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Tonight there are a few things that have struck me about being back in Singapore for the first time since in 17 years. It's the first time I've revisited a place from my early childhood. There is this strange feeling that I've found home (I've always said I've found …

There is some music, a very small quantity really, that takes hold of your heart and flies you to places you have never seen. In a single line it can tear away your armor and make you completely vulnerable. When I was a kid, it was so much easier to find music that did …
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Introducing the new Singapore National Library...oh yes, it's love at first sight.


Have you ever paused, just for a moment, and realized you're not anywhere close to who you want to be? Has it happened mid-sentence in a conversation as you begin to wonder if you even know the person who is speaking? Do you want to just stop and say, "Wait a second, …
See, every time I feel a glimmer of pride about my dear, supposed homeland...something like this pops up.
This is when I daydream about being Norwegian or Canadian. Of course, they committed war crimes too, but Norway only has several instances recorded; and Canada has …