Mr KIA Jun 15
Dear Mr KIA,After living abroad for more than a decade, I have returned home to Singapore. Meeting long-lost relatives and reacquainting myself with the local culture has made me curious about my ancestry. I’d like to trace my family tree. Where do I start?—Inquiring ReturneeDear Inquiring Returnee,Good on you—sounds like it’d be a meaningful personal […]
Bored Game
The world’s first two-sided Monopoly board was launched last week. MONOPOLY Singapore: Then and Now offers players the chance to play with a tiffin carrier on one side or a cabriolet on the other, pay with paper money or do their banking electronically, explore Oxley Estate or its latter-day incarnation ION Orchard. Yawn.After the distinctly […]
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