Every year, I start my first blog post with some sort of lament about ... being lousy at keeping up with blogging. This year shall be no different! I am lousy at keeping up with blogging. Don't expect regular updates. If you do, expect to be disappointed. Seriously, if you want to stay up-to-date(ish) with... Continue Reading →
Death to Drugs, Death for Drugs
For the most part, Singapore is a great country. And it is recognized as such internationally - thriving economy, amazing education system, low-crime rates etc. But low crime doesn't mean no crime, and unfortunately, I think how we handle crime in Singapore ... well, that's what I'd like to explore here, particularly the existence and... Continue Reading →
Troubling Times
The weather these past few says has been... unbearable. The heat scorches your skin and leaves it red in angry patches, raw and tingly to the touch if you dare venture out. Even indoors, the humidity sits on my chest like an uncomfortably heavy burden, sticky on my body fresh (not anymore!) out of the... Continue Reading →
Writing About Race in Singapore – A Reflection
A few weeks ago, in the midst of the election fervor, I posted an entry (What’s Race got to do with Anything?) talking about the multitude of ways in which the construct of race influences our lives as minorities in Singapore. By my standards, it was very well received, and people (even strangers on the... Continue Reading →
Why was I even Writing about Race in Singapore?
Some of you would have read my previous post What's Race got to do with Anything? Thank you for reading it - I'm grateful for the support I received in writing it to share my perspectives as a minority in Singapore. I thought it might be interesting to share why I even wrote that piece... Continue Reading →
What’s Race got to do with Anything?
Disclaimer: This only represents my views and my opinions, not that of anyone else I may be associated with, in any form or fashion. Factual inaccuracies, if any exist, are mine and only mine. Race and the minority experience are not often topics of conversations in Singapore. Yet the recent debacle with WP... Continue Reading →