thanks to everyone who has replied.....i'm just surprised that my MY04 with 14K mi is having problems with the clutch already (and i am very easy on the clutch.....at least I think so.....no clutch dropping/side stepping/excessive clutch riding....and i rev match every up and down shift)......the clutch fluid level seems okay thought it isn't exactly clean looking either.

 

UPDATE: so i took the car to my local Honda dealership (luckily it's 2 min walking distance from work) and they found that the master cylinder was leaking. Thus they replaced the master cylinder and did a clutch fluid bleed. Got the car back and everything is back to normal
Thanks everyone for the replies.