Tag: Postscript

Me, myself and I

At 16, I left home to pursue my love for dance. At 18, I flew overseas, from England, by myself and at 19, I spent a summer in Mongolia — all alone. While these experiences have physically displaced me from the people I used to spend time with, by and large, I do enjoy doing things alone. Spending...

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Believing is seeing

Do you believe in ghosts? Today is Halloween — the annual peak of everything ghostly and paranormal is in full swing. I suppose I see myself as someone who wants to believe in the supernatural.It’s certainly fun to suspend my doubts and believe the classic stories of spirits, especially around Halloween. That...

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Stressed to impress

You’ve probably encountered everyone’s newest, least-favourite mode of communication: the bragplain. A relative of the humble brag, the bragplain occurs when an individual construes his or her own success as inconvenient in order to gloat without seeming arrogant. If you’re not sure whether you’ve...

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To tell the truth

Last week, I embarked on an experiment — I’ve been honest. And not just run-of-the-mill, ordinary honest. I’ve been radically honest. Radical honesty is a technique that was developed by Dr. Brad Blanton, an American clinical psychologist. The idea is that you not only abstain from lying, but you...

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Who's afraid of the big, bad troll?

My first encounter with a troll wasn’t under a bridge or in a forbidden forest. It was online. In response to an article I wrote about Canada’s reputation abroad, an anonymous person using the pseudonym “incredibly old person” left an excessively long and sarcastically laden comment mocking the subject...

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Working outside the box

Your thankless, irrelevant summer job doesn’t have to be meaningless. Come May, many of us put down our books and get a job. Some find work that allows them to pursue their passion and build their resumes, while some others aren’t as lucky. Some of us have to settle for less-inspiring gigs to pay...

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Sushi roll how-to

Journal staff Terra Arnone and Justin Chin show you how to make sushi roll. Servings: 50 pieces of sushi Preparation time: 30 minutes Ingredients 10 sheets of dried seaweed 1 package of flaked crab meat 2 avocados 4 cups of short-grain rice ½ cup Japanese rice vinegar Soya sauce Wasabi Equipment Bamboo...

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The best of Kingston

BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR PARENTS TO DINNER 1) Woodenheads 2) Copper penny 3) Olivea/Chez Piggy/Harper’s Burger Bar People’s parents seem to have a wide variety of tastes, from Woodenheads’ famous pizza to other well-known classier places like Chez Piggy. BEST PLACE TO GO FOR AN ORIGINAl/INEXPENSIVE...

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