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Mar 28, 202311 min read

My Four Day Singapore Itinerary

Every now and then an old friend gets in touch, or posts something on Facebook that catches my attention. A few months ago, I spotted a...

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Mar 6, 20237 min read

The Broken Homes of Bangkok // Canal Homes that Are Turning into Driftwood

The homes on the canals of Bangkok are breaking - and the situation feels hopeless. Recently, I had the absolute privilege of...

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Feb 22, 20235 min read

The Reason Why We Cry Over Spilt Milk - and how to help each other

Expressing ourselves. It's hard to do. It takes articulation, an understanding of what we feel, and perhaps, most difficult of all, it...

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Jan 11, 20236 min read

Protecting Our Society from Shame Culture

Last week was the final week of our school holidays and we had deliberately planned to leave an empty schedule so that we could rest from...

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Oct 7, 20226 min read

Dealing With Racism: Lessons Learned From A Young Boy

Racism. It has become a high profile topic of recent years. We have been enlightened - or we have woken - to just how severe racism is in...

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Mar 25, 20225 min read

Will Mask-Free SINGAPORE Smile Again?

It had been a few weeks of back-and-forthing. My good friend, Sam, had been looking at jobs in Seoul so that he could be near his...

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