Opinion

Revisiting Places

I've been to Sydney numerous times and I still love the city. There's just something about the harbour city's sun-soaked…

11 years ago

Welcome to Nanjing – 南京欢迎你!

I arrived in Nanjing two months ago in June. Although this is not my first time in China, it was…

11 years ago

Scammed overseas

The lady came up to us, and told us that it was the Buddha's birthday that day. She asked us…

11 years ago

Why Singaporeans watch the National Day Parade

The one top reason why most Singaporeans watch the National Day Parade, based on what I gather from postings on Facebook, Twitter…

11 years ago

National Day Post: Musings of an Overseas Singaporean

I have always seen nation-states as artificial constructs, but being human, I do have some emotional bonds with the country…

11 years ago

4 things I do not miss about Singapore and 9 things I missed

Happy 49th birthday Singapore! Living in Nanjing, China for the past two months, the duration is not long enough for…

11 years ago

Crazy things travellers do

With more than a little bit of trepidation, I climbed the makeshift tower from which people leapt off into the…

11 years ago

Xiaxue vs Eunice Annabel? Blog Wars are Good Business for Bloggers

I read with amusement, the recent blog war between the Queen of Singapore's blogosphere, Xiaxue and another Singaporean blogger, Eunice…

11 years ago

Travelling solo

My first solo trip was to Jakarta, way back in 2005. And it was not even meant to be. What…

11 years ago

Gay Penguins – Not Such a Black and White Story

Values at the core of the issue  The recent saga around the National Library Board’s (NLB) removal of three children’s books that…

11 years ago