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NTUC's new logo: Truly for U?
Labour unions have always been the symbol for grassroots activity so it was no surprise that when NTUC re-branded itself last year, it rallied around a new logo and tagline, “NTUC for U”. … more →
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NTUC's new logo: Truly for U?
j u s t i n . z wrote 5 months ago: Labour unions have always been the symbol for grassroots activity so it was no surprise that when NT … more →
Where else can they go?
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j u s t i n . z wrote 6 months ago: I was walking to the MRT station yesterday when another man came up to me to ask for a dollar for hi … more →
What is Singapore design?
j u s t i n . z wrote 6 months ago: Is it just because it is done by a Singaporean, like how the group at “DESIGNED IN SINGAPORE … more →
Filament '09: A look at this home
j u s t i n . z wrote 7 months ago: The home, where we are most honest with ourselves, a place where we start and end our day, and a sit … more →
Singapore Photography: Me, Myself and I
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j u s t i n . z wrote 7 months ago: The element of introspection seems to be a common thread amongst Singaporean photographers here. Spe … more →
Criticism: Please Be Frank
j u s t i n . z wrote 7 months ago: People who create always want to feel like their work matters and one way is to seek comments from o … more →
A Distracted City
j u s t i n . z wrote 7 months ago: “In a city, you are distracted by everything around… that you forgot about the people. … more →
Singaporeans can't get enough of shopping malls
j u s t i n . z wrote 7 months ago: Watching people queue up to enter a new shopping mall on the news today struck me as just absurd. An … more →
Review: Finding A Home In This City
j u s t i n . z wrote 9 months ago: The cosmopolitan youth and the old man ask what is home in Simon Tay’s City of Small Blessings In th … more →
Being Critical of Critique
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j u s t i n . z wrote 10 months ago: To offer a critique does not require one to be critical. This c-word sends shudders down the spine o … more →
Expanding What It Means To Be Singaporean
j u s t i n . z wrote 10 months ago: Yellow Puff: Now you can have a truly inclusive dining experience at home What constitutes being a S … more →
The Politics Of Hope
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j u s t i n . z wrote 10 months ago: Change we can believe in. — Barack Obama The sale of hope is in vogue in today’s politics and … more →
The brands have taken over our children's world
j u s t i n . z wrote 11 months ago: As a kid, I grew up playing LEGO, specialising in the construction of spaceships. I would spend the … more →
The collision of time
j u s t i n . z wrote 11 months ago: It is easy to assume the linearity of time, it moves forward and never returns, thus we have past, p … more →
Lest We Forget
j u s t i n . z wrote 11 months ago: As we walked towards the bus stop near Kallang MRT, my friend stopped in his tracks, “Are you … more →
My Life in Four Parts
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j u s t i n . z wrote 11 months ago: I think you can’t really assert an identity or feeling of yourself unless you go through a pro … more →
What a distracted state of surveillance
j u s t i n . z wrote 12 months ago: This was taken in a store in Dallas, USA, but the Singapore stores had similar ones. The state of su … more →
Shhh
j u s t i n . z wrote 1 year ago: Shhh If this is where I must be then shhh Let it surround me like the sea around an island If this i … more →
Newspapers Don't Sell Because No News
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j u s t i n . z wrote 1 year ago: That is what a newspaper seller at City Hall told us today. According to him, 6 years ago he could s … more →
