Displaced people and national identity
Culture . Travel . UncategorizedHave you ever travelled to a foreign country and feel like you don’t fit in? This can be anything from you not being able to communicate using the local language to struggling to grasp the culture. Now imagine having none of the above problems yet somehow still feel like your existence in the country is
My stay in Munich at LMU
Authors . Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedI remember my first day in LMU as if it were yesterday. It was October, I didn’t knew anyone and I had a mixture of feelings between nervousness and excitement before getting into my first class. Today is 6th of August and after two very different semesters here the idea of going back home provokes
Shut up or Shut away
City life . Culture . UncategorizedHong Kong has long been described as a hub for freedom and peace in Asia, while with those recent political incidents, many have started doubted its status. With the announcement of the plan of amending the extradition law in Hong Kong, the scenes of protests, confrontations and occupations have become part of the daily life
Singapore’s failed attempt at bilingualism
Culture . UncategorizedSingapore’s bilingual education policy was introduced in 1966, making it compulsory for students to study their mother tongues in primary and secondary school. I think that the forcing of a second language takes away the passion and the drive from us to learn the language and turns it into just another thing on our to
Femmes au foyer désespérée
Culture . Media . Student life . UncategorizedMy German is not the best. I will give you that. Actually my German is quite bad. It will give you that too. But my English is quite good. That, you have to hand me. Actually my fellow Danes and Scandinavians are quite good at English in general, but why? I think the answer is
Tourist Traps – Go Ahead and Get Caught in Them.
Culture . Travel . UncategorizedTourist Trap: noun: a place that attracts many tourists and where goods and services are more expensive than normal. Beware of the tourist trap, don’t get scammed, make sure you stay off the beaten track and there you can truly feel the authentic meaning of travel. Lies. This is not true. If you are lucky
One parent is better than none
Culture . Politics . SocietySingle parents should be allowed to adopt children in Thailand. Imagine if you are an orphan, this single parent come visits you every single week, you became attracted to them, and they are what you look forward to every week. In your head, you are thinking will this be my future parent? Will she or
The Race Against Racism
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedSingapore – where we are one united people regardless of race. Although this tenet is imbued deep within our national pledge, reality, in the form of our Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools, begs to differ. These schools are a way of streamlining “elite” students who excel in both English and their Mother Tongue. The catch, however,
Social Justice’s Big Injustice
Culture . Media . Society . UncategorizedToday’s social media landscape paints the best picture of modern day ‘democracy’. It is a familiar bandwagon we all love to jump on – someone gets exposed, and society feels irresistibly indignant towards the situation or the victim. We repost and comment on the story, fighting for justice. Before we pat ourselves on the back
Singapore has a problem with sex – and it’s embarrassing.
Culture . Society . UncategorizedImagine the excitement of a 14 year-old kid after learning that you’re going to have to attend sex education classes in school. Finally, you’re going to have the “birds and the bees talk” you’ve never had. Then imagine going for 2 years’ worth of sex and moral education lessons and all you learnt was abstinence