CREATIVITY: A JOURNEY
A couple of days ago a young girl took her own life because she got two B's for her O Level examination. How much did she feel like a failure that she couldn't see beyond high school? Growing up in an Asian culture, I've seen the effects on such expectation and pressure to get "All [...]
I think the greatest worry in dreaming is whether this is really what we were made to do. The fear that I might end up doing something that is a complete waste of my potential often paralyses me mid-decision making. That's all changing. I don't know if I'm where I'm supposed to be but I am assured [...]
I joined the BERJAYA Film Competition in September this year and the results just came out. We didn't make it to the Top 10. I actually don't know where our ranking is in the competition. I was really bummed, for sure. A little voice in me said, "Guess you're not cut out to be a filmmaker." Then a [...]
*clap*clap*clap* Yes. So good. I was utterly impressed. This movie has been recommended to me for a long time but I had no interest in it until my mum started the whole, "We never spend time anymore", "Watch a Hindi show with me", "You're Indian, start watching Indian movies". "Fine. If I watch [...]
In sports there's a common metaphor of "Hitting the sweet spot". That moment you make the perfect swing achieving the best result. Perfection. When you watch someone excellent at what they do, it inspires us to be harder, better, faster, stronger, never over. While there are those whose hearts are set from day one, their paths carved [...]
The Sunday before the wedding. Sumi: Hey Auds! I'll be sending you the pre-wedding video latest by Wednesday night or Thursday morning. If you're okay with it then I'll pass the video to the media guy to be shown at the wedding on Saturday. Audrey: Sound good 🙂 Thanks Sumi. Wednesday, 10 PM Sumi: This [...]
A chicken and a pig were talking. The chicken says, "Hey! We should totally open a restaurant!" To which the pig replies, "Totally! What should we name it?". "Ham and eggs" says the chicken. The excitement falls from the pig's face and he declines the idea of the restaurant altogether. "Why not?" whines the chicken. "Because [...]
1jade noun \ˈjād\ : an adulteress When I first wrote this drama in November 2013, I wanted it to be a story that would speak of God's love and forgiveness for His children. After all, isn't that what Easter is about? For God so loved the world. 5 months later, He is still challenging me to continually trust [...]
"Will God still help you out of a mess you yourself created?" When a young girl asked me this recently, I believe she was genuine in asking how to deal with the torment of self-inflicted mistakes and not looking for reasons to continue operating below her fullest potential. In the A+ Asian culture where people [...]
A couple of days ago, MH370 disappeared mid-flight into thin air. Experts are baffled. In a world where you can track anything from your car to your phone; How do you lose a plane? And so the finger-pointing and speculation begins; conspiracy theories, incompetent pilots, cover-ups, terrorist groups, fuselage flaws, mechanical/technical fault, an act of [...]
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