When the Lyrics Hit Home

I'm back, people! Missed me? I totally planned to write a post yesterday, but life said, ‘Nah, not today.’ Traveling back to Singapore from JB was a whole journey—literally and emotionally. The bus queue was so long I started questioning my life choices. By the time I got through it, my legs weren’t legs anymore; they were wobbly puddles of jelly. Anyway, back to the topic. It’s Monday, and oh boy, I really felt those Monday blues this morning when I woke up. Like, even my alarm clock sounded tired! I totally regretted staying up late scrolling on my phone. At this point, my sleep schedule is basically a tragic comedy.

And I kept telling myself, 'This is it, I’m sleeping before 11 pm tonight to save my face!' But nope, here I am, paying the price. BTW, I’ve got a full-on breakout party happening on my jawline. It started last year when I began working in January. It’s definitely stress—no doubt about it. But honestly, I have zero idea how to 'de-stress' myself. Do I meditate? Take up yoga? Or just scream into a pillow and hope for the best? I really don't know. 

But here’s the funny part—this February and March, I was on night shift. It was this wild 4-days-on, 3-days-off or 3-days-on, 4-days-off rotation. During that time, my face was seriously glowing—like, who needs expensive skincare when you’ve got a vampire sleep schedule? The irony was unreal, though, because my sleeping pattern was totally flipped. Beauty sleep, but make it nocturnal! And I ate whatever I wanted during that time—like, zero guilt, just vibes. One thing’s for sure, though: night shift me was living the dream. Stress? Nope, because I was so free. I even had time reading my novel because there was no task at all! So yep, the root cause of my breakout is definitely stress!

He's really handsome...

So, when I finally got home today, I was just chilling, listening to YouTube, and I stumbled upon a playlist of Xiao Zhan （肖战）’s new songs from his first solo album. I’ve really connected with this one song, 'All the Same'/都一样.The lyrics hit so close to home. It's as if the song is singing exactly what I'm going through in life right now. Every word feels personal, like it was written for me in this moment. It’s rare to find something that resonates so deeply, and it’s almost comforting to know that someone, even through music, gets it. 

The lyrics are so beautifully written. 

To be honest, I’m convinced his MBTI is INFJ—no doubt about it. The way he expresses himself, the depth in his music, it all screams INFJ vibes. It’s like he’s got that perfect balance of introspective and intuitive, and it just clicks. But if you know about the 227 event, I honestly think he’s incredibly brave for surviving that and still coming back so strong. It takes an unimaginable amount of strength to overcome something like that and emerge with such resilience. His inner core is truly unshakable. He debuted at an age when people were already calling him 'overage,' but he didn’t let that stop him. He just wanted to pursue what he loved, no matter what anyone said. That kind of determination and passion deserves all the respect. Salute!