Language is indeed a mystery. We’re aware of how culture ties in with language. While language isn’t universal, tone and body language usually are. However, when you’re on the phone, you can’t observe body language so you listen out for the tone of the voice. I made a phone call…

I was a smartphone game addict. I’m not really one who plays games, whether they’re on smart devices or on the computer. I had some on my iPad but I only played with them very occasionally. I started getting into game apps when my sister introduced Tsum Tsum to me…

There was a lot to learn about myself and people on the internet. It took me a long time to decide if I wanted to publish this. I also experienced a lot of inertia trying to write this out, not wanting to confront nor express these negative feelings I’ve harbored…

It was a hard habit to change until my recent run. At the beginning of 2021, I started doing Blogilates’s Cassey Ho’s workout. When I need a break from her routine, I would go back to Chloe Ting’s. Fitness Marshall is always there regardless. His colorful personality always makes me…

And it’s not the removal that I’m bothered by. 31st March. I opened my email and saw a new sender — Medium Creators. I hardly receive emails from them. Actually, I’m not even sure that I did before. It was a ‘Notice of Removal from Medium’s Partner Program’. It was…

But there’s so much more people aren’t talking about. It’s been more than a week since the historical slap was captured on camera and broadcasted internationally. People are still talking about it. And the memes just keep coming. Many have an opinion on the incident. Polarizing opinions. …

But what are we doing with time? Time flies. Time waits for no one. Famous quotes about seizing the day, waste no time in life. But what is the context behind these phrases? How did they come about? Are they trying to tell us to live our lives the way…

I didn’t expect it to come out of my mouth. Whenever you work out, what do you hear? Groans, moans, yelling. Arrrghhhh! Uggghhh!!! Ahhhh!!! Yup, those are pretty much the sounds that come out of my mouth when I work out. During one of my exercises two weeks ago, in…

No, I haven’t received the letter. This was not an easy decision to make. My heart tugged harder each time I uncheck the box of my old posts for metering my stories. When I first joined Medium’s Partner Program (MPP) in 2020, the requirement to stay in the program was…