The Umbrella

He offered her his umbrella, tilting it shyly above her head. She laughed, a million twinkling bells, saying she loved the rain.

So, they walked, drenched, droplets clinging to flowing silhouettes. Shoulders brushing, sneakers splashing through puddles, laughter and the occasional sneeze punctuated the air. Every streetlight seemed to glow with a tender light, every raindrop a gentle caress.

They didn’t say it out loud, but both of them- they’d remember that walk long after they were in the close comfort of their homes.

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A Weekend Mood

Weeks have started to feel different lately. When I was younger, I would groan about how slow the week goes, and how many more years I would have to deal with the boring monotony of the same routine over and over again. Now, they disappear before I even realise it. I’ll look up, and it’s Friday, and I’ll proceed to panic over how little I’ve done and wonder what even happened in all the days in between- I can barely remember what I’ve done daily.

Maybe it’s because life is so full. School, friends, work, volunteering, hobbies, studying- there’s always something on. And packed days blur together- or maybe the Earth’s spinning faster…

Or maybe it’s because I’m changing, growing older, more aware of how temporary things can feel. An endless year has turned into a marathon- and you want to hold onto late-night conversations, dumb inside jokes, even the stressful days- just a little bit tighter.

Maybe it’s because another one of my friends just graduated and I thought, “When did four years till graduation turn into a year and two months until Year 12?”

No one knows whether time will slow down again. Perhaps it isn’t supposed to. Maybe learning to notice the moments while they’re happening, instead of missing them when they’re gone, is the trick we’re all looking for.

Signing off…

The Art Of Studying

Hello and good morning (night because I’m about to fall asleep from academic burnout) to my dearest readers,

I’m here to present to you…

Drumroll, please…

An unhinged song from the recesses of my fried braincells!

An ode to our wonderful education system and the joy it brings me to be a student!

And of course, a list of things I forget to do while studying myself!!!

So, without further ado…

Let’s begin!

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K-Pop Demon Hunters

Admittedly, even as a slightly obsessed MOA, STAY and an individual who stans about a thousand other groups, when the movie came out on Netflix- I genuinely didn’t think I would watch it. With a name as such, it seemed more fit for Em, so I wasn’t THAT hyped for its release- it was more of a movie I consigned to the back of my mind in the list of things I’ll watch after my list of 500 other shows. Then, it came out, my friends began raving about it, I ended up watching it, and it’s been the third time and I’m still screaming out the songs, crying over RuJinu and sporting heart eyes very much like the Huntrix girls when they first saw the Saja Boys.

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