Experiment, reflect and repeat — Welcome to my profile! My name is Min Yi, and I’m proud to call myself a citizen of the perpetually sunny country known as Singapore. Home to a wide variety of cultures and in turn, a smorgasbord of delicacies, I’m grateful to have been born here. What I Know After being on Earth…

Life advice from a volleyball manga — Not everyone has a dream, but I’d bet everyone has goals. From something as simple as eating one less cupcake to hanging on till the end of the month for that fat work bonus, having goals is pretty much part and parcel of our lives. Ever since self-improvement has gone…

Life is cruel, but you have to learn to embrace it — For me, the most impactful and memorable scene in Berserk has nothing to do with Casca or Griffith. I know how strange that sounds, because nearly every bad or good thing in Guts’ life revolves around them, but I wouldn’t make such a bold statement without being sure. After rereading…

A human, a mermaid, and their tragic love story — Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of An Elusive Age is an epic beast of a game. If I’d played it when it first came out on the Switch, I’m certain I would have considered it GOTY. …

Have my decisions cost me precious time? — “Don’t waste any more time. You should know what you want by now.” I don’t. I swallowed my rebuttal, starting to fish around for a reply that would sound vaguely pleasing, not bullheaded. “Um,”I started. “What I’m trying to do is-” “What’s the point of trying so many different things?”…

Retail Therapy: shopping to improve the buyer’s mood or disposition — 2020 was an eventful year for the world, to put it mildly. Singapore, like several countries, imposed a mandatory lockdown in the early months, attempting to starve out the virus that had been flagrantly spreading its in-flu-ence. For many, the lockdown disrupted livelihoods, businesses, or just lives in general. From…

What does it mean to lose your safe haven? — There is palpable tension as the hero crosses the grassy, sun-baked fields. A multitude of colourful flowers dot the landscape, and there is not a cloud to be seen overhead. Apart from escaping their dogged pursuers, it is a perfectly beautiful day. The hero’s mind is whirling. He was…

Observing the power of consistency through exercise — I can still recall the day I sat on the floor in my house, slumped over and wheezing like I had asthma. My head was spinning and my breath was running short. I was alone in the house. I was jobless and unmotivated, having only just finished a repeat of…

No external validation will be more powerful than your intentions — I got started writing because of fanfiction. I still get embarrassed when I talk about it, despite knowing I shouldn’t. The problem of revealing your past as a ‘fanfic author’ mostly stems from the commercial success of hilariously dodgy teen romance stories. …