family wearing matching pyjamas and taking golden-hour photos in a sunflower field. Not even then. I’ve never looked at a rich, glossy, colour-coordinated family of five and thought, “Yes, please! I Read more

  • Why Group Work in Online Uni Is the Academic Version of Being Mugged in Broad Daylight

    There is a very specific type of madness that grips a person when a lecturer casually announces, “There will be a group presentation to help build your communication and teamwork skills.” Communication? Teamwork? In an online class? With strangers who’ve all vanished like your will to live after midterms? No, Professor Karen, what you’ve actually Read more

  • I Ran a Marathon in My Sleep and Now I Want Compensation

    Right. So the other night, my body was tucked up in bed, warm, relaxed, dead to the world. Lovely stuff. But apparently, my brain decided that was far too boring and went, “Hey, let’s make this night absolutely unhinged.” Next thing I know, I’m in a full-blown crisis dream I’m late for school (despite not having attended Read more

  • The Man, The Myth, The Walking Grocery Store “Happy Father’s Day, PAPA

    There was one fine day I remember it clearly when Dad came home from work carrying a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I took a bite, and in that moment of sugary joy, I said to him, “Wow, I love these!”From that day on, every Friday, without fail, he turned up with a fresh box. At first, Read more

  • Why Are Men So Good at Sleeping, Meditating, and Not Caring? I Need Answers

    So there we were, mid-dinner, minding our own business, just having a nostalgic chinwag about our high school days. Then Dustin, bless him, goes: “You know, I used to put my head down on the desk, close my eyes, cross my legs, and imagine I was floating in space. All the noise would disappear, and Read more

  • Why Do Doctors in Japan Hate Questions? (Asking for a Friend… Literally)

    I think I have a bit of a problem. You see, I tend to overprepare before visiting the doctor. I go full Sherlock Holmes researching every possible scenario, potential cure, dietary recommendation, and prevention method. Why? Because the last thing I want is to sound clueless during a consultation. Now here’s where things get a Read more

  • That 3AM “Oh No” Moment (Yes, the Assignment Was Due Today)

    Has this ever happened to you (especially to the girls, but honestly, no one’s safe)? It’s the middle of the night, you’re tucked in bed, trying your absolute best to fall asleep like a responsible adult, and then BAM your brain decides it’s the perfect time to replay every poor life decision you’ve made since Read more

  • I Wanted a Bunny for My Birthday (And Chaos Ensued) 🐰

    Four years ago, on my 21st birthday, my dad asked the classic parent question: “What do you want for your birthday?” Without hesitation, I declared, “A bunny.” To which he replied, absolutely not, in the same tone you’d use if someone asked to keep a crocodile in the bathtub. “Who’s going to look after it?” he asked, clearly forgetting Read more