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Audrey Chin

Apr 2, 20152 min read

At Home in the Moment

This Palm Sunday I didn’t go to church

This year, on Palm Sunday, I went to Lee Kuan Yew's funeral

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Immensely grateful to be a daughter of Singapore

Audrey Chin

Apr 12, 20141 min read

Reader and Writer

Immensely grateful to be a daughter of Singapore

It may be unfashionable but I’m shouting it out anyway – It’s good being a daughter of Singapore. It’s something to be immensely...

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Writers I read: A Singaporean Identity – Constance Singam, the epitome of true grit

Audrey Chin

Nov 16, 20134 min read

Reader and Writer

Writers I read: A Singaporean Identity – Constance Singam, the epitome of true grit

For me, Constance Singam the Singapore feminist and civil society activist, is the epitome of true grit Brought up in a patriarchal South...

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Audrey Chin

Sep 19, 20131 min read

Uneasy in the World

Mid Autumn Spotlight on Marina Bay Sands

Sarah Pannir’s spotlighting Marina Bay Sands today, the Mid-Autumn Festival I campaigned against this casino development. Since its...

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A conversation across hemispheres – Kathleen Caron interviews me

Audrey Chin

May 11, 20131 min read

Reaching Out

A conversation across hemispheres – Kathleen Caron interviews me

My friend Kathleen Caron, who blogs at {full of life} soul food, interviewed me this week. The secret of giving a good interview is the...

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A Singaporean Identity – A Singaporean Malay Muslim woman shows up to make a difference

Audrey Chin

Apr 20, 20134 min read

At Home in the Moment

A Singaporean Identity – A Singaporean Malay Muslim woman shows up to make a difference

We caught up at lunch last week to talk about her latest heart task. “I am a Singaporean Malay Muslim woman,” Saleemah told me. “The...

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White paper – Its not about 6.9 million, it’s about hearts

Audrey Chin

Feb 8, 20135 min read

Uneasy in the World

White paper – Its not about 6.9 million, it’s about hearts

It’s about hearts The debate about the Population White Paper has unsettled me It’s the week before the Lunar New Year. Normally, this...

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Audrey Chin

Jan 30, 20136 min read

Uneasy in the World

Is population growth a Ponzi scheme – my take

It’s a good question. A friend sent around this thinking point as a response to the population white paper released today. It’s the title...

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Audrey Chin

Jan 28, 20134 min read

Uneasy in the World

One-on-one with a Punggol Voter

There have been a slew of comments on why the Punggol by-elections turned out the way they did. I’m not going to add anything to the...

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Three Things Those Foreign College Students Can Give Us

Audrey Chin

Jan 13, 20134 min read

At Home in the Moment

Three Things Those Foreign College Students Can Give Us

IT MAKES YOUR BLOOD BOIL DOESN’T IT? The number of university spaces we’re giving to foreign students from South East Asia? The fact...

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How to Sing Singapore better – Let in the Pinoys!

Audrey Chin

Dec 26, 20122 min read

At Home in the Moment

How to Sing Singapore better – Let in the Pinoys!

Photo Credit: http://www.etsy.com WE DIDN’T INVITE THEM I’ve heard them practicing in the park from my study. I’ve passed them on my...

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Audrey Chin

Dec 22, 20123 min read

Uneasy in the World

The GALLUP Polls – A Closer Look

Photo Credit: http://www.marcpotts.blogspot.com I’ve been accused of being Pollyanna! All because I said yesterday that Singaporeans...

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The GALLUP Polls– Should Singaporeans Even Care?

Audrey Chin

Dec 21, 20123 min read

Uneasy in the World

The GALLUP Polls– Should Singaporeans Even Care?

THE GALLUP POLLS – SHOULD WE IN SINGAPORE CARE? Photo Credit: http://www.stanford.edu According to Gallup Singapore ranks as the least...

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Writers I Read: If You’re a Vietnamese Woman in Singapore then You Must Be…

Audrey Chin

Dec 13, 20125 min read

Reader and Writer

Writers I Read: If You’re a Vietnamese Woman in Singapore then You Must Be…

Monique Truong – An award winning American writer and you’re discovering something new about how an American woman of Vietnamese descent...

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Audrey Chin

Nov 22, 20122 min read

Foodie

A Singapore Thanksgiving Menu

We don’t eat turkey … PHoto Credit: http://www.chubbyhubby.net Not because we’re vegetarians unfortunately. Unfortunately just because I...

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A Singapore Thanksgiving – The Monday before

Audrey Chin

Nov 19, 20122 min read

Uneasy in the World

A Singapore Thanksgiving – The Monday before

It’s a boat person’s festival that’s why… When we lived in the US, it was a public holiday, an opportunity for far flung too busy friends...

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