There are few Kdramas that linger powerfully in my mind, as few can achieve the perfect ideal of having both excellent cinematography and meaningful themes involved. Mr. Sunshine is one of these. I’ve had this as a draft post from since my PhD days when I watched this Kdrama and it gave me the neededContinue reading “Mr. Sunshine”
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Rethinking Money: Its Role in Society and Wellbeing
What follows is a raw synthesis of my hurried, functional readings on money (This is a write to think kind of post) – In titling the piece as such, I believe the key to understanding money and finding solutions to the issues it has contributed to is that money is seen as a currency, amongContinue reading “Rethinking Money: Its Role in Society and Wellbeing”
Tell Me That You Love Me | 사랑한다고 말해줘
One big reason why I love this drama Tell Me that You Love Me, even though its just 4 episodes in: it tenderly illuminates the struggles of the deaf/hard-of-hearing community in a loud and impatient world that is too quick to judge. It reminds me of the power of artistic expressions to appeal to the pathos of the audience, hence bringing the message down from the head to the heart.
Our Spirituality as Embodied Beings
Does the title seem like an oxymoron to you? As a Christian, I believe that Christianity is one of the few (have not researched enough to say that it is the only one; not the aim here anyway) religions that exalt the human body. Still, there has been an inclination amongst those who put theirContinue reading “Our Spirituality as Embodied Beings”
Update: Last Lap! 🥵
I have 3 unfinished post drafts, all on topics I find really important to put out there. Sometimes I find myself itching to write here as an avenue to organise my thoughts on a range of things. The image I get is this: Update: Yes I am done with my viva voce (thesis examination)! ItContinue reading “Update: Last Lap! 🥵”
The People’s Summit
“The summit, scheduled for 29 June to 2 July 2022, will bring together individuals and communities, people of lived experiences, along with global organizations to create a set of globally shared values for an eco-social world that leaves no one behind. The vision of this global summit emerges from the pandemic, the climatic crisis, andContinue reading “The People’s Summit”
City Girl
Can there be a ‘rural’ way of life in our modern worlds? Perhaps we should be more reflexive about how we live and move and have our being, within the city we find ourselves in.
Critical Realism
When I listened to Mona Chalabi’s podcast on the gendered outlook on (in)fertility, I felt the social scientist sense of mission in me come alive. YES! This is what social science is about! While there was a hard-science microbiologist speaking alongside her, it was social science deconstructing and peeling back the layers of cultural assumptionsContinue reading “Critical Realism”
2021, Too?
Came across this caption that quite aptly describes the wearied mood of many as they enter into 2022. On my part I have also been wearied in the last quarter of 2021- evidenced from the accumulating blog drafts holding sparks I want to release into the WWB that I have yet to actualise. Contrary toContinue reading “2021, Too?”
Teachers’ Day; Molding the world
Today is Teachers’ Day in Singapore. As a Social Work undergrad, I constantly reassured my concerned mother that teaching would be my ‘backup’ career plan if being a social worker was not sustainable 🤣 (Ah, those days when the profession was still not as established!) Seeing how I ended up in this PhD partly influencedContinue reading “Teachers’ Day; Molding the world”
Social Working, Everything 