Articles By: Jian Wei

Well...a little weird in the head but I guess a little nice when it comes to character. Btw, a pleasure meeting you! PS: Didn't I say I was nice?

One Minute to Midnight

[Disclaimer: The photos have no correlation with the blog post. It's just to highlight my most precious moments throughout 2010.] Self-reflection is no mere staring in the mirror. It involves stripping pass those carefully installed pretenses and trying to reconcile whether one can be comfortable with...
January 1st, 2011 | General, Introspective, What Am I Thinking? | Read More

Prophecy

[As part of a blogging exercise, Zhi Wei and I have agreed to write something entitled "Prophecy."] I’ve always been curious on how fortune-tellers come about their decisions – be it reading tea leaves, gazing at crystal balls or reading palms. Considering that these fortune telling do not...
December 31st, 2010 | CoffeeSnoops, Introspective, What Am I Thinking? | Read More

Footprints We Leave Behind

It’s surprising how much we think we know about ourselves, when the truth is we hardly do. And most of the times, it’s not because we are deluding ourselves – deliberate fibbing requires an extreme dosage of consciousness. We first need to know who we truly are and then proceed to convolute...
November 4th, 2010 | CoffeeSnoops, University of Michigan, What Am I Thinking? | Read More

Budapest: Contradictions Aplenty

If the edifice of a city is a microcosm of the populous’ identity, then Hungarians [or those in Budapest] are a confused lot. Budapest is the epitome of a paradoxical message. On one hand, one could find half naked guys dashing down the streets on their skateboard. Telephone booths and lifts are...
August 15th, 2010 | Budapest, CoffeeTravels, Summer Session | Read More

Istanbul Day 3: Masters of Our Universe

The emerald blue sea roared as it collided with the stone barricades that were supposed to keep the civilization behind it safe. A fishy scent engulfed my senses as I inhaled the sea breeze. It was only half past ten in the morning, but the sun was unusually strong – forcing my cotton shirt to...
August 11th, 2010 | CoffeeTravels, Istanbul, Summer Session | Read More

Istanbul: At Night

Its minarets pierced through the sky, standing gallantly against the silent night. A few birds circled those lonely sentinels unperturbed, knowing that once the sun rises, the Blue Mosque shall receive a throng of visitors whose footsteps and chatters would break the muted acoustics of the surroundings....
August 10th, 2010 | CoffeeTravels, Istanbul, Summer Session | Read More

Istanbul: Putting a Face to the Past

“It’s 32 degrees Celsius, just to let you know.” said Zhi Wei in a groggy tone that masked the excitement that he had. “Oh god,” I muttered under my breath. It has been 2 years since I last been under such warmth – the blazing heat from home seems so foreign to me...
August 9th, 2010 | CoffeeTravels, Istanbul, Summer Session | Read More

It Was All Worth It – July 14th 2010

I wish I could time travel. I want to go back through the blurry passages of time and arrive in front of the simple green gate that marks the entrance to my secondary school. The gate would be open with a steady stream of green school trousers or sky blue pinafores passing through accompanied with their...
July 14th, 2010 | Announcements, Introspective | Read More

A Milk Bottle in One Hand

The gush of hot wind raced across my face as I stepped outside the KL 1701 flight from Amsterdam into the London Heathrow Airport looking exactly as I’ve left it six months ago – lackluster and in much need of a creative spruce. The warm and dry summer air teased out any form of comfort that...
June 30th, 2010 | London, Summer Session | Read More