Knowing what it means to take the big leap — “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood / And sorry I could not travel both.” These lines from Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken was my state when I entered senior high. I chose a strand under-assessed, and because of that, I lost the chance to realize my actual wants…

I was listening to Taylor Swift’s “Cornelia Street” when, while scrolling through the lyrics, I suddenly thought of the old days. It’s unusual and weird to think about how certain places and relationships I used to spend time before have now changed. You might also share moments that, when looking…

A lesson from Mindset by Dr. Carol S. Dweck and The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson — Along life, we’ve met people that made us say “wow” a few times because of their intellectual capabilities or achievements. We’ve had moments where undeniably, even though for a moment, we wish we’re them. It is commonly believed that the greatest minds are those that can handle every situation they’re…

“How could a total stranger know you better than the people you’ve known your entire life?” Almost nearing adulthood, a book about exploring ourselves and the world around us has been perfect. It’s renewing to follow a narrative about a boy following conventional ways of living without really defying and…

Like grasping a mist, you can only get so much of what comes but never the whole. In our journey in this world, we are like blindfolded men in a vast blank plane, with our arms extended, tapping the empty air for a sense of direction, impatient to gain certainty…

­ “Set over or against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space” is how Merriam-Webster defines the word “opposite.” Opposites contradict. Good can never be bad, right can’t be wrong, black contrasts white, and so on. With nothing much to do on…