THE OPINION PIECE
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN ONE SENTENCE.
An advocate for legroom in all things.
WORLD’S BEST ALBUM
That Nine Inch Nails album that went from a 2.0 to 8.7 on Pitchfork.
WHAT I’M LISTENING TO NOW:
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I CAN’T STAND...
Right now it’s Shein goths and just the flattening of various subcultures across the board. It’s just sad thinking that belonging to a specific subculture meant that you had to stand for something and embody its values and culture back in the day, and now it’s just an endless trend cycle.
WEIRDLY SPECIFIC INTERESTS
Any kind of mythology, fragrances, 90s rock scene drama and dog meal preparation TikToks. But especially fragrances: I’m the type of person who buys decants of every frag that interests me. Even shitty frags (for research purposes). Also, reading interviews.
I like looking like a dark lord when I’m not rushing to work or school.
BEST CONDIMENT
Mostly only Kewpie though. Fantastic whenever it’s mixed with sriracha or wasabi, or mentaiko, but mentaiko can be very cloying and overrated. I also love my grandmother’s lime chilli very much.
MOST OVERRATED THINGS, IMO
Head In The Ceiling Fan by Title Fight, anything to do with the beach, minimalist jewelry, that squarish boxy silhouette Singaporean designers love to use on women’s clothing, orientation camp cheers, most flavoured soju, Taylor Swift, Delina by Parfums de Marly, most curated vintage, not drinking yuan yang, fellas who make Aphex Twin their personality
WORST THING I’VE DONE
Get a bowlcut and write poetry when I was a kid.
That Nine Inch Nails album that went from a 2.0 to 8.7 on Pitchfork.
WHAT I’M LISTENING TO NOW:
I CAN’T STAND...
Right now it’s Shein goths and just the flattening of various subcultures across the board. It’s just sad thinking that belonging to a specific subculture meant that you had to stand for something and embody its values and culture back in the day, and now it’s just an endless trend cycle.
WEIRDLY SPECIFIC INTERESTS
Any kind of mythology, fragrances, 90s rock scene drama and dog meal preparation TikToks. But especially fragrances: I’m the type of person who buys decants of every frag that interests me. Even shitty frags (for research purposes). Also, reading interviews.
I like looking like a dark lord when I’m not rushing to work or school.
BEST CONDIMENT
Mostly only Kewpie though. Fantastic whenever it’s mixed with sriracha or wasabi, or mentaiko, but mentaiko can be very cloying and overrated. I also love my grandmother’s lime chilli very much.
MOST OVERRATED THINGS, IMO
Head In The Ceiling Fan by Title Fight, anything to do with the beach, minimalist jewelry, that squarish boxy silhouette Singaporean designers love to use on women’s clothing, orientation camp cheers, most flavoured soju, Taylor Swift, Delina by Parfums de Marly, most curated vintage, not drinking yuan yang, fellas who make Aphex Twin their personality
WORST THING I’VE DONE
Get a bowlcut and write poetry when I was a kid.