As a person of Chinese descent and Singaporean upbringing in the 90s, I remember being drilled the idea that nobody owes anybody a living. I...
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I know I haven't been updating this space in a long while, but the habit of writing has never really gone away, I've only taken a s...
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2020 was horrid for many, many reasons. People die and suffer; businesses fold and some go bankrupt. These things happen before 2020 too. S...
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[Covid-19 has struck us and travel has been reduced to zero. This is a written series of thoughts about patterns of society and its arrange...
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If I were to think of the greatest inventions known to mankind, the camera is definitely on the list. Otherwise, I would not have remem...
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Circa August 2018, Beijing. I remember this trip acutely, it was one of those trips that made me really loved and hated the city of Bei...
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Following our adventures from Barcelona? Here's the last of the three installations (for now) - our trip to Barceloneta beach - in...
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Oh Barcelona. This city is irresistible in its own old-world charms, appealing to all kinds of international visitors. As the capital ...