When people first come to therapy, the first session is always more evaluation than…
Yesterday in one of the gift shops, I came across this quote sign. It resonated with me like so many quotes…
Scene: lunch with some coworkers (all female).
— I have a friend that would be perfect for you. — Awesome! — Yeah, he’s amazing. — Thanks but I’m not gay. — Ohmygodsosorry.
You must have surely seen that meme where a guy is sad because he says that education taught him “pointless” calculus but didn’t teach him how to do his taxes. Here is a version of it -
And you don’t want to know what they will do to you
After my hike in the Labrador Reserve on the West coast of Singapore, I cooled down by the creek for a while. I freshened up at the metro station restroom before taking the train to Haw Par Villa. It is…
A relative was visiting yesterday. This relative is someone I have grown up in the presence of, who I am extremely fond of. She made some extremely catty comments yesterday which made me really angry. It took me tremendous self-will to not get up and…
Today was the day. I finally did it. I survived 4 years of grueling finals, 4 years of learning things the hard way, 4 years of teen mistakes, 4 years of personal growth. 4 years I will never get back.
Few people interpret ‘No’ correctly in my experience, at least when it’s something that’s very important. This year, I’m trying to take on less of the things that don’t matter, while trying to focus on the things that do. So here’s a list of 5 things (among many others) that I…
Sour. The first taste on the sides of my tongue is sour.
Not like a lemon, softer. Not like a grapefruit — that tartness reminds me of fireworks.
This is more like a whisper of sour, a suggestion of sour, a