Posted inCreative Hall Lifestyle Poems
Epiphany: A Collection of Poems
From our creative writers Shay Azman, Amirah Farzana, and Lynn Hor
Posted inCreative Hall Lifestyle Monthly Musings
4 Silent Killers of Self-Belief
Believing in one’s self is thought to be the key that can unlock any achievement. There was a time when the concept of flying held the same weight as a daydream until the Wright brothers decided to invent the world’s first motor-operated airplane, making them the pioneers of aviation. There was also a time when being able to watch a scene on a black box was likened to magic, until television was invented, with different figures playing different roles in improving the invention. We may even be living in the era of yet another groundbreaking invention, interplanetary travel—courtesy of Elon Musk’s childhood dream.
Posted inCreative Hall Educational Lifestyle
Music: The Age-Old Vessel For Faith
Music evokes various emotions in people—whether it be sadness or happiness—and triggers emotional sensations that have never been felt before. For years, music has been used as a tool to provide faith for the general society. Through a religious lens or even just during troubled times, it has allowed us to look on the bright side as well as get closer to our faiths. However, the question is: why has it been the bearer of faith for all these years?
Posted inCreative Hall Real Talk
Real Talk: The Faithful or The Faithless
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Posted inEducational Outside Student Opinions
What Happened on 1st February 2021 in Myanmar and its Current Situation
Myanmar in profile
- Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in Southeast Asia. It neighbours Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China and India.
- It has a population of about 54 million, most of whom are Burmese speakers, although other languages are also spoken, such as Shan, Karen languages, Kachin, Mon, and English taught as a secondary language. The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon), but the capital is Nay Pyi Taw.
- The main ethnic groups living in the seven ethnic minority states of Burma are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, Kachin, Rakhine and Karenni. Other main groups include the Nagas, who live in north Burma and are estimated to number more than 100,000, constituting another complex family of Tibetan-Burmese language subgroups.
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Echo Buzz: Not All Men but Every Single Woman
Trigger warning: Mention of R*pe and Sexual Violence
Posted inCreative Hall Lifestyle Short Stories
Short Story: Muse
The pale skinny boy in the photo looked foreign; dark curls, hard brown eyes, features etched into what seemed to be a permanent frown. Max sneaked a glance at the vanity mirror facing him; same physical traits and yet an entirely different person.
Posted inCreative Hall Educational Real Talk
Real Talk: The Caste System
What Is A Caste System?
The term caste is described as a hereditary and endogamous community restricted to people of the same economic or occupational, spiritual, and social class. The concept stemmed from the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese words casta and casto, which hold the meaning of “race and lineage” and “pure or chaste”, respectively. In Latin, casto also holds the meaning “chaste”, which originated from the term castus, suggesting “clean, pure and separated”.