2 min read It was summer of ’02 when, bored out of our wits at home, my uncle commissioned one of his friends to train me and two other cousins to play tennis. I cannot remember exactly what gave him the push, maybe he was secretly hoping to make Federers and Williamses out of us, to no avail….
I am Not a Terrorist
2 min read On my bi-weekly quiz night with friends prepared this time by a lawyer classmate, one of the rounds was about half-witted statements made by certain government officials whose unquestioning support for the president of the republic is preposterous at best and alarming at worst. I felt overcome with and debilitated by rage, blood rushing to…
New Look!
3 min read I know it hasn’t been that long since I launched this space so it couldn’t possibly have a makeover this early but a good friend of mine offered to make a customized header for my website and I wasn’t going to say no to that! Utter lack of skill prevented me from doing anything with…
The King in the North
6 min read This tiny Nordic island nation of about 364,000 strong inhabitants rule the north Atlantic with its dramatic landscapes and progressive political views. Iceland is small compared to its other Scandinavian counterparts but, just as David took down Goliath, this nation proves itself to be a tough competitor. Notably, it is the smallest nation to qualify…
Happy Birthday Budz!
2 min read Do you remember when we went full on WWE SmackDown at our grandparents’ living room in the farm while the adults were in the kitchen discussing adult things? I think I might have been 19 at the time and you were nine. I should have known better than to fight with a child but, meh,…
Minimalism: Space. Light. Object.
2 min read An exhibition. A visual story. Filed: Extraordinary
Goodbye, Things
3 min read My life up to this point can be characterized as a series of small and big moves. From the time my grandparents retired to their farm house about half an hour drive from downtown before the roads were paved, I had been moving homes. Waking up at five in the morning just to be in…
Taxman
2 min read Never has this Beatles song been more relevant. I received my tax bill this morning. It was a bill for too many thousands. I was perplexed. I didn’t think I was making that much money to warrant a high tax rate. I scrutinized the notice from IRAS, the tax authority in Singapore. Something did not…
Life in the Time of Covid-19
3 min read Nobody in the world could have predicted the predicament we now find ourselves embroiled in. 2020 offered hope that it was going to be more promising than all the years passed. It seemed like it had the makings of an auspicious year anyway – repeating digits, turn of the decade, et cetera. Yet, the news…
The Gods Must Be Crazy
3 min read It felt imperative to me that my inaugural post on this new space is an ode to the city that cradled the birth of western civilization as we know it. Much of our daily lives is influenced by classical Greek teachings, though we might not be conscious of it. The democracy largely enjoyed by many…