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Is US Independence Celebrated on the Wrong Date?
This year, the American Association of Singapore and Singapore American School are celebrating American Independence Day on July 2. Why?...
Melinda Murphy
May 27, 20222 min read
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Helping Children Cope with News
The haunting images are hard to escape ... and impossible to forget. As adults, the news out of Ukraine is painful and hard to...
Melinda Murphy
Mar 25, 20224 min read
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Bridging the Political Divide
Life back home is complicated. People seem so angry and divided. So how then do you bridge the divide with family and friends who don’t...
Marc Servos
Mar 12, 20225 min read
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Get to Know the Women Behind These Successful Companies
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Living in Singapore chatted with several women entrepreneurs who have been running...
Susan Williams
Mar 4, 202217 min read
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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...
Kevin Cox
Jan 24, 20226 min read
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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...
Melinda Murphy
Nov 14, 20211 min read
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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....
Melinda Murphy
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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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...
Ashok Lalwani
Nov 4, 20212 min read
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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...
Melinda Murphy
Oct 21, 20215 min read
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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...
Melinda Murphy
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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What to do if you receive a Health Risk Warning
Ack! You have received a Health Risk Warning on your phone! What the heck does that even mean? And what are you supposed to do about it?...
Melinda Murphy
Sep 18, 20213 min read
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Singapore's National Treasure: Hawkers
By Theodorus Ng We have a saying in Chinese “民以食为天” which literally translates to how citizens view food as a deity. In Singapore, food...
Theodorus Ng
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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What Lies Ahead for a Covid-Resilient Singapore? Interview with Minister of State Alvin Tan
Singapore has been taking a calibrated approach in re-opening her borders so as to strike a balance between remaining open and keeping...
Lily Ong
Sep 4, 20215 min read
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US VP Harris’ Visit to SG: What You Need to Know
Andrea Brankin CRCE Manager Singapore may have named an orchid after US Vice President Kamala Harris, but what will bloom from the trip...
Faith Chanda
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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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...
Melinda Murphy
Aug 22, 20213 min read
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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...
Melinda Murphy
Aug 11, 20213 min read
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From Mac & Cheese to Milkshakes
Finding American Comfort Right Here in Singapore The pandemic has undeniably and indefinitely put a pause on all travel activities,...
Theodorus Ng
Jul 27, 20214 min read
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Stuck Outside Singapore
Personal reflections about being back home I'm in upstate New York just now. My family and I flew here to attend a memorial service for...
Melinda Murphy
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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So what's the deal with Route 66?
The Main Street of America. The Mother Road. Will Rogers Highway. All names for the iconic and beloved US Route 66. Route 66 is one of...
Melinda Murphy
Jun 6, 20216 min read
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Big news for a Singapore biotech
There's some crazy exciting news for a biotech company in Singapore! Hummingbird Bioscience secured $125 million in funding this week in...
Melinda Murphy
May 20, 20211 min read
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