The first curtain draws itself when you ‘match’ on an app. You guys chat. If the chemistry is good, great! You guys can meet to converse in person. The second curtain draws itself. If the physical chemistry is there, that’s great too. You guys can continue to date. Or not.[…]
Self-help entrepreneur claims to love helping people and wants to change the world. He makes a ton of money. He does some controversially unethical things in his business, but brushes it aside because the money he makes makes it seem alright. And these are considered the good ones. There are[…]
In the world of self-help, one idea always stands out: Never blame others for anything. Any, fucking thing. You absolutely must accept full responsibility for everything that happens in your life, including all the bad shit that happens. Toxic friends? Don’t blame them. How you feel is up to you[…]
In case you don’t know, I write at Steemit. What’s that? It’s a blogging, social network running on blockchain technology. People can sign up to make the cryptocurrency called Steem. Sounds too complicated? Okay, it’s basically a website where people can sign up, blog about anything and make money. That’d[…]
Trigger warning of sorts: This article touches on heavy, emotional subjects on mental health. I am writing this for people who are in a lot of pain, but feel like they’ve no place in society, and have no voice because their pain cannot be validated on a theoretical level. You[…]
It becomes more meaningful. I spent an hour last night watching this video by Charlie Kaufman, acclaimed screenwriter who has been nominated for Academy Awards behind his screenplays such as Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Synecdoche, New York. As the title states, it’s about writing advice. But it’s[…]
What’s a one-way street in a relationship? You’re the one texting first all the time. You’re the one checking in. You’re the one asking to meet up to catch up. You’re the one making time to accommodate to their busy schedule. You’re the one dealing with the fact that you[…]
A friend of mine who recently passed away, whose wake I attended was a person who struggled quite a bit in life. He quit his full time job as an air steward to pursue music full-time in New York. I remember him telling me how New York was expensive as[…]
An old list I made. Some people like it. So here you go: Everything here is useless. Except this post as a whole. The irony is that a lot of us have a lot of it on our plate. I know, I know. Life is complicated. I don’t know you.[…]
For the past week, I’ve been serving my yearly stint in the army. All male Singaporean dudes have to serve a mandatory enlistment when they’re young. After they’re done, they’re called back for a bit almost yearly. Like most dudes, I don’t like it. The work I do is extremely[…]