Posts written by: Amanda Ang

Top 5 Korean Drama Tropes

Love & Relationships, Opinion, Singapore

Trope noun noun: trope; plural noun: tropes 1. figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. 2. significant or recurrent theme; a motif. I…

by / February 23rd, 2016

Dear Po

Love & Relationships, Singapore

Dear Po   How would you feel if you knew I was writing about you on the Internet? You would probably be embarrassed that the…

by / December 15th, 2015

Why Taylor Swift Is The Champion Of The People

Lifestyle, Opinion

After pictures from Taylor Swift’s recent concert in Singapore exploded all over my Facebook feed, I felt moved to reflect more deeply on her appeal.…

by / November 25th, 2015

Fish Maw

Literature, Love & Relationships, Singapore

  Fish Maw Love is a bowl of hee peow soup, carefully brewed. Savory and flavorful, entering into your gut - a mixture swirling with…

by / November 20th, 2015

What An Old Danish Movie Taught Me About Living in Singapore

Opinion, Singapore

Life in Singapore tends to be rather structured. When I was younger, I remember being acutely aware of certain expectations about what I - everyone…

by / November 11th, 2015

Singapore poetry- 8.30 am on a Saturday morning at Shunfu Market

Literature, Singapore

Singapore Spirit; sharing a table at the hawker centre with a stranger No questions, no banality, Just my eating of my suan pan zi and…

by / November 7th, 2015