Browsing Category: Opinion

Being a Doctor – The Frustrations of Commercialised Compassion

Opinion, Singapore

  Ahhh, Medicine – the noble calling. When one is given remuneration partially for the kindness and empathy a physician is expected to exude, one…

by / February 10th, 2016

On Growing Up

Love & Relationships, Opinion

Being an adult/a grown up seemed like such a faraway distant concept growing up. I remember always looking up at my mom or grandma or…

by / February 8th, 2016

The Filipino’s Guide to Chinese New Year

Humour, Lifestyle, Opinion, Singapore

  Chinese New Year is just around the corner and it is a big deal. The largest racial population in the world is about to…

by / February 5th, 2016

3 Lessons I Learnt From The Near Bankruptcy of My First Startup

Lifestyle, Opinion, Singapore

  Background: The Noteway started off as a company offering individually customizable paper notebooks for students who wanted something personal and useful. It began as…

by / February 5th, 2016

02:00 AM IN THE MORNING

Opinion, Singapore

02:00. It is two in the morning. The time where most of the world is asleep, save for a few students studying or rushing assignments.…

by / January 24th, 2016

Of Making Friends, and Games of Pretend

Opinion, Singapore

The day before the second semester of university began, as we were anxiously bemoaning the prospect of new classes and new unknowns, a brilliant friend…

by / January 23rd, 2016