By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 I once heard a sentence about friendship: “Friendship is the condiment of life, as well as the painkiller of life.” I was deeply touched by these words. I have a confidant who cares about me and brings me happiness every time, even though we are …
Read More »When You Walk Into My world
By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 When I was little, traveling to a new world seemed so easy. Wherever I was, I could be a superhero to save the world, or a “Sailor Moon” sought after by people. I could also be a naive little girl learning magic in the sorcery …
Read More »Awakening of Insects (Jingzhe) – A Spring Awakening
By: Sherry – Grade 8 Jingzhe, or “Awakening of Insects,” is the third solar term in spring. It usually falls around March 5th or 6th each year. As the weather gets warmer, spring thunder begins to rumble. According to ancient Chinese belief, this thunder wakes up the sleeping insects underground. …
Read More »Finding Home in a Fast World
By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 The sunlight dappled on the slides and swings, birds are twittering in the trees, and the wind is blowing on my face—everything seems just as it was when I was little. The splendor of nature transported me into a trance for a moment. I can …
Read More »The Felicity of Dopamine
By: Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 On a hot summer afternoon, you walk down the street eating your favorite ice cream. As you take a big bite of your favorite chocolate ice cream, a wave of cool, sugary delight sweeps through you. Does it sound good? This is because dopamine creates …
Read More »How This Season’s Fashion Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules
It happened somewhere between a coffee run and a Zoom call. I looked down and realised I was wearing a perfectly oversized charcoal blazer, vintage Levi’s, pristine white trainers, and no logos whatsoever. No flash. No flex. And yet, for the first time in a long time, I felt entirely …
Read More »Stop Pulling, Start Pushing: Breaking the Crab Mentality
By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 In our lives, sometimes we forget how important a team is and only pay attention to ourselves. We are trapped in the “crab mentality,” and we need to find a way to break free from it. What is the crab mentality? If you’ve ever been …
Read More »Dreamcore — An Internet Aesthetic Born from Nostalgia
What is dreamcore? Dreamcore is an internet-based surrealist aesthetic. Through media such as images, videos, and music, it simulates and recreates the feeling of dreams—experiences that are both strange and familiar, both warm and melancholic. Dreamcore works often have unclear image quality with visible grain. The scenes are usually set …
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