Browsing Category: Singapore

Of Making Friends, and Games of Pretend

Opinion, Singapore

The day before the second semester of university began, as we were anxiously bemoaning the prospect of new classes and new unknowns, a brilliant friend…

by / January 23rd, 2016

Home-cooked Food

Opinion, Singapore

I consider my childhood to be a thoroughly privileged one as I was surrounded by a trove of books, toys and clothes. I had the…

by / January 21st, 2016

The War Against Skinny Jeans – A Thin Hope

Humour, Lifestyle, Opinion, Singapore

Chopsticks. Bamboo Pole. Stick. Chicken legs. It sounds as if I’m shopping in Chinatown, but I’m not. It’s just a list of nicknames I’ve been called…

by / January 19th, 2016

The 5 Phases You Go Through After ORD

Lifestyle, Opinion, Singapore

A while after I ORD-ed, I realised:  NS is like prison. You know the saying that inmates only remember two days of their stay: the…

by / January 13th, 2016

Finding Comfort in Physical Places

Opinion, Singapore

I started exploring the idea of comfort in a couple of my print pieces. It started out with noticing the way I felt comforted by…

by / January 11th, 2016

Ants and Us

Opinion, Singapore

I know the analogy of ants has been done to death. The story of ants and how determined they are to reach their goal even…

by / January 10th, 2016