By Qistina Ellysha Rashid  For Him I figured that entering university would be a new start for me. I’d get to be someone new to everyone. I’d get to try again and become someone better than I was before. Stepping into university, I never thought to meet anyone special. My mind was set to experience new things and to put myself out there. There’s this saying my … Continue reading For Him, For Her

By Phan Li Shuen Once upon a lifetime, Life said to Death.  How can it be that you like darkness and wish to stay this way?  But I am not darker than you are brighter, so hush it.  Death said numbly to Life, then a shocked one Life was.  Farewell, Death, this was your last chance to tell me you are sorry.  Life rushed out the white room and stayed with the sadness that overcame.  Death could not help but shrug and felt lonelier than yesterday.  What changed? I thought to … Continue reading Kaleidoscope

By Misha Dahlia   I still remember how it was like before I became a HELP Foundation student. I had just finished my SPM and was thinking of what to do when I get to pursue my education on a tertiary level. I had wanted to become a veterinarian ever since I was a little kid and seeing how I had been in the Science stream during … Continue reading The Highs & Lows to The Start of My Online College Journey – MCO 2020

By Nur Syarina  The pandemic changed a lot of things in our lives – from being able to go out whenever we want to being stuck at home due to the MCO and from being able to attend physical classes to attending online classes. These changes seemed bearable at first but as we stay cooped up at home, we start to lose the little of the sanity we had left. Luckily for us, we have our friends … Continue reading Pandemic Friendship

By Loh Wyn Yan We entered HMC on a clear, blank slate,  Possibly with an unstable mental state.  Decisions may be questioned till this date,  But nevertheless, we perceive it as fate.  With all the risks that we take,  There are paths leading into the unknown.  One is vague,  And one is shown.  When the path ahead is vague,  Many things are for sure at stake.  But if it’s a risk you’re willing to take,  It’s … Continue reading Life in HMC

by Lee Charmynn Continue reading The Anatomy of the HELP Foundation Student

By Kong Yin Ying  The term meme was introduced by Richard Dawkins, a biologist in his work The Selfish Gene as a “cultural gene”. As the Internet evolved, the notion of Internet meme was suggested in 1993. Meme transmitted from person to person within a culture and often carries cultural information and symbolic meaning that represent a phenomenon. There are now many brands and marketers use meme as it can increase the social engagement … Continue reading “A Picture Worth a Thousand Words”: 2020/2021 Some Popular Student Memes

By Jordan Lau Tin Weng  Well hello there. I see you have stumbled upon this part of the magazine. Well, since you’re already here, you might as well spend the next 5 minutes of your time reading on. I know you don’t have anything better to do now; unless you’re trying to find your picture or article, but besides that, I know you have nothing better … Continue reading The Art of Procrastination

By Jasmine Chin Jie Ming First off, I am not about to throw some shade on this university. For legal purposes, this is fiction. That being said, I am about to tell you about the most haunted encounter I’ve had with this place. It was the first week after my first semester had ended. As per usual, I went to the classroom with my friend, … Continue reading Don’t Go to the Toilet Alone

By Evelyn Lee Zi Qi  “Students, you only have five minutes left,” said the lecturer, while you furiously finish up the last question of your Critical Thinking Skills test. It is submission time. Without any time left to check your paper, you quickly unlock your phone and took pictures of your answers. You navigate your way through the LMS, and you think to yourself: “WHAT … Continue reading Foe or Friend?