IG: @mantoueatstoes  Do you love dogs? Have you ever wondered what it is like to raise one? Let me be the one to show you what it looks like. My family recently started raising a little Pomeranian last October, and it has been a crazy experience. Before Mantou came into our lives, having a dog always felt like one of those sweet ideas people talk about—extremely fun, adorable in photos, and probably chaotic in real life. You imagine fluffy fur, happy barking, little paws runn

During my O- and A- levels, I had a strange study ritual. While most people revised with quiet music in the background, I studied in a dark room with crime podcasts playing in my headphones. Stories about disappearances, serial killers, strange investigations—voices calmly narrating events that were anything but calm. It was probably not the healthiest study environment. In hindsight, writing essays while listening to murder investigations was a strange study habit. Some nigh

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Big embarrassing moments are usually uncommon.  Small, unnecessary ones? Those happen daily. Just tiny, completely normal situations that, for some reason, feel like public humiliation. The kind that lasts for a sum total of 3 seconds, but then replays in your head at 1:13 am.  I can't explain why they're so uncomfortable...they just are. Here are a few that should not be embarrassing- but somehow are. Running after the bus   Running for the bus is a completely reasonable th

How will you feel when you hear a young teen telling you that he enjoys watching documentaries? Strange, isn’t it? With resources being so freely available today, documentaries are just one of the many ways to learn something new, in fact, one may say using an AI Large Language Model allows people to learn  faster than watching documentaries.  I remember when I was in high school, I used to laugh at my friend for watching documentaries while the majority of us were watching M

“By the pricking of my thumbs,  Something wicked this way comes.”  — Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 1 Image: Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 1. 2015 Square Talk in association with Apollo Arts Production of Macbeth, directed by Nicolas Walker. When those words were first uttered on the Elizabethan stage, there were no amplifiers trembling in their wake, no distortion thickening the atmosphere, no drums rolling like distant artillery. There was only a bare wooden platform, a restless crowd, and a

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Duo getting a lil crazy Maybe doing this was a bad idea. Just visualise this scenario: It is 11.30pm, you’re locked up in your room, furiously typing away at your laptop to send in that 2359 assignment. Suddenly, your phone begins buzzing incessantly, as if nudging you to pick it up. On the home screen is a dark red banner, with a ticking countdown timer urging you to redeem your lesson streak.  Is it really important to maintain the streak? Objectively, no, but it pains my h

Recently, my dad celebrated his birthday and the weeks leading up to it were torturous—endless back-and-forths with my sister and mother, brainstorming what on earth to get a father who says that all he wants is nothing . Maybe a little chocolate bar (he says, with glee in his eyes, fully aware that he is making my life harder by refusing to be specific). Deep down, though, no matter how much he ponders, he himself probably thinks that all he really wants is to watch TV and t

Sometimes I stare outside, and sigh. It’s a long one, that speaks of suffering and tiredness. It sounds like I’m waiting for my husband to return from war, or the soldier who will come by to tell me he’s dead. But then, I remember that there’s a Bowser head in the basement of NUS School of Computing. My view looks out onto E8, but I think about the Bowser head in the basement of SOC. Who put it there? Why did they do that? Does CDE have their own weird cryptid in their limina

TL;DR On Aura Farming by KV A Brief History Lesson with ChatGPT “ For most of human history, people lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers, surviving by foraging wild plants and hunting animals across shifting landscapes. Early humans, such as Homo erectus  and later Homo sapiens , developed tools, mastered fire, and adapted to diverse climates during the Pleistocene. As the last Ice Age ended around 11,700 years ago, rising temperatures and stable climates fostered abundant veget

Welcome to Raffles Hall: A Comprehensive Field Guide , your indispensable manual to understanding the diverse, chaotic, and occasionally unhinged species that inhabit this storied ecosystem. While other halls may boast architectural marvels or rich traditions, we boast something far more precious: an entire biodiversity of residents who thrive under conditions ranging from “freezing upper lounge AC at 3am” to “dining hall queues”. What follows is a scientific catalogue of the

Most of my friends think running is torture with a few extra steps, but is it really? I think running is a wonderful, enjoyable activity and everyone should do it. It is a simple escape from everything—the stress, noise, emotions and endless tasks that I procrastinate on (including this article). But there is really something magical about the rhythm of your steps and the rush of wind brushing past your face—the feeling of being as free as a bird. However, many friends still

Ever wondered what the RH chickens do in a day while we’re off roaming the campus, fighting to stay awake in lessons, and rushing our assignments?  Well, with some stalking and scouting, I present to you a peek into the lives of the chickens in RH—the stay home edition! 5.36am - The morning alarm At around 5.30am, the first ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’ goes off like clockwork. I’m sure we’ve all heard it before… or at least some of us have: those rushing an assignment into the wee hou

(A commentary on being chalant  in an increasingly nonchalant world) In this age, being nonchalant has become an art form. You have to strike the perfect balance: just enough indifference, never the first to text, and not look too excited when you're being invited to plans (just me?) . Somewhere along the way, being ‘chill’ stopped being natural and started to be some kind of performance—one we put up to avoid looking needy, awkward, or like we care too much. Sadly, I’m guilt

There is simply no way to frame this other than just the musings of someone who is chronically online.  Over my 12 years of exposure to the strange little corners of the internet, I have gained several skills—reciting the entirety of Bye Sister  by Tati Westbrook ( Oh my God, time and place! And you did it at my birthday dinner! ), being able to identify at least  three different subsets of the 9/11 to Ellen DeGeneres pipeline (and I’ve even managed to extend it beyond just t

If I ever end up in a horror movie, I think I’m definitely surviving.  Part of that confidence comes from knowing I’d never pull a Mayor Larry Vaughn from Jaws  (1975). A woman washes up in pieces and this man’s first thought is, “Let’s keep the beaches open, folks! Gotta think of the economy!” Sir, your economy is floating in literal pieces. Instead of shutting things down, he slaps on a smile and calls it “one of the best summers we’ve ever had,” as if that’s not a leg drif

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