Battle Hymn of Tiger Mother is a story of Chinese parenting towards the extreme. And yet, it rings a bell, and I was surprised on how true this is.
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Marcella Purnama
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Marcella Purnama is a blogger and author of What I Wish I Had Known: And Other Lessons You Learned in Your Twenties. She is currently obsessed with finding the best recipe for bread rolls and keeping her sixteen plants alive.
WE all want them, but are unpaid internships just a form of accepted exploitation? Marcella Purnama shares her thoughts.
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Of course, I love my placement and I’m immensely grateful that I’ve got this internship. With too much competition around and limited opportunities offered to students (especially international students), I know this is a golden opportunity. I might not be getting paid, but I’m getting experience – invaluable experience that will serve me well on the next step toward my dream job.
But working two days a week without being paid, on top of going to uni full time, is no easy feat.
Is it unethical for workplaces to want people to help them do stuff without paying them? I honestly can’t answer that one.
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Contagious superhero fever is currently possessing the whole world. Girls, who will you choose as your date?
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The Dark Knight Rises might be the epic conclusion we all have been waiting for, but it falls short of my expectation.
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Women and chocolate. Their correlation is so high that you can’t possible separate the two. Yet while everybody thinks that everybody else in the world loves chocolate, I am living in denial. Because I don’t.
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Ex-gamer Marcella Purnama shares her thoughts on why video games might actually be making you a better person.
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This is the story of how I died. This is the story of how I was resurrected after walking out of the sacred gate of every-student’s-nightmare. This is the story of my second-last exam I have ever had to take.
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Die-hard Harry Potter fans may tragically undergo magic withdrawal syndrome this year, but apparently Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.’s offer to feature the props in the movies is quite a disappointment.
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You HAVEN’T watch Brave? Sprint to the nearest cinema and grab your tickets. I (politely) command you! Trust me, it’s that good.
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This movie is totally worth the watch. Highly recommended!
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