the skylines of stray imagination
2016 is still coming to a close in some parts of the world, but I can already hear the collective sighs of relief. It hasn’t been the kindest year to a lot of people; we’ve suffered both as our individual persons, and as the global community. But, as the last sliver of 2016 is drowned…
I desperately, gravely, truly owe this blog an update, and for that I hope you will accept my apologies! The last time I posted anything was before I went on a family vacation to Seoul (which went wonderfully, and whose accompanying travelogue I haven’t forgotten, I promise!); a great deal has happened since then. After…
What time is it? Summer time~ ╰( ´・ω・)つ──☆✿✿✿✿✿✿ Okay, that looks more like a spring kaomoji, but nevermind that. Elsewhere, it’s summer, but here in Malaysia, where it’s always summer, ’tis the season for school holidays, and a bit of therapeutic travelling – or in this case, some s(e)oul searching! You probably would’ve guessed where…
Formal wear? Check, definitely. Confidence? Check, probably. A-game? Check, hopefully! So last weekend’s trip to KL wasn’t completely fun and games – although I’ll admit it was pretty fun! – it was my first time being shortlisted for a scholarship assessment camp. I’ve been applying for a couple of scholarships to fund my undergraduate studies…
Exciting (alternatively: nerve-wracking) doesn’t even really begin to cover this past month: it’s been a whirlwind of scholarship applications and interviews, as well as – to digress a little bit – a lot of low-key fangirling about some things that I’ve wanted to own for many years now! They’ll be arriving in the mail in…
A week’s worth of absence probably wasn’t the best idea for a new blog, but I promise it hasn’t been in vain – I come with good news! ｡*:★(´・ω・人・ω・`)｡:゜★｡ If you haven’t already noticed, Storyscape is currently running from a completely new domain/URL, which is chels.ohmydearest.org! Thanks to the generosity of a close friend of mine, who has…
Roth IRAs are funded with after-tax dollars; the contributions are not tax-deductible. The standard Roth IRA contribution limit is $5,500 in 2014 and $6,500 in 2015; however, you can contribute up to $5,500 if your modified adjusted gross income is $121,000 or less in 2014 and $6,500 if your modified adjusted gross income is $130,000…