Heritage Published By Syazwan Two generations try to figure out the role of heritage in their lives. ask two former residents of Pulau Ubin, Noor Riah Binti Sulong and Ahamad Bin Kassim, on their lives growing up as children…
Women Published By Tracey Two generations try to figure out the role of heritage in their lives. We’ve hit peak beauty, and beauty still seems out of reach. If you’ve ever found yourself spending a little too much at…
Climate Published By Xiaoyun Why are pythons still around in Singapore, our ‘modern, urban, developed city’? The assumption is that pythons should have gone locally extinct long ago with all the other large predators — the tiger & clouded leopard.…
Women Published By Tracey Two generations try to figure out the role of heritage in their lives. Image credit: @baydoucet The first time I saw an influencer go about her day with bright yellow, star-shaped pimple patches, I felt a deep…
Pulau Ubin had never been just a forest since the beginning of time; it has been a home to its Orang Pulau — a place sewn in a rich tapestry of culture, history and memories. 1990s 2022 Warung Sulong Sulong’s…
Climate Published By Neo Xiaoyun I penned down this piece almost two years ago, at the height of the controversy surrounding the crowd at Changi Beach (mostly Carpark 6) who were seemingly picking up marine creatures and collecting them in…
Heritage Published By Syazwan Two generations try to figure out the role of heritage in their lives. A Malay Singaporean’s Guide to Understanding Identity If for some reason you had a hold of my NRIC, there’re two things you would…
Climate Published By Neo Xiaoyun Reef octopus (family Octopodidae) prefers the reefs and corals in the South as well. They are nocturnal and are able to change the colour and texture of its skin — almost instantaneously—when camouflaging. In this…
Climate Published By Neo Xiaoyun Growing up, my dreams of the sea included scenes of Atlantica (from Disney’s The Little Mermaid). When I went to the beach in Singapore, I was disappointed in comparison. Thus began years of distancing myself…
Published By Neo Xiaoyun Being close to the Coral Triangle, Singaporean waters are home to diverse marine creatures — dolphins, turtles, eagle rays, and a staggering array of beautiful invertebrates from octopus, nudibranch, sea stars, sea cucumbers to ascidians. Life…
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