As we grow from our experiences in life, pondering about life’s meanings is always in sight.
Over the years, many non-Muslim friends of mine have claimed that a food that they bought is 'halal'. I usually give them the benefit of doubt, but realised that their concept of 'halal' is varied. And end up eating non-halal food. In order to be more responsible for what I eat, I attended a class … Continue reading Reading into Food: What is Halal and What is not
We all have goals that we want to meet. One of my goals was having a platform to recount my experiences to remember it by. Thus, Uminsummer was born. However, it was really difficult to be consistent and the number of drafts just kept piling up. Years have passed. During this Circuit Breaker period, the … Continue reading To our incomplete drafts
We have our own lingo within our community. And the dance community is no different! While dancers use everyday words or phrases, they view these terms slightly different from their counterparts. https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6nVaHQNjZnRo5GdW/giphy.gif Credit: Giphy Here are some examples. (Disclaimer: This post is not written by an expert or a professional. All definitions are subjective and … Continue reading The Dancer Vocab
Turns out I've a knack for poetry, (or a general appreciation towards wordplay and puns?): Useless and aimless,Wish to contribute more,We're just somebody nameless,Intensity begging for no more,Thought maybe it could be due to time,So let's continue attempting this climb. Been feeling kind of down lately, in terms of my aims, goals and my work. … Continue reading Reflections, in COVID-19 times
One drama that I really feel for and relate to. No one character was perfect (but perfect casting!) . Small, subtle actions taken by one will leave an impact on the people around them. And yet, no one can really be blamed. The way one reacts will always have a backstory to it. This highlights … Continue reading On the way to the airport
Today marks the end of my 3 month stint with Starcom. This was my second internship during my summer holidays, and in retrospect, I realized I've really grown a lot from this experience. The job was tough. It was totally out of my comfort zone, handling so much data and analytics. Moreover, having to handle … Continue reading I know what I did last Summer – Internship
Gentle Bones Esplanade 10 June 2016 -Sold out - Concert was fiyaaahh! The whole set list, the lights, the people and the feels were so on point. The band walked out first and headed to their spot all decked in black. Then in came Joel, looking all suave in the a white shirt under a … Continue reading Concert Review: Gentle bones
Today, Janice and I met up with an alumni in our dance crew (DDC) that we've never ever, ever, met before for dinner, to talk about our mini-project. His name was Zhan Hui. He was the one that actually initiated DDC, about 8 years ago. But even then, even with just this one meet up, … Continue reading Reflections of a Leader
This whole week I've been re-watching all the old shows that I've grew up with in my childhood. So many precious songs and movies, (thank you World Wide Web for storing ALL MY FREAKING CHILDHOOD JAMS ONLINE!). I watched like: High School Musical [10th anniversary this year CAN YOU BELIEVE IT OH MY GOSH MEMORIES … Continue reading Childhood Jams
This was written on the exact day after Cac+Us ended. And reading it again made me think of the good times, so I thought I should just post it, since I haven't really written down any thank you letters for them. 20th February 2016 It's 3 am now . Most of us probably just reached home … Continue reading Open Letter to JunNic Clan (Cac+Us 2016)
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