You-Want's Life

Trust me when I say I was clueless about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was clueless then, and I am clueless now. And that’s okay- because I never stop fighting for something. To many, not knowing what you want is the biggest ingredient to failure, but to me, I think I still managed to do pretty alright in life despite being the most ‘unaware’ person in my family. Why do we always need to know what we want? Why do we expect someone 18 years old to ‘know’ what they want in life when in fact they have only seen so little of how the real world works? I do have friends who seem to know their dreams and goals so well, perhaps they were influenced by their parents since young, or had been exposed to friends with common interests. And I would look at them in awe, feeling confused over what I wish I could be pursuing in life as my dreams felt unrealistic and impractical. Yet, over time, I realised dreams didn’t have to stay within a certain mould. I told myself to just take u...

Congrats! The Iphone you replace every year could be killing us all.  Ever think about what happens to the Iphones you replace, or the old printer at your office, your white-turned-yellow rice cooker and even your flat batteries? I hope you did not just toss any of them into the bin and allow them to be managed the same way as your fruit peel and torn clothes.  e-Waste ranges from electronic household appliances, computer and telecommunication appliances, lighting devices, toys and consumer electronics including audio equipment, electrical tools, to medical devices. It demands a special disposal treatment to ensure they do not cause further harm to the environment.  Most, if not all, e-Waste contains materials that could pose health threats to humans and harm the environment when they are not properly managed. For example, hard metals like mercury could be found in computer monitors and sulphuric acid is a common material in batteries, both of these are not only hazardous...