Upgrading
Upgrading Give me more rooms, floor space, floors, dropped ceilings, cornices, extra bathroom, a toilet big enough for a jacuzzi. I want...
Emily of Emerald Hill: a Singaporean perspective in history and culture. (Part 2)
A struggle with identity "Yes, I was frightened when I first came to Emerald Hill. The mother-in-law was not my only trouble. I was my...
The Merlion
MERLIGN Even though there are more websites on you than verses Even though you evoke cameras more than pride postcards more than...
Emily of Emerald Hill: a Singaporean perspective. Part 1
Introduction Emily of Emerald Hill is a play written by Stella Kon, a prominent playwright in Singapore. She was born in 1944 in...
Culture: Singlish
Forever Singlish We don't care: we like to speak it leh; When we end with lor, hor, lah, People say our English kana-sai Why do they...
HDB Flats
2 mothers in a hdb playground ah beng is so smart, already he can watch tv and know the whole story your kim cheong is also quite...
Common Spaces #3: the Hawker Center
Singaporeans love food. It's a truth of the universe, like how the Japanese love sakura and the British are obsessed with their tea. Our...
Ann Siang Hill
old house at ang siang hill an unusual house this is dreams are here before you sleep tread softly into the three-storeyed gloom sit...
Common Spaces #2: the MRT
"In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they're all on the same subway car.” - Ethan...
Common spaces #1: the HDB
Previous posts on this blog has mentioned some culturally significant landmarks in Singapore, such as the Merlion Tower, the Esplanade,...
