Why Americans Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Why is Cinco de Mayo bigger in the States than South of the Border?
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Melinda Murphy
Jun 3, 20221 min read
What is Dixieland Jazz anyway?
This year, American Association of Singapore is hosting an old-fashioned Fourth of July complete with a Dixieland Jazz Band, the New...
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John S. Hamalian
Feb 25, 20222 min read
The Ambassador in All of Us
I was making my way through the perpetually bustling Shanghai Metro subway system when I spotted an elderly woman struggling to carry a...
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Sara Madera
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Tips on Leveling Up Remote Work
Thanks to COVID-19, we’ve all been working from home quite a while—and it seems likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Regardless...
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Kevin Cox
Jan 24, 20226 min read
Throw, Scream, Eat: The Low Down on Lo Hei
By Kevin F. Cox, Culinary Explorer I recently spent nearly five years in Singapore writing about countless things to see and do. With the...
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Theodorus Ng
Jan 18, 20223 min read
Let Your Dreams Take Flight! Lessons from National Service
By Theodorus Ng Hey! Happy New Year! I’m just back from a few good months of basic pilot training in Western Australia, a part of my...
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Richard Hartung
Jan 5, 20224 min read
Beyond Resolutions: Find Your Purpose
As we enter 2022, it’s helpful to take some time to decide on our purpose - for our life, not just for the year. Then, setting meaningful...
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Melinda Murphy
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Top Ways Companies Can Encourage Their Remote Workforce
There’s no running away from the fact that all of us are sifting through the biggest experiment in remote working. Although this idea was...
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Melinda Murphy
Nov 14, 20211 min read
Cooking with a Star
Sure it's cool that restaurant Saint Pierre helmed by Chef Emmanuel Stroobant has two Michelin stars. That would make anybody want to...
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Melinda Murphy
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Keeping kids safe
When you go to bed at night, you lock your doors and make sure the stove is off to keep your family safe. But what are you doing to keep...
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Melinda Murphy
Nov 8, 20211 min read
A Massive Beach Clean Up
We did it! The American Association of Singapore and Stamford American International School were able to organize 100 volunteers for a...
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Melinda Murphy
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Halloween: USS Style!
AAS' Halloween at USS was a huge success! It was truly as close to having a Halloween bash while staying in groups of two as you can get....
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Ashok Lalwani
Nov 4, 20212 min read
The AAS Gridiron Battle
We are at the halfway point of the AAS Fantasy Football season with a lot of football still to play! merLions (Coach Ashok) are leading...
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Melinda Murphy
Oct 27, 20212 min read
Make an Impact at Your New Job
Starting a new job can be stressful: there are systems to learn and people to meet, all while you are trying to establish yourself. It’s...
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Melinda Murphy
Oct 21, 20215 min read
A Night Crawl Through Geylang
WARNING: This article contains explicit information and images and should not be viewed by children or those with sensitive to these...
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Melinda Murphy
Oct 16, 20212 min read
Making New Traditions
So here we are with the holidays fast approaching. I'm guessing lots of us expats will be heading back to our homes to celebrate...
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Melinda Murphy
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Travel Lane to the US!
Have you seen the news? Singapore is opening a vaccinated travel lane with the US on October 18! If this doesn't make you do the Snoopy...
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Melinda Murphy
Sep 25, 20212 min read
Be Like Bob
"I hate this!" my teenage daughter slammed the door with such force, such anger. She'd just learned that Singapore was going back to...
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Melinda Murphy
Aug 22, 20213 min read
So what's the Hungry Ghost Festival?
The Hungry Ghost Festival kicks off today. One of our long-time members and past President, Glenn van Zutphen, happened to catch today's...
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Melinda Murphy
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Booking a Suite for Quarantine
Yay! Singapore is letting expats back in again. Whoop! Now we have to deal with quarantine. Big sigh. I don't know about you, but the...
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