Immigration Jobs & Economy Singaporeans Abroad Meet Say Fon, the Singaporean Stockbroker Who Quit His Job to Become a Kodo Master At 38, Say Fon left his high-paying stockbroker job to learn Kodo, the ancient art of appreciating Japanese Buddhist incense. For Say Fon, it was love at first sniff. by Ng Ziqin August 29, 2022
History & Heritage Lifestyle Districts Forgotten History: The Crazy Rich Asians Behind Haw Par Villa Haw Par Villa is the trippy park loved by Singaporeans—but how many know about the scandals that precede it? by Ng Ziqin January 31, 2022
History & Heritage Lifestyle Districts Is Haw Par Villa Selling Out? Yet another company has tried to redevelop Haw Par Villa. Would this new round of rejuvenation work? by Ng Ziqin November 10, 2021
Government & Politics Jobs & Economy Mental Health Internships: Good For “Industry Experience,” Or Cheap Labour For Companies? Do interns really learn industry experience on the job—or are they just a cheap labour source for companies? by Ng Ziqin October 20, 2021
“Attend Your Lessons And Go Home”: Observations From My First Week Back In School Top image credit: u/bolusk1 on Reddit r/Singapore Schools reopened last week after one month of home-based learning and another month of school holidays. Yet for me as a JC student, the experience has not been a complete return to the way things used to be before the circuit breaker. In an ele by Ng Ziqin June 8, 2020
Is There Really No Hope For Local TV? How The Circuit Breaker Changed My Mind From Singapore Airlines to BreadTalk, Charles & Keith to OSIM, there are many locally-grown brands that Singaporeans take pride in. Our public broadcasting conglomerate, Mediacorp, is not one of them—as the posts that pop up every once in a while on r/singapore attest to. by Ng Ziqin June 1, 2020
Will Covid-19 Spell The End For Singapore’s Tuition Industry? All images by the author. Home to 39 different tuition and enrichment centres, Beauty World Centre is eerily quiet today. It’s the first weekend after authorities announced the suspension of all centre-based tuition and enrichment classes from March 26 to April 30. For the first time in by Ng Ziqin March 30, 2020