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070 Seventieth Story
So, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed as usual when I came across some news about several students of Sekolah Rakyat (People's School) withdrawing from the program because they found the boarding school environment an…
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069 Sixty Ninth Story
Being responsible as an adult, yet still simple as a kid. I don't know why I've been contemplating this lately. It just keeps coming back, over and over in my head. Biologically, I am an adult. I'm a 1997 baby. They s…
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068 Sixty Eighth Story
I'm so obsessed with feelings and human's soul. It sounds weird. Yes, I know. It really does. When people say they're obsessed with something, they usually say money, fashion, travel, food, skincare, something visible…
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067 Sixty Seventh Story
We grow up thinking that being authentic means you have to be the same person everywhere. The same tone, the same style, the same personality from your Instagram bio to your family dinner table. Neat. Tidy. Predictable. But the l…
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066 Sixty Sixth
Imagine growing up in a world where everything operates on certainty. You are raised to believe that life is a precise equation: every ounce of effort you invest will reliably yield an equal return. Then, as you approach thirty, …
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065 Sixty Fifth Story
As an introvert, I don't know why, but just seeing other people being loud like their chatter, the atmosphere, even just the number of people makes me feel tired. Like my battery drops from 100% to 0% instantly. Why is that…
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064 Sixty Fourth Story
Being born as a woman often comes with an unspoken manual. The manual says: be calm, be aesthetic, be soft-spoken, be pleasing to the eye. If you are too loud, too raw, or too curious about things outside that manual, you are qui…
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063 Sixty Third Story
I don’t know why I wanted to drop this out here today. Usually, whenever I get way too emotional over something, I prefer to ghost the world for a bit, analyze my feelings, and map them all out. In the end, it turns into a piec…
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062 Sixty Second Story
Reputation is what people think of you, character is what you are. I found it on an Instagram post and I don't know why, it was one of those quotes that just stuck. You know when you scroll and then suddenly you stop? That wa…
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061 Sixty First Story
It's almost 100 days since my cousin passed away. Unlike the normal passing of a family member, a neighbor, or someone I know, his passing left a scar that I honestly don't even know when it will heal. There are losses …
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060 Sixtieth Story
I was just minding my own business, scrolling through Instagram, when I accidentally stumbled upon content from a married couple sharing their “how we met” story. The first slide was a screenshot of a DM. The husband, who was a t…
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059 Fifty Ninth Story
"Ego" I believe every human being has an ego, myself included. And maybe, the more I try to understand people, the more I realize that ego is not something we can truly erase. We can only learn to recognize it, control …
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058 Fifty Eighth Story
"There is wisdom behind everything." It is a phrase we often utter when things go wrong, a comforting reminder that the universe operates on a blueprint of purpose. Yet, truly internalizing it requires experiencing a …
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057 Fifty Seventh Story (The Art of Repairing the Broken Ones)
Some people shop to de-stress. Others run, paint, or binge-watch their favorite series. Me? I fix things. There is an irreplaceable thrill in taking something that has been declared dead, useless, or obsolete, and breathing new l…
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