as written by Melissa Kartini
When I reached the decision to study abroad in Japan, it was not a decision that had been made out of the blue. I like to think of it as something that had been planned out for me. Now, I don’t mean to be dramatic, but when I sit back and reflect on my life, …
This is a lil’ bonus post for the Saturday update that I missed last month. Happy reading. — I’ve never been the sort of person to place much importance on New Year’s resolutions. Even when I tried to get into the hype, I couldn’t really get into it–because the arrival of the 1st of January …
Photo by melissakartini There aren’t enough words to describe the year I’ve just had, but I’ll try my best. So here it goes. If there is one theme I’ve noticed (among many) in 2019, it is that it was a year of many firsts. Yeah, I’ve mentioned a lot about personal growth before, but this was …
Every country has its own way of speaking English. There’ll always be certain words, phrases and slang terms that are different by country. What’s important is that we understand each other, right? Right. We Malaysians have our own quirky way of speaking English. We basically dot our English with a couple of Malay and Chinese …
Photo by melissakartini This was a lot harder to think up a list for than one of those usual gratitude or best experiences lists, but here it is. Luckily, I’m quite obsessive about documenting my experiences on Instagram, so that made creating this list a lot easier. So what were my most rewarding experiences of 2019? …