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Secret Geometries, or Re-acquainting Myself with this Personal Universe...
The view outside my window – blue skies and verdure, along a diagonal axis. It’s been five weeks since the so-called “Circuit Breaker” in Singapore. For 34 whole days, I’ve sat at home, mostly alone –...
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METAMORPHOSIS 变形记 II – WAITING 等待… PRESENCE 自我… BUTTERFLY 蝴蝶…
Butterflies painted by contemporary Chinese artist Zou Chuan An 邹传安. I’m ready. I’m ready to emerge from the chrysalis. Inside the paper-thin membrane, my caterpillar-form has begun to self-digest,...
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Change, Connection and Care
View of New Singapore. Two months into Phase Two, things are not what they had seemed to be… For starters, it’s now clear that the virus is not going away any time soon, and the “new normal” that is...
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The Strength of Trees
Grant me the strength of trees, that my feet remain rooted, even as my hands reach past shade to the sun… Grant me the strength of trees, that I may face storm-clouds with gentle thoughts of...
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A New Lease on Life / Affairs of the Heart
The Lake Palace, Lake Pichola. Udaipur On Tuesday, 27 October, just over a week ago, I collected the keys to my new apartment. Yes indeed, I have taken the leap and – with some financial help from my...
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A Place in the World – A(t) Home in the Universe
MY photos of Asian port cities, installed on the walls of MY bedroom, in MY NEW PLACE. Notwithstanding the stent in my heart, these past two months have been, ironically, the happiest months of my...
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FAITH BEAUTY LOVE HOPE – Bring On 2021!
This beautiful, serene Shan Buddha is one of the highlights of the FAITH BEAUTY LOVE HOPE exhibition. It is the centrepiece of perhaps the most spectacular sightline in the show. Last week, in an...
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Nesting… or Twelfth Night at the Urban Farm
…and four Bantam Cochins makes a flock In the past, well… almost four months now, I’ve been spending a lot of time with birds. Specifically, ornamental chickens… Bantam Cochins, to be exact. Though...
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A Season of Anniversaries
[I’ve been receiving loads of flowers this past year for various reasons… This bouquet was specially commissioned by my colleagues at ACM to celebrate my being conferred the title of Chevalier de...
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Fearlessness, Or How To Stay Alive As Long And As Fabulously As I Can
A profusion of life-affirming flowers in batik… [from BATIK KITA – DRESSING IN PORT CITIES] Recently, a former colleague of mine passed away suddenly while in his prime. He was actually one of my...
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