First Deaths
The first time you watch someone die is a surprise because wasn’t death supposed to be silent?
Map Of Emotion
Navigating complex emotions of jealousy, ambition, insecurity, joy, fear, peace, anger, happiness, betrayal, contentment, disappointment, love.
Moonlight
I make the decision to let go of the validation & security they offer while I’m on this quest to discover who I am.
Prison Perspective
I’ve been in situations before where I’ve felt like there is no way forward. Like being in prison. This is a good thing.
A Word Called TRUST
A wave of anti-CAA protests swept across the country. Terror gripped the country and still the political rhetoric continued. We have forgotten trust.
Rebirth Feels A Lot Like Near-Death
I lost all my Instagram Drafts, at least 15 Drafts in stages of completion. Gone in one shot.
Fragile: Learning Boundaries
The idea of boundaries gained a lot of favour in the last decade. For a generation ravaged by economic meltdowns and the cultural volatility caused by connectivity, it seemed important to move to some kind of structural safety. We were (and still are) otherwise living in schedules with no day,…
Island
I am struggling to reconcile my identity as an island girl with my citizenship in a fast-paced, cut-throat metropolis.
We All Need Validation
Why did validation turn into a bad word? Human beings have always been social by nature. This includes needing to feel seen, heard, acknowledged, cared about. Neediness is the excessive form of this, which yes, is toxic. But it’s not the needing that’s a problem, it’s the imbalance. We are…
A Box of Pain
Pain can be addictive. Science will tell you that your brain releases a tiny amount of dopamine each time you feel pain (perhaps to help you weather it).
Beautiful
Do you remember when beauty was joy? Shiny objects, pretty colours, soft textures, nice smells. Everything was beautiful. I remember being so thrilled at the very sight of a brand-new pack of sketch pens. The symmetry of each pen, identical but in different colours. The uniform ridges on the white…