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Tag Archives: ethnicity
Ceylonese Singaporean
I am so excited that a novel set in Sri Lanka has been shortlisted for the 2022 Booker prize and I’m hungry to read it. My partner was the one who alerted me to it. He knows me so well. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, family, Midlife Musings, My Childhood, my teenhood, Singapore Living
Tagged ceylonese, childhood ood, ethnicity, Life, Living, personal, Sri Lanka, thoughts
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Wonderful that Miss Angola is the new Miss Universe 2011
I didn’t watch the show, but there’s always the internet for the results. It’s wonderful news that 25 year old Leila Lopes is the new Miss Universe 2011. She’s the second Black African woman to win. I love that finally … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged beautiful, beauty, crowning, ethnicity, Finals, Leila Lopes, Miss Angola, Miss Universe 2011, Video
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Why Racial Harmony Day Annoys Me
In Singapore I am constantly being reminded about my race. It’s there in every official document and form I fill up – my passport, identity card, school report cards and job interview applications. I could go on. It’s just my … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Chinese, ethnicity, ethnocentric, forms, Indian, Life, Living, Malay, personal, race, racial harmony day, Singapore, Singaporean, Singlish, thoughts, views
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Silver Ang plays Vyjayanthi in an Upcoming Tamil TV Show
Update: Read my review of the show I don’t watch local TV, except for the Noose, but now this show that’s breaking cultural barriers has intrigued me. I don’t know why, but stories like these are heartwarming to me. It … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Singapore Living
Tagged beautiful, beauty, Chinese, crossover, culture, drama, ethnicity, Indian, interracial, Life, Living, local, marraige, My Fair Lady, personal, photos, pretty, sari, Silver Ang, Singapore, Tamil, TV, Vyjayanthi, women
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Taboo: 14 Things Not to Do in Singapore
Just thought I’d share a list of cultural norms that I am used to since I have been corrected as I was growing up. I thought visitors here might find the list useful. I would love to hear about the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Singapore Living
Tagged 12 Things, Chinese, culture, culture shock, ethnicity, frangipani, Indian, Life, Living, Malay, muslim, personal, pointing, rude, Singapore, taboo, what not to do
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Do you Hate being called Foreigner or Expat?
The word ‘Foreigner’ reminds of the the band of the same name and since I’ve never lived in a country apart from this Tiny Island I didn’t realize how bad the word made people feel. Please tell me how you … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Ang Moh, borderless, culture, derogatory, ethnicity, expat, expatriate, foreigner, geographical boundaries, language, Life, Living, nationality, passport, race, Singapore, Singaporean, society, White, words, world
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Is Shadeism Worse Than Racism? (via Pretty Brown Girl™)
You must watch this thought provoking video posted by blogger Pretty Brown Girl. It is shocking to me because it is so familiar. The little girl in the video could be a member of my own family. http://vimeo.com/16210769 It's not … Continue reading
Jessica Alba About Race in Hollywood
Jessica Alba, who turned 29 in April this year, gave an interesting interview in Elle Magazine in 2008 about the issue of ethnicity in Hollywood. Incidentally I never understood why she always got so much flack when she was just … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged beautiful, beauty, culture, Danish, Entertainment, ethnicity, face, French, Jessica Alba, Mexican, photos, proportion, ratios, Spanish, women
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Rare Black and White Twins
Read more about these miracle babies. I’m an intrigued by twins and even more intrigued by the genetics of rare twins. There are fraternal twins in my family who look very different and that’s pretty fascinating too. It’s interesting to … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged black, black and white twins, ethnicity, genetics, kaydon, layton, Nmachi, race, rare twins, Richardson, White
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Composite Faces: Glimpses of The Future
If all Singaporeans inter-married I wonder what our future Singaporean in a thousand years would look like? There’s this really cool website called ‘The Face of Tomorrow‘ which gives us a glimpse into our future humans. At that point in … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beauty, composite, culture, ethnicity, face, race, Singapore, Singaporean, world
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French Girl in a Singapore Household: Culture Shock
It’s so cool that I have a French relative, and I am learning so much from her. I was chatting with C the other day and asked her how she adapted so well to living in Singapore. I wanted her … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged bangles, blogging, ceylonese, culture, culture shock, ethnicity, expat, expatriate, family, French, French girl, Indian, interracial, Life, Living, people, personal, photography, pink bangles, relationships, Singapore, Singaporean, travel
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