Has anyone ever wondered what Singapore would be like if we lived in an environment where positive thinking and encouragement were part of the national psyche? To live in a city where we are allowed to dream big; to be creative and expressive, free from fear of judgment and criticism?
Now, what would that be like?
Words [...]
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With globalization permeating deeper into the core of our everyday living, there are bound to be winners and losers. The sophisticated allure of a global playground - where instant gratification, connectedness, and universality have mostly prevailed - constantly seduces the masses into the global vernacular. This global power struggle inevitably eliminates many age-old traditions and [...]
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It’s late-afternoon in Newton Circus and rain is threatening to fall. Daniel, the blind busker, is standing solitary in the heart of the hawker center bashing out a mash up of tunes from the Beatles to the Mama and Papas and even a Japanese and Tamil ditty, complete with a series of idiosyncratic aural twangs. [...]
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Tucked away in a shophouse on Amoy Street, Strangelets sells charming and eclectic objects by designers and artisans from cities all over the world, lovingly displayed in the store.
Husband-and-wife team Josh Comaroff and Ong Ker-Shing spend a morning with Commonpeople to share how it all began (and how the world will end).
With its unique selection [...]
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Raw Kitchen Bar is a restaurant for friends and conversation, housed in a small outpost at the back of the old Bukit Timah Fire Station.
Flanked by a nature reserve and retrofitted with custom-made furniture, Salvation Army cast-offs, and colorful artwork on unfinished concrete walls, Raw Kitchen Bar has an intimate, tropical feel.
Owner Javier Perez takes [...]
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