My sister was shoved into a locker by a bunch of bullies when she was just 10 years old. It becameĀ a daily routine for her.Ā Just like how she had toĀ eatĀ her lunch in aĀ toilet cubicle each day....
I love people. From a young age, I poured my life and heart onto others, especially the boys I was leading in church. As their mentor and older brother, I tutored them, played sports and music with...
It was the third week of January, 2015 ā my first year of university. I received a phone call. The voice saidĀ my best friend was inĀ hospital. He’d met with a road accident and was fighting...
I’m a musician. I grew up in a musical family. As musicians, we often buy and sell our instruments. Sometimes we’ll buy an instrument with good resell value because we know we’ll...
Working in groups has never been my thing, mainly because group work forces people to work together. That means a lot more reliance on one another. Time invested in communicating with fellow group...
Friendship. That was my most hated word growing up. I wasĀ jaded on this front veryĀ early in life. I only remember myself having three seasonsĀ of friendship. My whole life. One. Primary 4. I became...
People have always expected me to have it all together. I don’t blame them. I make it easy for them to believe it. SoĀ because of that, my friends always come to me with their issues and the...
āI think Iām struggling with loneliness.ā The first time I admitted it out loud was three days ago. I was having dinner with a close friend, and we were on the topic of āthings you donāt...
“I’m not comfortable to share this with you/everyone, but I’ll let my mentor know.” I’ve been hearing this phrase quite often. I usually nod my head in sympathy.Ā Yeah,...