Day 1

I worked from 1-something-pm to 4:44pm (now typing this). I listened to metal music the whole time (especially System of A Down). I had pure focus the entire time and only skimmed at the phone thrice. […]

Can I ask you something?

Can I ask you something? The way that I used to smile. What did my smile look like to you? I guess I’m aware of it myself but it hits a little different when my mum […]

Never trust someone who is good with words

We often think that people who are good with words are effective communicator, but as a polyglot, I have to disagree with the entire statement. You see, I learnt my so-called mother tongue not as a […]

Planet #10616 {part 4}

Suddenly, Lilian couldn’t see anything. The whole world just… logged off. When Lilian was a kid, she used to close her eyes and “look” at the world through her eyelids. Sometimes she saw nothing. Sometimes she […]

My pain in tourism

One of the things about tourism that inherently pains me is when the locals try to make money off of their mountains and beaches. I mean I get it. You need money. But really? You’re telling […]

The Zombie Fungus and the Bee {part 1}

Convergent evolution is truly a simple yet beautiful theory: if different living creatures are facing similar stress from their respective environmental conditions, sometimes they would adopt the same strategy to overcome those obstacles. For example, both […]

Confession letter to my soulmate

Rach, When I was young, I was obsessed with the farming games on the computer. Farmville, Happy Farm, Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley. Being a farmer was one of my childhood dreams. My “perfect life”. Then my […]