How I/It Started

How I/It Started

HOW I/IT STARTED Growing up, I was as blur as I looked in my baby pictures. Confused, in a daze, curious but at the same time, couldn’t be bothered if I didn’t like it. Getting mistaken as a boy when I was about 4 to 5 years old never occurred to me until I was 10, my...
While I Still Breathe

While I Still Breathe

When I was 5, my mother forced me onto a stage to get me to sing. Yes, it was traumatising. No, it wasn’t meant to be abusive. Did it plant a seed that would grow into something that was critical for my growth, character, and motivation for everything I did from then...
Acceptance as a Young Adult

Acceptance as a Young Adult

Personally, I don’t think I have nearly as close to an inspiring story compared to others, however I’m going to share anyways.   When I was growing up, I was a bit on the chubbier side. This was during the Tumblr era where the beauty standard was being stick...
ME AND MY JOURNEY AS A BARISTA

ME AND MY JOURNEY AS A BARISTA

Hello my name is Ghea Aprillia, I am a full time barista at one of the multinational coffee shops. I have been a barista for about four years since I was nineteen years old and I am really enjoying it. There are few things that I want to share throughout my career....
The Extra Mile with Academics

The Extra Mile with Academics

While the society chooses to predetermine the values to be achieved with respect to conventional norms and beliefs, students of specific fields are often overlooked and undermined. Such a field happens to be microbiology. Sajid Ur Rashid – a 3rd year student of...
A Sabahan’s Dream

A Sabahan’s Dream

Hi, I am Michelle Wong. I was born in a small town in Sabah. There are not many opportunities or avenues to further develop and enhance one’s skill sets, and even speaking the English language is not considered a necessity. As such, I was always known as the top...