A Shut Down Necessary

I’m feeling the lowest I’ve ever been since…my last worst-I’ve-ever-been, and that’s because I kind of have been neglecting the idea of taking measures to not neglect my mental health. Ooh. Double negatives and double negligence. That can never be good.

Where was Charlie?: Pulling together a Winning Sum

Charlie Lim (@wherewascharlie) and Jasper Tan (@vilecorpses) have been two people that I admired for a long time. And I was having a long (re: shitty as hell) day, thinking that I’d end up living life as a zero-sum game. I’ve listened to Charlie Lim before – he’s a fixture on my Spotify ‘favourites’, ‘quiet’,…

By: thenarhh November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Inspiration, MusicArt, Beautiful, Life, Local talent, Melody, Music, New Music, R&B, Singapore, talent, Writer, WritingLeave a Comment

THE WAY THIS GOES IS [PERSONAL]

Like she’s trying to sweep remnants of sharp-as-glass pain under a thick carpet.

TAKE ME TO MARS by pop!SUGAR

pop!SUGAR signs off their email with Yours SUGARly. Has there been a more perfect band-brand dynamic? pop!SUGAR had reached out to me prior to the release of their debut single, “Taste the Rainbow”, which charted on the Spotify playlists of New Music Friday Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam. The trio’s first…

By: thenarhh September 25, 2018 Events, Inspiration, World PositivityBTS, GenUnlimited, Opinion Piece, UNICEF, United Nations, Writer, Writing, Youth2030Leave a Comment

YOUTH 2030

IT IS SO IMPORTANT and BEAUTIFUL to use your influence for good, especially when you are in a position that enables the words you speak to be heard by numerous people, who typically follow the theories or ideas you bring up in your speech. My name is Athena Tan, and I am a young person…

The Last One Standing

Home I went. I paid the bill.

CRAZY RICH ASIANS | WHY AM I YELLOW?

I am not rich, nor crazy, but I am Asian. Kevin Kwan needs to complete NS.

Yellow Chair: MINISTRY OF MORAL PANIC

MINISTRY OF MORAL PANIC is an innocent-looking book; packed within its pages are seemingly explosive weapons filled to the brim with gun powder. Do we say phrases like ‘filled to the brim with gun powder’? Is that sentence correctly constructed? I don’t know. But what I do know is that the debut collection of Amanda…

now.

2018.2: Let’s Get This Bread

Launching TALKING GAME on Medium,

Wrapping up Finals

Video Production

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Un-Mask Monday: Secret to Fitness!

Click-bait lol. What I really meant to say for my title was – secretly wanting to be fit. This has been my goal privy to the eyes of me, me and me only. Don’t get me wrong – being fit is a great goal to have, so if you have this goal – you shouldn’t be ashamed…

A Shut Down Necessary

Un-Mask Monday

By: thenarhh January 21, 2019January 21, 2019

Reflection, World Positivity2019, Inspiration, Life, Life Lessons, Lifestyle, Personal, Quote, WritingLeave a Comment

“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” The above quote featured against a zen backdrop of a koi pond on my Momentum dash. I was most obliged and intrigued to save this quote (by “Unknown”) because of the immediate disagreement I had with it. Why is happiness defined by your…

ORANGECOVE: Officially Infinite

ORANGECOVE released We Are Infinite on November 23rd. This has been the only time I’d willingly listen to people drag out the syllables of the word ‘Infinite’, because ORANGECOVE does it hella smoothly – the song is one of the best chill tracks I’ve heard this year. Let me tell you why I’d want the moments…

Shai is a Fighter | Fighter, by Shai Othman

Fighter starts off powerful. A powerhouse vocalist, Shai starts off slow and steady. Fighter’s progression is beautiful. It does not start off soft – because, well, Shai already is a fighter from the beginning – but at a comfortable pace. Her syrupy voice bleeds love and power straight into one’s ears, and I’m so lucky…

Edson Charntor’s YOU is a real Charmer

By: thenarhh November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

MusicAmazing, Asia, Creativity, Electropop, Love, Music, Producer, Review, Singapore, Single, Song, Summer, Technology, YouthLeave a Comment

YOU starts off with a bombtastic, stunning, vibing introduction that yanks one’s heart towards the direction of Edson Charntor’s voice. A true crooner, the silky quality of his vocals melds perfectly with electronic elements and beats that seem incredibly well-layered to create an exquisite melody. Then there’s the harmonization, and the na na na that…

ONE OK ROCK’S SONG ‘STAND(S) OUT [FIT IN]’ for being too perfect

By: thenarhh November 24, 2018

MusicAmazing, America, Asia, band, Creativity, Guitar, Japan, Music, New Music, ONE OK ROCK, Review, ROCK, talentLeave a Comment

Perhaps there is no perfect song. But there is a song that conveys the perfect message. Yeah, and the latter is not ONE OK ROCK’s latest release – Stand Out Fit In. Because that -song from their 2019 album, Eye of the Storm – That’s actually a perfect song. The former is wrong; Stand Out Fit…

Disco Hue: RIGHT ON TOP of the music game

RIGHT ON TOP features a pleasurable eclectic wash of shimmer, pop-funk and an intensely fun build-up. With lyrics that make one’s heart soar with the boldness of it all – like “All my love was meant for you” and “Our love’s no secret”, us listeners are treated to a glorious, rich display of love that…