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Grand Prix Singapore 2012
I have to admit, the fan of sporting events like soccer and Formula One, is my partner, and upon his urging I took photos of F1 in Singapore. The tiny cockpit of those cars on display make me feel utterly … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 2012, car races, clothes, Formula 1, Grand Prix, photos, race, Singapore
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Does Singapore’s Food Culture Help to Unite Us?
I love getting questions about Singapore from readers. I’m no expert, but if I can help with the little knowledge I have, I feel thrilled. I just got another fascinating question from Nienke from Holland. She’s researching food culture in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged culture, ethnocentrism, Food Culture, harmony, peace, race, racism, Singapore, society, unite
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F1 Glamour at Marina Bay Sands: Miss Universe 2011 & Ludicras
When I was in the MRT yesterday, I saw many people of different nationalities, and I think many headed to the F1 races. Heard some Italian as well, and saw a girl with glittery diamond like stuff on her acrylic … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 2011, beautiful, beauty, car, Celebrities, celebs, Entertainment, F1, Glamour, Life, Living, Ludicras, Marina Bay Sands, Miss Universe, photography, photos, pretty, race, Singapore, travel
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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 was Adorable and Brilliant in the role of Vyjayanthi
I don’t watch local TV, but I watched the first 3 episodes of the Tamil TV show, Vyjayanthi and captured some screen shots of it to show you. I had to watch this moment of cross-cultural television history. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Actress, beautiful, beauty, cast, Chinese, culture, emotions, historical, history, Identity, Indian, Life, Living, local, personal, photography, photos, pretty, race, racial harmony day, sari, screen shots, Silver Ang, Singapore, Singaporean, sub-titles, Tamil, television, TV, vasantham central, Video, Vyjayanthi, War, women, world war, WWII
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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
Singapore Daily Photo: Red Ferrari
If I had a million dollars to spare the last thing I would do is buy a Ferrari as I am not that into cars. I just can’t justify to myself ever paying for much for something like that. B … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Borders, car, culture, Daily Photo, design, F1, Ferrari, formula one, Life, Living, Orchard Road, personal, photography, photos, race, red, Singapore, travel
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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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