This post ends a rather mixed year. I won't be doing a lot of the traditional things I normally do on new year's eve - the midnight run, a watchnight service - because, well, it's been a tiring and draining holiday season. But as usual, I present my summary of 2015, reflecting on all the crazy things that have passed, with my yearly soundtrack ( Read more... )

One of my colleagues left for her maternity leave yesterday. It's 4 months of me taking over her job as a web administrator. Everyone says, though, that "it's just four months". "It'll be over quick," is the consensus, "nothing in the grand scheme of things ( Read more... )

On a New Year's eve, as I prepare for the traditional midnight run I have with some friends, here's the traditional summary post for 2014, in no particular order.

Milestones:

1. The Turkiye trip - Acheivement unlocked! 16 days backpacking with one bag, eating with the Turks, attempting to speak Turkish, visiting Muslim and Christian shrines. All ( Read more... )

"In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!"- Sweet Hour of Prayer, words by William Walford ( Read more... )

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"You should make make amends with you,
if only for better health.
But if you really want to live,
why not try to make yourself?"
- Make yourself, Incubus

"I guess everything seems more clear here on the other side."
- The other side, Tonight Alive ( Read more... )

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I'm having a second undergraduate life. Instead of growing up as an adult and taking all the trappings of being a breadwinner and whatnot, I return to NUS after work and go running. Sometimes I join my former team for intervals; sometimes I head to the hills for some quiet time. But without fail, I have dinner with those who want dinner. And no ( Read more... )

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“Let everything happen to you -
beauty and terror.
Just keep going.
No feeling is final”
- Rainer Maria RiikeIt's been an interesting first few weeks of the year ( Read more... )