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We are living in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0- an age where millennials are thriving as digital nomads and freelancers. Yet, some regard technological advancements as a threat for job stability. Having interviewed dozens of startup founders and young entrepreneurs, I know for a fact that hiring the right people is one of […]

Riding the wave of my newfound love for earrings, I stumbled across another creator whose designs grabbed my heart right away. I had always thought of pastel colours as soft and pretty, and seeing those colours come to life through earrings made of pastel dinosaurs, pastel mini high heels, and even pastel ramen packets was […]

Being displaced from their homeland, their children and anything else remotely familiar, domestic helpers abandon the treasured things close to their hearts in hopes of a better life. However, under the unlikeliest of scenarios, friendships may blossom among fellow helpers to ease the pain of longing. Nin Nin* has been a domestic worker in Singapore […]

CPF — a term we are all too familiar with, one that recently congregated Singaporeans from all walks of life in the comments section on Facebook. In recent weeks, furious netizens have taken to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the Central Provident Fund scheme. Some accused the government of wanting to “lock” in their […]

Make-up has remained an art form since the largely forgotten time of ancient Egyptians who applied kohl to their eyelids for a patented smoky effect. What was once regarded the luxury of royalty, has now become the toolkit of everyday heroes. With the influx of homemade YouTube tutorials, viral Facebook videos and armies of self-declared […]

Al Wehdah FC is a social football team that comprises of Singapore’s very own Arab community. Their name is derived from The Arab Association Singapore, which is also known as Al-Wehdah Al-Arabiah bi Singhafura, or Al-Wehdah for short. Formed on 11 November 1946, this organization has been actively participating in numerous donation drives, bursary award […]

When was the last time you kept a journal?  Personally, I neither have the discipline to detail my everyday escapades, nor the patience to recall them one by one before penning them down. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I had for lunch. But it seems that over the past couple of years, journaling has […]

For the longest time, mental illness has been a topic that most Singaporeans tend to avoid, being swept under the rug instead. Because of that, there was never much of a chance for people to discuss about mental health. The Singapore Mental Health Film Festival (SMHFF) is exactly what we need – a platform for […]

In the midst of the boisterous crowd and colourful arrays of booths selling all sorts of handmade ware at the year-end Public Garden Flea, something unusual caught my eye. I jostled my way over to this nondescript booth and was startled by the most beautifully-designed walking canes! Modern, sleek and in a variety of the […]

Many of us held onto great aspirations when we were impressionable children: to become astronauts, war generals or explorers in the furthest reaches of the world. Yet, for most of us, these adventurous ideas remained as childhood ambitions, as we ”grew up” to become mundane adults. Not for Kenneth Thexeira, AKA The Eurasian Dragon, a […]