Archive for September, 2008
My grown-up Christmas list
“No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
and wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up Christmas list”
Coming home from overseas study: It’s the toughest part
NOBODY told me moving back home from overseas studies would be this difficult.
Unlike my summer visits, where being in Singapore was merely physical relocation, moving home meant re-integration – a process I would have preferred to keep at arm’s length.
It was not that I resisted being in Singapore. I was more than happy to regain easy access to hawker food, speak Singlish freely and enjoy efficiency at its best.
But to fall right back into everyone else’s rhythm of life? No thanks. (more…)
Face to face with human trafficking
This article was first published in The Straits Times on Monday, Sept 8, 2008.
I’m a little concerned that post-editing, trafficking and prostitution appear synonymous, so I must say now that there is a difference, but here is the piece as it was published.
THE cupcakes were the easy part.Three months ago, I set out to raise funds for a human-trafficking study trip to Thailand by selling these cheerful confections. Sure, it was hard work slaving in three kitchens over six days to whip up more than 350 of them. (more…)
