I remember reading A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby many years ago, at a time when I was young enough to think I understood despair, but old...
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I remember reading A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby many years ago, at a time when I was young enough to think I understood despair, but old...
A few Decembers ago, I found myself standing in a shopping mall after work, arms full of bags, clothes slightly damp from the rain outside, ...
Fear rarely comes from failure itself. It comes from what failure threatens to take away. When people say they are afraid to fail, what they...
In early September, when the sun still felt like it was auditioning for a job in the equator and Christmas felt like a distant rumour, I wro...
Every year, as November rolls around, I watch the same global ritual unfold with a mixture of amusement and mild existential despair. Black ...
As I write this, the world’s attention is turned toward COP30, the global climate summit happening right now in Belém, deep in the Brazilian...
There’s a phrase many of us Malay-Muslims grow up hearing: “Sentiasalah bersyukur.” Always be grateful. We’re told that every blessing, ev...
It’s Kindness Week. Everywhere you turn, there are reminders to “be kind.” Schools, offices, public campaigns—your social media feed is like...
There’s a saying that bad publicity is still publicity . The idea is simple: as long as people are talking about you, you have power. Visib...