singapore

  • ‘Ponti’ by Sharlene Teo

    One great book I picked up and read recently was ‘Ponti’ by Sharlene Teo. The author went to primary and high school in Singapore but then went to university in England. The fictional story is done from the perspective of an actress Amisa, the actress’s daughter Szu, and the actress’s daughter’s friend Circe.  The title Read more

  • ‘Stir Fried and Not Shaken’ by Terry Tan

    This excellent book I also picked up in my charity shop Carr Gomm. Having read the title and read the synopsis on the back cover I was intrigued having spent a year living in the city state of Singapore. I had not heard of Terry Tan but according to the book he is a big Read more

  • The Decision To Visit To China

    This blog post will be dedicated to why I decided to take my first trip to China in the holidays of my Nanyang Technological University course. Around this time, after spending a lot of time with Ryan from the US, I was growing in daring and confidence. In the past I would have been afraid Read more

  • Nanyang Technological University

    A very memorable year of my life was that of my 3rd university year in the city state of Singapore in Asia from August 2012 until around May 2013. To qualify for the year abroad at my home university you had to a certain grade average across your subjects. I remember at the end of Read more