Shut Down but not Shut Up

Every company wants the best and the brightest. So I guess this begets the question: When is it my turn? 

Waiting for that email or sms to pop up on your screen, either sounding the death knell or the victory bell, is an intensely anxiety-inducing process. Symptoms include checking your electronic devices every few hours, eagerly awaiting the (hopefully positive) results. Something churns in your stomach - Expectations is making itself heard.

Shen Jia Yi

Yesterday, I watched a film by Jiu Ba Dao - Apple of My Eye (那些年 我們一起追的女孩). There was this scene, which I was thought was very poignant. 

同人不同命

One of my secondary school classmates ("Classmate A") made the news recently - for the wrong reasons. It was a story of love turned sour, resulting in accusations of assault against him, culminating in a full-blown criminal trial in the Hong Kong courts. The entire saga raised a huge uproar in the media. I'm not here to write a post decrying or defending his actions. The entire issue just got me thinking about where it all started.. in a school along Tanjong Rhu Road..