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Mandatory Service — Our NS Stories
Mandatory Service — Our NS Stories
My army experience is one that was never “relatable”, one that people could never really “connect with”, and one so fraught with clichés…
Diverge Editors
Aug 9, 2020
On Being Local: Feeling Lost in One’s Own Country
Chloe Lim
On Learning a New Language
Vivien Su
Growing up, What Were Some Things That You Had to Learn and Re-learn?
Chloe Lim
Building a Relationship with Our Bodies
Vivien Su
When Did You Step Into Another Culture?
Nathasha Lee
What Does a Liberal Arts Education Mean to You? To Singapore?
Jasmine Su
Staying Connected in a Digitalized World
Staying Connected in a Digitalized World
‘50% brightness, 40% contrast…” an internal monologue runs through my head as my hands move axiomatically across my phone screen. Done! My…
Heather Lim
Apr 2, 2018
On Learning a New Language
On Learning a New Language
The melodramatic third culture kid in me likes to say that culturally homeless is how I grew up. Unlike my sisters who were born in the…
Vivien Su
Nov 3, 2018
What about Your Neighbourhood is Close to Your Heart?
What about Your Neighbourhood is Close to Your Heart?
Whenever any Singaporean asks me where I live, I usually say ‘Ghim Moh.’
Nathasha Lee
Apr 2, 2018
From Towns to Cities, Cities to Towns
From Towns to Cities, Cities to Towns
Transitioning into Different Settlements
Sidharth Praveen
Jun 30, 2018
Building a Relationship with Our Bodies
Building a Relationship with Our Bodies
In the summer after sophomore year of high school, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. To put it simply, the higher-than-normal…
Vivien Su
Aug 2, 2018
When Were You Lost?
When Were You Lost?
The first and only foster dog my family ever owned came into our lives in November 2013.
Nathasha Lee
May 14, 2018
Food & Identity: We Are What We Eat?
Food & Identity: We Are What We Eat?
“Uncle, one cheese prata and one teh bing please!” I chirp enthusiastically as I order my regular Friday supper fix from the 24-hour coffee…
Heather Lim
Apr 2, 2018
Tales from the Family
Tales from the Family
I grew up lying beside my aunt on her bed while she read out stories about Christ, the love of God, and how Jesus saves unconditionally…
Jasmine Su
Apr 2, 2018
Travelling, and Debunking Stereotypes
Travelling, and Debunking Stereotypes
Last summer, I went to Alicante, Spain for a month-long language programme. Before going there, all I had known about the country was a…
Yip Jie Ying
Apr 2, 2018
What is Your Favorite Holiday Festival?
What is Your Favorite Holiday Festival?
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad…” the familiar tune by José Feliciano reverberates through the overly crowded malls as buyers scramble to…
Heather Lim
Apr 2, 2018
The Personal and the National — How We Approach Historical Trauma
The Personal and the National — How We Approach Historical Trauma
Every society has its own historical trauma and shared memory of events it may or may not want to face, be it war, colonial experience, or…
Jasmine Su
Mar 18, 2018
When Did You Step Into Another Culture?
When Did You Step Into Another Culture?
“For foreigners it’s… different.”
Nathasha Lee
Jul 23, 2018
Where is Home? Linking Place and Identity
Where is Home? Linking Place and Identity
As a child growing up in Singapore, I always longed to travel around the world and often found myself having “wanderlust feels,” easily…
Yip Jie Ying
Apr 2, 2018
Exploring Cultures through Foreign Entertainment
Exploring Cultures through Foreign Entertainment
I remember watching my first Bollywood movie when I was eleven and my sister brought home a DVD of 3 Idiots. What followed was an…
Nathasha Lee
Apr 2, 2018
What Does a Liberal Arts Education Mean to You? To Singapore?
What Does a Liberal Arts Education Mean to You? To Singapore?
When I decided to come to Yale-NUS College to pursue an education in Political Science, I never really expected the broader political…
Jasmine Su
Jul 11, 2018
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