Psychology

  • The Tembusu Five Theory

    The Tembusu Five Theory

    The completion of the UTCP is often a time of wistful goodbyes and new beginnings ahead for senior Tembusians. Amidst the fast-paced and transient nature of university life, Judd contemplates the essence of friendship and connection within Tembusu College, reflecting on how it has shaped him over the past two years.

  • The Future that Never Arrives

    The Future that Never Arrives

    Why do we defer our happiness to some imagined future, only for that future to never arrive? And at what point does a ‘means to an end’ become an ‘end in itself’? In this piece, Jun Yi explores the goals and decisions we make, and how they do not always connect.

  • What is Love, Really: An Anthology

    What is Love, Really: An Anthology

    This is the second of a two-part Valentine’s Special. In this collection of stories from various Tembusians, each offers their own perspective on what love means to them.

  • What is Love, Really: An Introduction

    What is Love, Really: An Introduction

    This is the first of a two-part Valentine’s Special. Wan Xin reflects on her evolving understanding of love beyond romantic clichés, and invites the reader on a similar journey to discover love in its many forms.

  • Tembusu Between the Lines

    Tembusu Between the Lines

    At times it is a space for work, other times it is a space for bonding, and yet other times it is a space for rest. What is Tembusu, really? How do we even begin to categorise its spaces? And what does emerging adulthood have to do with all this? In this piece, Min explores the blurring lines of spaces, our lives, and everything in-between.

  • What I learnt from Running

    What I learnt from Running

    🕗 5 Minute Read Running is hard. Why do people still choose to run, and what can running teach us? Jun Yi reflects on lessons from running that extend onto life.