In the whirlwind of assignments, lectures, and campus events, it’s easy to forget that art exists beyond galleries. But sometimes, it shows up in the everyday small acts of attention and kindness. At Monash Malaysia, two students are quietly sculpting a living masterpiece each day! One kibble-strewn feeding tray at a time. Having lived in…
Category: Humans of Monash
Humans of Monash: Ava – Blurring The Edges Of Conformality
Melodies echoed through galaxies since the dawn of time. Always watching beyond the chiming winds, the rush of seas, within memories and the nature surrounding us. It seems unthinkable to compartmentalise something intangible into tangible digestible concepts without blurring boundaries. Yet through the evolution of time, we collectively divided and trapped music into boxes labelled…
Humans of Monash: Wallflower and Defining Music
To define sound is to impose a structurally flawed mechanism that compartmentalises music in pseudo categories that are fleeting and ephemeral. Wallflower is an eclectic combination of individuals from rather distinct backgrounds, at least musically. Five imperative members with five imperative minds constructing Wallflower from its grassroots and successfully penetrating the local indie music scene!…
Inside Dr Yeoh’s Magical Office: Humans of Monash
A room is not just a physical space, it is a projection of one’s personality and a material projection of one’s soul or essence. Knock on the door of Dr. Yeoh’s office, and you’ll be invited into a cultural museum the size of a compact room. As an urban anthropologist and an admitted compulsive collector,…
Inside Encik Nasuha & Encik Fadhlur’s Office: Humans of Monash
You’ve passed by them on your walk to Toast to Love. You’ve stopped by to take a closer look at them. You’ve marvelled at their beauty. And your eyes widened as you spotted Son Goku standing proud. But have you ever wondered who they belonged to? Or perhaps what lies behind those figurines? Come with…
Inside Dr Joseph’s Office: Humans of Monash
A wise person once said that love is what makes a house a home. Well, that person must have known Dr Joseph because, oh my, his office space is simply transformational! Join MONGA and Dr Joseph N. Goh from the Gender Studies Major at SASS as he gives us an exclusive tour of his “queerdom,”…
Humans of Monash: Ms Susan Tam
“Consistency to anything is key. Whatever it is, however silly you think you look, just start. As long as you have curiosity, it will take you where you need to go.” This is a piece of advice that many of us need as we begin to explore and find ourselves in university. We – the…
Humans of Monash: Dr Thaatch & Kaira
It was just another day of online Zoom classes, there’s nothing worse than spending your uni years online, confined in your room. I hopped onto my Zoom class for AMU2015: Cities & Citizens; expecting it to just go by uneventfully. That’s when Dr. Thaatch invited us for a little activity, to share memories of our…
Humans of Monash: Dr Agata
As students, we often perceive lecturers as faces on our weekly recorded videos or a voice droning on in the background as we play in class but few of us rarely take the time to get to know these interesting, valuable educators that we have in our midst. It is with this in mind that…
Humans of Monash: Brandon
“FINDING BELONGING IN FAMILIARITY” – Brandon Lim “When people ask me where I’m from, I always say Malaysia, but honestly sometimes I really do feel like I’m not.” Brandon Lim was only twelve years old when he moved to Bulgaria due to family circumstances. He finished off his high school education and spent a majority…
Humans of Monash: Nic
When I was in primary school, I really wanted to impress this girl. So, I was like ‘Wouldn’t it be sick if I wrote a song for her?’ But turns out I did not sing her a song, in fact, I showed no one that song but I was like you know what? It’s kinda…
Humans of Monash: Jensen
There’s a word sonder, and sonder if I’m not mistaken is the realization that everyone has their own story, their own struggles, their own everyday life. I feel like I’m always drawn to people. I always love just getting to know people and know their story, because everyone has a story worth telling and I…
Humans of Monash: Faheem
I’ve been on the move all my life. I was born in Seoul, South Korea because my dad worked there as a diplomat. I’ve lived in eight different countries, including Malaysia. After Seoul, I moved to Iraq, but then we left because of the Americans. . . bombing and all. We went to Bangladesh and…
Humans of Monash: Nurul
“She’s into superstitions, black cats and voodoo dolls” She’s always had these two sides to her. Upon initial impression, one would perceive her as rather dreamy, a little ditzy, spontaneous, bright-eyed and bubbly. Essentially, what one would deem, the ever so controversial Manic Pixie Dream Girl. She would just randomly whip out her deck of…
Humans of Monash: We want to hear from you
Aren’t we all just tiny humans, ordinary and full of flaws at the end of the day? We want to know you, for you and we want to listen to you, for you. For who you are, for all the times you cried in the shower and nobody heard you, for all the times you…
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