Some Hats Don’t Fit

There is a phrase many teachers know too well: “wearing many hats.” Sometimes it sounds noble. Sometimes it sounds like a fashion disaster. ...

That Intimate Gathering

Friendship is a strange thing. We talk about it so casually that we sometimes forget how miraculous it actually is. We say, “Oh, that’s my f...

Should a Child Not Be Allowed to Learn AI Before the Child Study History?

There is a particular kind of stress that only comes from being handed a microphone and a question you did not prepare for. That was me rece...

Is it the writer, the director or the actor - A Hari Raya reflection.

Every year, after the first day of Hari Raya, somewhere in Singapore, a folding table is being opened, a bunch of fairy lights are being tes...