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It Used to Sound Better Out Loud
What’s your dream job? I answered this question last year.Maybe more than once.Back then, my dream job arrived fully dressed, confident, impressive, easy to explain. It had geography, ambition, and purpose stitched into it. It sounded good when said quickly, the kind of answer that doesn’t invite follow-up questions. The kind that earns a nod.So if you read the two versions, you might wonder why…
That Thing Called Normal....
If you could un-invent something, what would it be? There are things in the world I’d quietly take back if I could, the ones that make us explain ourselves, compare, and shrink.Normal… It sounds harmless. Comforting, even. Something you’re supposed to want.But ‘normal’ has quietly become a standard we are measured against, a line we are expected to fit inside, whether it fits us or not.There…
How Do We Really Communicate Online
In what ways do you communicate online? In what ways do I communicate online?It sounds like an easy question. Almost careless. Like the answer should be a list of apps and a full stop.WhatsApp. Instagram. WeChat. Maybe email, when I feel serious enough.But the longer I sit with it, the less certain I become.After a long day, communication doesn’t always look like conversation. Sometimes it looks…
Somewhere Between...
Currently Listening to: Landslide-Fleetwood Mac (Forever Young-Alphaville, looping somewhere in the background) Do we really want to be forever young? Not in the way songs soften it, I mean genuinely. Because the idea sounds beautiful until you sit with it long enough for it to start feeling heavy.I think it’s scary as hell.Time moves in a way that feels almost rude. One moment you’re…
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The Life Simulator:Watch Your Choices Play Out.
Come up with a crazy business idea. For someone who enjoys observing humans, quietly and without participation, this type of business makes perfect sense. A service that doesn’t ask for small talk, doesn’t demand performance, doesn’t care if you’re shy, anxious, or obsessively overthinking, it just shows. And people would pay for it.You step into a room. Screens surround you. Sensors track your…
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A Book That Knew Too Much
Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? Some attachments don’t announce themselves loudly. They don’t sparkle, vibrate, or demand to be charged. They simply sit there, waiting, until one day you realise you have been orbiting them without knowing.In my early years of college, while everyone else seemed busy becoming louder versions of themselves, I was…
Motivation Shows Up. I Don’t.
What is your mission? Mission?They say discipline, not motivation.I read it. I highlight it. I ignore it.I’m never unmotivated. I want. I imagine better versions of myself. And then I… don’t. Consistency asks for proof. I negotiate. I stall.Maybe discipline is choosing yourself quietly. Maybe it’s letting failure happen without making it personal. Maybe it’s staying when quitting would be…
He Stepped On My Shoe…And My Heart
Write about your first crush. Crush?The word alone sends my brain into a spiral of memories, grade 3, maybe? Cute. But the real hurricane hit in class 8. That wasn’t a crush. That was warfare on my heartbeat. It started like a scene from one of those cheesy school dramas. I was on some official duty, walking out of class like I owned the world, and boom, there he was. A new boy. Tall, neat,…
When the Street Shouts, the Mind Sleeps
What notable things happened today? I should have been up by 4. That’s the plan, it always is.Read. Revise. Whisper a few new words in a language I’ve sworn to master this year. Quiet mornings. Steady progress. That’s the rhythm I’ve been trying to keep. But today, I opened my eyes at 6.No alarm. No rush. Just a weird heaviness sitting on my head like a thick cloud. Maybe I didn’t hear it. Or…
Maybe It’s writing. Maybe It’s just... Me.
What are you passionate about? There are days I wonder if I’m passionate about writing or if it’s just the only place I feel like myself. Why writing? Sometimes, words fail in real time, caught in the throat, swallowed by fear or twisted by overthinking. But on a page? I don’t have to ask for space. I take it. Every sentence becomes a release. A beat. A breath. Something I didn’t know I needed…
Moving In Before Marriage? The Luo Tradition You Might Not Know About
Moving in together before marriage? For many, that sounds like a big step, maybe even a bit controversial. But in Luo culture, there’s a tradition that flips this idea in a way you might not expect. It’s been around for generations, quietly shaping how couples and families connect before the big day. This isn’t just about living under the same roof. It’s about trust, respect, and figuring out if…
The First Thought Wasn’t Random
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. The first thing that came to mind?Today must feel different.Not in a loud, revolutionary kind of way—but in the quiet, internal shift that changes something invisible. The kind of difference you don’t post about, but carry in your chest. I woke with a mental to-do list already scribbled behind my eyes. Checked my phone. Replayed the dream I…
The Book I Never Get Tired Of Reading
What book could you read over and over again? Talking of books, I’ve read a lot. From fiction to non-fiction, self-help to poetry—some made me laugh, others made me think, and a few even changed the way I saw the world. But if I had to pick just one book I could read over and over again, it wouldn’t be a bestseller or a classic on anyone’s shelf. It’s something much more personal. It’s my…
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Five-Year-Old Me Had Big Dreams… Kinda?
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? I was just five, you know. A tiny human with a wild imagination, a questionable sense of fashion (think mismatched socks for no reason), and absolutely no idea what careers were. If you had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I probably would have stared at you, blinked dramatically, and said, “Uhhh…pretty?” Yes. Pretty. Not…
What Most People Don't Understand
What’s something most people don’t understand? People assume they understand things just because they’ve seen or heard about them. But experience is different from observation. You don’t truly know what something feels like until you’ve lived it. It’s easy to have opinions from the outside, but judgment rarely comes with full understanding. Most people don’t realize that self-isolation isn’t…
The One Question That Makes Me Lose Brain Cells
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. There’s always that one question that makes me roll my eyes so hard they might just get stuck. “Why are you so quiet?” Oh, please. Or worse, “Why do you like separating yourself from people?” Like, what kind of answer are you expecting? A TED Talk on my personality? Listen, it’s not that deep. That’s just who I am. That’s how I function. I…
If I Could be Someone Else for a Day
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? Why would I even want to be someone else? I mean, have you seen how exhausting it is to exist in this world already? One moment you’re trying to figure out life, the next you’re drowning in responsibilities. But fine, let’s entertain the thought. If I could be someone else for a day, I’d want to be the most intelligent man…