I like to think that we all picture our future self as one who is kind, and giving, and truthful. A living dictionary of positive adjectives. Ever wonder when selfishness will kick in and change this idealistic nature into a materialistic one? Because even at this age, we already crave success and all that it can buy for us. Isn't that the reason behind our frantic forage for the perfect education? To get that Ivy League stamp on our CVs, so that we can make it to some big shot career? But if we look past success and...

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Last Saturday, Nadjya held her 17th birthday party at Sanjiken, and believe me when I say that it was an eventful night. From drunken guys to dancing on tabletops, my friends and I had a well deserved break from school. After the party, a few of us slept over at Nadjya's, where she managed to continue her hilarious drunken mishaps (in which I successfully recorded on my phone). Over at her house, we had a pretty deep curhat session about our future, which I wrote about on a separate post. On a lighter note, the morning after we...

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I love having a skin care routine that I can stick to. It keeps me from feeling cluttered, which I find most useful at night when I’m about to start on a bunch of schoolwork, and in the morning before I start my day. Over the years I’ve tried many regimes that involves a ridiculous amount of products. Although lately I’ve noticed that my skin seemed to be complying to the ‘simple is best’ rule. Here’s a rundown of the products that I’ve been loving I love having a skin care routine that I can stick to. It...

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This week I did a little experiment on my evening habits. Each day after I got home from school, I tried out various things to see how they affect my productivity. I came to a realization that even the littlest of things can really screw up your entire night routine and leave you with a handful of untouched schoolwork.  The aim for this one week experiment was to give me a wake up call, to let me know what works and what doesn't. Yes, I jeopardized my IB (shoutout to my comparative study and Bio IA), but I've...

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Contradictory to my last post, I'm going to be sharing a smoothie bowl recipe that I've been making for the past two days. It's super easy, and tastes freakin awesome.  ...

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Ok, here's the thing. And I know I'm gonna get grilled by all the vegan hardcores out there (thank god none of them even knows of my existence). But the one thing that's dragging me back from veganism is simply, laziness. God, that sounds so bad. But it's the truth. I'm too lazy to go shop for fruits, and stock up on nut milks, and I'm most definitely too lazy to cook. So I took the convenient route, as per usual, and chose to be vegetarian/pescatarian because it's easier. Deep down, I nag myself about the ridicule of it because...

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I feel oddly motivated today, even though it's a Monday. I'm also a big believer in self-motivation, so I decided to make these edits for my desktop background, ha. I really like them and feel like sharing them with you.  I live by this. Be kind. It's the most valuable trait anyone can have. Plus it's not rocket science. I love this whole combo of being kind, humble and strong. I guess they're the values that I always aspire to be, yet sometimes neglect. Everyone should have a form of self empowerment. It doesn't have to be a...

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