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Insensitive Questions During CNY?
CNY catchups start innocently enough. "Haven't seen you for so long, how are you?" But some take the opportunity to ask sensitive questions.
Nick Pang
Jan 28, 20233 min read
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Race With No Finish Line
What cycling to campus as an undergraduate in Melbourne taught me about discrimination, diversity, and acceptance.
Nick Pang
Jul 12, 20214 min read
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What Operating System Does Racism Run On?
We playtested Diversity by Default (DBD) in light of the racist encounter between a polytechnic lecturer and an inter-racial couple.
Nick Pang
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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Seeing Clearly
In December 2019, I started work on a story for The Birthday Book 20/20. The theme for this year’s edition is ‘seeing clearly’. Gaining...
Nick Pang
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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What Is Normal Anymore?
Once we’ve gotten the chance to mourn the past and acknowledge the present, we can start reimagining a better future after Covid-19.
Nick Pang
Apr 25, 20203 min read
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Manufacturing for The Win
Machines might prepare the material but people still make the board games. This fact lends a certain dignity to what would otherwise be...
Nick Pang
Nov 6, 20195 min read
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Diversity by Default
Diversity is default. It is the stuff of life; evolutionary; built into our DNA. It defines what it means to be human.
Nick Pang
Jun 26, 20194 min read
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Hidden Gems
I always lost at the video games I played with my brother. In Street Fighter, I'd furiously jam the ‘attack' button only to see him...
Gloria Tan
May 6, 20194 min read
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I'm Right Here
It’s been almost two years since I started seeing a counsellor, and a year since my last session. I’ve had days when I was unable to drag...
Gloria Tan
Apr 8, 20192 min read
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New Year Invitation
New Year's Day has come and gone. Many people I know shared their new year reflections and resolutions online, along with "best nine"...
Nick Pang
Jan 3, 20192 min read
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Follow the Star
Photo by Caleb Woods There’s something magical about Christmas trees. When I was a kid, my family used to decorate one in our home. While...
Charlene Kwa
Dec 19, 20182 min read
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Connecting the Dots
When I was a kid, I remember completing puzzles of numbered dots. All I needed to do was follow the given sequence, connect the dots, and...
Charlene Kwa
Oct 3, 20182 min read
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Levelling Up
Curiously, in all the Smol Tok games I've played, one question keeps getting asked: It’s really not about the kind of mutant powers the...
Nick Pang
Jul 13, 20162 min read
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Don't Talk Cock
The first time I ever heard and used the phrase “don’t talk cock” was during my early secondary school days. This was in the early 1990s....
Nick Pang
Apr 27, 20162 min read
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“Where There Is No Vision, The People Perish”
Singapore stands at a crossroads. Mr Lee and his men in white share candidly about what they have done and what they have tried to do...
Nick Pang
Sep 11, 20152 min read
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The Future of Singapore
“The only way to avoid making mistakes is not to do anything. And that…will be the ultimate mistake.” Goh Keng Swee, founding father of...
Nick Pang
Aug 21, 20153 min read
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Remembering What I Remembered
"No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations." Louis L'Amour So...
Nick Pang
Jun 29, 20152 min read
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That Is The Question
"Ask the right questions if you're going to find the right answers." Vanessa Redgrave I had a really interesting conversation a few days...
Nick Pang
Jun 14, 20151 min read
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