Feb 20, 2021Is the Lightness of Being Really Unbearable?When we turn to lightness, the beauty of life becomes seen. — Ever since I started university, one of my goals was to read more. Lately, as a part of my mini project, I have been reading Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being. I first read the book when I was in high school, as a part of my school’s curriculum…Milan Kundera4 min read
Dec 31, 2020Why 2020 Has Still Been A Good YearNo, I’m not being sarcastic. — It’s almost the end of the year 2020. As popular opinion goes, 2020 has been a s*** year — I remember one of my friends saying that if 2020 was a sex toy, it would probably be a cactus. Period. Anyway, I think it goes undisputed that 2020 has been…Personal3 min read
Published in Hinged·Sep 5, 2020A Summer StormA romantic’s interpretation of Vivaldi’s Concerto №2 in G Minor, Op. 8, RV 315, “Summer” — Writer’s note: I have always thought that music tells stories. When Vivaldi composed Summer, the sonnets accompanying each movement illustrated a shepherd’s fear of a coming storm. But does each piece of music tell only one story? I believe otherwise — each piece of music tells different stories to different…22115 min read
Aug 22, 2020Feeling Unsatisfied With Your Life?How to truly live instead of being alive. — We’ve all been there. You watch a teenage movie where the protagonist throws away everything he’s ever known without batting an eye — his family, his career, his apartment…just to explore the world and find love. Then you look down at your bowl of popcorn and think: damn, I wish…Self Improvement3 min read
Published in Hinged·Aug 15, 2020CompassSumayya raised her hand and wiped a few beads of sweat from her forehead. Her delicate fingers wrapped around the cracked, ancient compass more tightly. The sun hung overhead in the azure sky, glaring at anyone who had the bravery, and perhaps the stupidity, to attempt to conquer the XinJiang…The Weekly Knob10 min read
Published in The Bigger Picture·Aug 9, 2020Building Self-Worth: What They Don’t Teach You at SchoolBrought to you by a straight-A student who cried over her B-minus psychology test — Before I elaborate on why I ended up crying my eyes out for a mid-term test in the shower, let me give you some background information about me first. I am a 2020 high school graduate from Hong Kong, and I grew up with a pair of very Asian parents. …Mental Health5 min read
Aug 7, 2020Why I Started This: My Personal BonfireHi everyone! I’m steph, and welcome to my headspace! It is currently 11:40PM now as I am writing this, and I have just taken the plunge to start my own blog. After spending a ridiculous 30 minutes trying to find a decent profile photo and playing with the site’s controls…Everything3 min read
