Home, something some of us identify as a house, an apartment, somewhere we live; for some of us its two eyes and a heart beat, and for me, its UBC. As strange as it sounds, its my home. It was the first place I lived in Canada, and I just fell in love with the…
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Now although I would recommend seeking out every corner of Vancouver, I do not think it will be possible in just one or two road trips. I still haven’t done it and I lived there for a year. So out of my list, though it was painstakingly awful for me to just pick 9, these…
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Is it that we can’t help it? Or perhaps an unconscious spoken decision? Whatever the case, it’s well known that we humans make excuses – all of us. Now, I don’t mean to frame this in an accusing way as not all excuses are harmful. In fact, some excuses are reasons to make us motivated.…
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In the blink of an eye, the school year has wrapped up, and the biggest national celebration of the year is coming up. You’ve probably seen the colourful maple leaf logo painted underneath the Olympic Plaza pool, and the various hashtags and ad campaigns from businesses this year, and it is all building up to…
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Summer is getting closer and closer as we are trying to survive during the final exams. Are you ready for a wonderful summer? Here are some summer life hacks that are so fun to try.
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Spoiler, this post is going to be about garbage and sustainability.
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Self-care. What pops up in your mind when you read that word? If you have been corrupted by chick-flicks and Facebook articles like me, a picture that would accurately sum up what flashes through your mind would be this: or this: While doing yoga on a beach and drinking tea in mysteriously clean robes are…
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I’m exhausted. I mean, we all are, with school coming to an end and all of us being swamped with final exams. But what better way to wallow away our pain than with music? This year has done wonders for us in terms of music, and I’ve put some of the best tracks from this…
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If you still haven’t seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 yet (its been a month!) there are some spoilers below that might ruin your experience! It’s no surprise that Marvel’s most recent project, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (GOTG 2), was another massive success. It did well with critics, audiences, and gained quite…
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Album Review : “hopeless fountain kingdom” Is Our 21st Century Romeo And Juliet Told Through Music
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This is a slam poem I wrote for my English class about World War II. It’s pretty deep, so I suggest you get your tissues ready. I sit alone on my wobbly three-legged stool As I face the grey mush of a dinner which balances on what’s left of my dining table I let myself…
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With exams just around the corner, I figured what better way to prepare for exam season then by extending some of the tips and tricks I’ve learned from my AP English class! These guidelines have really boosted my performance in English, and I came to the conclusion that others would benefit too. Therefore, If you…
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“Love cannot exist without fear. If the thought of losing someone doesn’t scare the sh*t out of you, then it’s not love.” – Penelope Ward
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1. World’s most expensive hyphen: NASA In 1962, NASA prepared to launch the Mariner 1, America’s first interplanetary probe. The mission was meant to get a close up image of Venus. The absence of a single hyphen in the coding of this probe made the mission blast off – into pieces. The dashed mistake cost…
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