Author: Verrel W

Mental energy and building mental endurance
Hey guys! It’s wonderful to be back after a lengthy hiatus. Admittedly we almost lost this site thanks to pure negligence on my end. I’m somewhat thrilled that this unfortunate event has inspired a bit of a renaissance, in both website design (thanks to my amazing girlfriend!) and our motivation to produce content again! For…

British Council IELTS Prize – Experiences from a winner
Hi guys, I hope you are having a wonderful week! Not so long ago, I was very fortunate to be awarded first place for the British Council IELTS Prize 2023 in Indonesia. It provided funds towards my Master of Research degree that I am currently undertaking in the UK, which I am immensely grateful for.…

Stop comparing yourself with others and do this instead
Ah yes, the classic habit we just can’t kick. Most people try not to do it, but why? After all, the underlying motive is not that bad: we ultimately want to better ourselves. Any wise person knows, however, that there is never just one way to achieve something, and that some ways can be better than others. Comparing yourself…

How To Be Confident In Anything
Hey guys, I thought I’d do a little writing to take some stress off my mind, so here goes nothing. I was requested to write this (very short) post by a friend, which I was quite surprised by – ‘confident’ isn’t a word I would straight away use to describe myself. That said, there is…

Are You Wasting Your 20s?
With my 21st birthday right around the corner, my mind has most recently been occupied by planning out the near future. To help with this, I asked for some advice from oldies who lived their 20s way back in the dinosaur era. To my surprise, I quickly ran into a dilemma. I think that if…

A Simple Guide to Dealing with Failure
Failure hurts. It hurts especially when we have worked so hard to meet expectations, have high hopes for success, but we end up falling short. Despite our inherent drive for perfection, failure remains an unfortunate inevitability of the human condition. It is, in fact, what makes us truly human. But how do we deal with failure and…

How To Get Your Blog On Google Adsense
Blogging is incredibly fun. If you’re reading this, you likely already have a blog, but if you don’t, why not start one? I previously mentioned on this blog that with incremental improvements and time, a blog can eventually make money. One way to achieve that is to get it on Google’s Adsense program, which allows you…

My Journey to University!
Hey guys, I was going through the good ol’ archive and found this little gem. Honestly when I first read it again I was pleasantly surprised. I’m incredibly happy I was forced to write this, not only because of its content, but also because of the memories associated with it – my first year at…

The Power Of Living In The Present
It’s 11 am here in KL, and I’m sitting down in a small cafe with a lovely cup of coffee and some soft boiled eggs. I thought this would be a great time to write down a little reflection about life, in a really Dvij-esque post. I’m hoping some of my thoughts here resonate with…









