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I recently made it my goal to visit all the onsen towns in Japan. This is a secret desire that’s been knocking around (violently) in the back of my mind for a few years now, but one I’ve kept firmly confined to the realm of wishful thinking and
[open this on your laptop + web browser for the best experience] A few of my favorite pieces from the Musée d'Orsay. The Famous opening to The Pillow Book - a beautiful homage to the seasons. And now for a touch of melancholy, some Ono no Komachi. An expression
[From the Archive: Early October Edition 2023] Hello my lovelies, It’s been a long time. I meant to write more to you, I swear - except I just haven’t been able to bring myself to finish anything. I blame the sunny, languid temptations of summer. But alas -
There was once a tale of two cities. A city of linear rhythms and predictability, a city of reckless urges and serendipity. And there was a girl who flitted between them. The former she called her home; the latter she still has yet to find a word for. But to
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I came across the letter writing section in Tokyuu Hands the other day and was instantly struck by how magically anachronistic it felt — because who writes letters in the 21st century anyways? Needless to say, I walked out of the store with a handful of beautifully crafted sakura-sprinkled paper, a
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In recent years, many governance and ethical frameworks have been established to address the rapid development and widespread deployment of AI. Much of the existing efforts have been devoted towards developing AI principles that outline key values and challenges; examples include the EU’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence’
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Introduction In recent years, Personalised Learning has garnered lots of attention and funding from prominent institutions. The US department of Education spearheaded a ‘Race to the Top’ initiative where they “awarded $510 million to 21 grantees” to encourage the innovation of 21st-century data-driven, personalised learning approaches (Sykes et al, 2014;
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From an early age, I had been afflicted with a case of a fickle heart. On Mondays and Tuesdays, I was Agent Crystal, a top-secret spy for WOOHP. Armed with my pink Barbie sunglasses and lipstick recorder (ordered from the Scholastic magazine my school used to hand out), I would
Hitch a ride on a portable onsen and traverse the very turbulent waters of my mind. Chaos abounds, but the onsen makes it all worth it.
Note: I’ve decided to take a day off from work. After some dawdling in the morning, I managed to sit myself down at the Sackler library to do some ‘fun’ writing. This is free-flow writing with no coherent structure whatsoever. I’m literally pouring all my garden-variety worries into
It’s been 4 months since I’ve written anything remotely coherent that isn’t degree-related. The closest I’ve gotten to doing so is my half-lucid journaling adventure [1] in a designated seat at the Hong Kong airport during my 13-hour-long wait for COVID-19 test results (longer than my
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun… To Autumn, John Keats 🍁 October is finally here! This is around the time of year when Keats features (semi-)prominently in my head. Every time I walk through the brilliant landscape of red, orange and yellow, I can
The idea of individuals playing a big role in championing megaprojects was proposed by Jasmine Wang. This is me attempting to flesh out her ideas. Please note that this is an exploratory piece/work in progress - super duper rough - but I thought that it’d be interesting to
From painstakingly memorising German declension tables to trying to come to grips with Japanese word order, language learning has always been an effortful endeavour for me. I’m sure many of you share the same sentiment. I’ve hence always been baffled by how all children (those with specific impairments