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Audrey Chin

Apr 20, 20132 min read

Quick note from London

The week started with the senseless bombings at the Boston Marathon. Arriving in London on Wednesday, I ran into Margaret Thatcher’s...

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Audrey Chin

Feb 16, 20131 min read

Uneasy in the World

Visiting Myanmar – 5 things not to forget and 3 questions I want to ask

Since the US lifted the embargo on Myanmar last September, it’s become the it destination We’re going there in March and the trip’s been...

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A popiah recipe for a truly Singapore New Year Re-Union Dinner

Audrey Chin

Feb 12, 20133 min read

Foodie

A popiah recipe for a truly Singapore New Year Re-Union Dinner

February 10th – it’s New Year again! Popiah wrapping fronted by lettuce, filling, and everything else This is the New Year my family...

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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

Feb 3, 20131 min read

Reaching Out

ODDZNNS is now SOMETIMES WORDS HELP

It’s February already and I haven’t thanked you all enough for your support of Oddznns – for dropping by and commenting, for...

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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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8D7N All Taiwan -What I really got out of it

Audrey Chin

Jan 28, 20131 min read

At Home in the Moment

8D7N All Taiwan -What I really got out of it

What’s our’s The areca clad hills scrolling past the windows The marbled gorge The fertile land We can’t own it Nor even the hours ...

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Want to experience a Taiwanese street market? The best 4 on the 8D7N All Taiwan Tour

Audrey Chin

Jan 24, 20134 min read

At Home in the Moment

Want to experience a Taiwanese street market? The best 4 on the 8D7N All Taiwan Tour

As promised, here’s more on Taiwan. Yilan “theme park” shop Street markets, especially night markets. have been part of Chinese culture...

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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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Audrey Chin

Dec 29, 20122 min read

Uneasy in the World

She Died in Singapore. Guns Didn’t Kill Her

6 MEN ON A BUS DID IT. WITH WHAT THEY HAD BETWEEN THEIR LEGS. WITH AN IRON BAR THAT DESTROYED HER INSIDES. She was a 23 year old Indian...

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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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Towards to a kinder gentler Singapore OR What I learnt today practicing graciousness, compassion and

Audrey Chin

Oct 21, 20125 min read

Uneasy in the World

Towards to a kinder gentler Singapore OR What I learnt today practicing graciousness, compassion and

I’ve been thrilled to pieces by Minister of State Lawrence Wong’s comment at the country’s first National Kindness Conference, that a...

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Awaiting Mid-Autumn: A Singapore politician’s lesson in moon watching

Audrey Chin

Sep 27, 20122 min read

At Home in the Moment

Awaiting Mid-Autumn: A Singapore politician’s lesson in moon watching

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/camyluna 13th day of the 9th moon of the year of the water dragon.It’s raining again. Unless...

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Audrey Chin

Mar 27, 20123 min read

Uneasy in the World

Am I Really Doing the Best I Can?

Our Singapore morning paper is reporting that a whole lot of people are having sex on the side, sex for money, sex for grades....

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Audrey Chin

May 25, 20112 min read

Uneasy in the World

9th May 2011 – What’s next

This letter, sent to ST Forum on 9th May 2011, is a response to the many letters and articles concerning PAP's next steps

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