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There’s this story about this farmer one day, 3 extra horses were gifted to him by another farmer his friend comments: “wow, isn’t that great? You now have 4 horses” the farmer replies: “I don’t know if it is” the next day, his son decides to ride one of the new horses and finds that… Continue reading

  Preserving beauty is a universal challenge How do you capture these sights, sounds, and smells? How do we preserve something that is beautiful, so that other generations can admire them as well? Or should we even preserve such things? Sometimes it is best to absorb the moment. Sometimes a photo is not necessary because… Continue reading

Whether or not you actually have good moves doesn’t matter if it makes you feel good about yourself, then dance I encourage critics to condemn my lack of groovy-ness All the while, I’ll continue to dance Just like I’ll continue to write I’ll continue to play basketball Maybe I’ll sing a little too. Okay, I will… Continue reading

If it’s not a “HELL YES”, it has got to be a “No” In a world where everyone is busy, where information overload exists in every urbanized lifestyle, you have to say “No” to a lot of things But when you see something great, when you see an amazing opportunity, make sure you say “Hell… Continue reading

Innovation of technology was created so that humanity could better share and extract data and information But society has become so good at distributing information, that we are often times bombarded with too much Social media, newspapers, billboards, random people shouting on the streets, text messages Our phones beep too much during the day And… Continue reading

Not everything in life is meant to be grand and spectacular Are you too often looking for some fantastic event or big happening to entertain yourself? Are you obsessing about the fireworks, when you fail to realize that the night sky is beautiful by itself? Enjoy things as they are and learn to marvel at… Continue reading

I am in that weird part of life where I feel like life is moving too slow I am still having a blast in Singapore: I’ve gone clubbing for the first time, had great food, and saw beautiful views. But a part of me feels as if time has been moving a lot slower I… Continue reading

“You are like a cocoa bean. No matter how carefully cultivated the cocoa may be, having it alone is not appetizing  By adding sweet sugar the original flavor of the cocoa comes out  It’s the same for people  Being strict on yourself is pointless It’s important to be kind and sweet to yourself sometimes too” Allow… Continue reading

Allow yourself to free fall That’s how you are able to enjoy the moment Skydiving is the same Once you jump out, there’s nothing holding you back Fall in completely PS. I am currently on the train to go clubbing for the first time in my life in Singapore. Time to fall in I suppose.… Continue reading