Mistakes will be made. And that’s okay. — Truth be told, I am a perfectionist. I want everything to go the way it’s supposed to be. No hiccups, no last-minute changes, no unforeseen circumstances will ever destroy the perfect plans that I’ve spent a lot on time coming up with. Examples include maintaining a 4.0 GPA (even though…

It’s all in my head. — Is it normal to panic about my future after turning 19? Because that’s what I’ve been doing so far and nothing helps to stop the constant thoughts in my head. All I can think is about the bleak future that I’m gonna have: graduate with a boring business degree and…

Trust me, it’s worth it. — I had just turned 19 a few weeks ago and I asked myself, “What have I accomplished in my youth so far?” When I look back on the last few years of my life, I realised that I’ve not done a lot of spontaneous and exciting stuff, such as skydiving…

Feeling so lost in life. — Did you know that the year 2020 is less than 5 months away? When I was just a little girl, 2020 seems so far out of my reach but now, it’s approaching faster than ever before. 2020 will be the year I go to college, where I embark on the…

She’s eight years older but eight kilograms lighter. — Whenever I stand next to my sister, I feel like a pig. My arms are significantly thicker and my waist is nowhere as cinched as my sister’s. …

A mini-guide for students who are struggling. — As a student myself, I know what it’s like to struggle while studying. I would procrastinate for days because the mountain of workload looked so intimidating. Sometimes, I would ‘study’ but I got distracted and would use my phone instead. For content-heavy subjects such as Biology, information overload was bound…

You just don’t know it yet. — We all have times when we felt like a failure. We felt as though the world had ended and there was no way to escape the mass destruction. We feared the hateful comments that might come from random strangers, or our closest friends or worst of all, our family. …

I have no regrets. — I have a confession to make — I don’t have a good fashion sense. My go-to outfit for school is a plain t-shirt and a pair of high-waisted jeans. Somedays, I would wear a pair of denim shorts instead, but the t-shirt still remains. This outfit gives me comfort and…

Cherish it while you can. — Yesterday, I was scrolling through my Instagram Stories when I saw the terrible news — Cameron Boyce, a beloved Disney Channel star, has passed away in his sleep at the age of 20. …