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Journalist. 🏳️🌈 Queer & sometimes here. ✉️ Contact me on Signal @ kaixiang.01
Singapore
Joined November 2019
My biggest story yet for The Straits Times has been published just in time for national day! Depictions of 🇸🇬 on global screens often miss the mark with authenticity, creating Singapores without Singaporeans & using the country as a visual shorthand for futuristic modernity
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Parasocial relationships seem crazier and more intense now because we've become lonelier people with less non-parasocial relationships in our lives
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"In 2006, Mr Pillai paid just $3 for his late-night journey home to Yishun from the city centre. Back then, the NightRider buses operated from 11.30pm to 4.30am, covering that stretch of the wee hours when the MRT lines cease to run..."
Last call for the NightRider bus: Can Singapore be a 24-hour city without it?
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Now that we're nearing that time of year again, this image is never far from my mind
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Okay but who hasn't gone through a crisis where it seemed like having hair of a different colour could be the solution. My blond phase was a terrifying period
some of u chinese girls need to understand that u do not suit light coloured hair at all 😭 god gave you black hair for a reason‼️‼️ let’s love and accept ourselves 🥀🥀🥀🥀
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Was not expecting to read a news story about Singapore (Temasek) and Grindr this morning
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Are you a user of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services like Atome or Grab PayLater? Have you paid for concert tickets, holidays, or even daily expenses like meals using BNPL? I'm a journalist in Singapore looking for people to share their thoughts - both the good and bad - DM me!
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Do you hold legacy investment positions with significant gains? What if you could transition into an ETF without facing a large tax bill? You can, with a 351 ETF Exchange. Here’s how it works: Investors contribute stocks or other securities to a newly formed ETF in exchange for
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"It's giving SGH class A ward" might be the most savage read of an apartment's design I've ever read online
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The moment that Google restaurant reviews started becoming an important indicator for customers, it became something worth manipulating and stopped being a good signal of whether an eatery actually has good food...
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I was interviewing someone with ADHD today about common misconceptions that people have about ADHD and she told me what seems like procrastination and doing nothing is really "marination" and figuring out internally how to do that thing. I FEEL SO SEEN
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Title inflation: The job vacancy said ‘senior manager’, but the reality fell short
straitstimes.com
Understand the difference between a genuine promotion and title inflation, and learn how to protect your career from misleading job titles. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes....
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I finally read the lashing that NTUC Income received in court and gosh, evil really does manifest in the most banal ways Like, trying to deny a claim for pain and suffering because the claimant is COMATOSE is the kind of greed that'll make you a roach in your next life
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I turned my (and tiktok's) tinned fish obsession into this article!
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The rise of generative AI makes me doubt everyone who writes in a "X wasn't just X, it was X" format now.
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I firmly believe that the fact that nobody grows up dreaming of working in human resources is exactly why everyone hates HR
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Minimalistic Workout Program w/ Sets/Reps List I haven’t had a knee or back problem in 12 years despite a long list prior. Anything could happen, but my training style has shifted my body to be more resilient than normal. I train 2x per week for about 1 hour. Here’s my list +
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My take is that the rise of sober clubbing has more to do with affordability than a genuine increase in health consciousness.
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"What happens when a mall grows old? According to tenants at one of Singapore’s longest-operating malls, it exists in a sort of commercial purgatory. Not quite dead or alive, but still necessary."
When a mall grows old: How Katong Shopping Centre went from ‘shopping paradise’ to maid agencies
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"What happens when a mall grows old? According to tenants at one of Singapore’s longest-operating malls, it exists in a sort of commercial purgatory. Not quite dead or alive, but still necessary."
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"So... What about me specifically do you actually like" is a question I often find myself asking my friends
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FROM PUBLIC POLICY TO PERSONAL HEALING …. Mitch Francis & Dr. Monica Vermani tackle the crises shaping our world. Only on SHAKE IT OFF WITH MERT & LUCAS, LIVE! AM970 radio | Sunday, October 26 | 7–9 PM Eastern You’ll also find us streaming everywhere.
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One of the most unrealistic parts of hospital dramas is there being a doctor there to debrief you after a surgery lol. Have never experienced that once
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