Pan Jie, Author at RICE

162 Articles

How To Make Money Playing Video Games—For Other People

How To Make Money Playing Video Games—For Other People

Illustrations and infographic by Ansh Sirohi Every day, ‘Number 7’, 21, wakes up at noon. He cooks and eats lunch with his family before heading off to work—at the World’s Edge. No travel is required. World’s Edge is a map in Apex Legends, and Number 7 is an account booster for hero

by Pan Jie

September 15, 2020

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by Pan Jie

September 3, 2020

How One Man Failed To Do His Homework, And Accidentally Reshaped Hospitality

How One Man Failed To Do His Homework, And Accidentally Reshaped Hospitality

Today, it is impossible to imagine Phuket without its legions of holiday-makers, lounging on the beach with coconuts in hand. Before the 20th century however, you might be surprised to learn that Phuket was more Ipoh than Bali. The island’s main source of income came from tin-mining, not tour

by Pan Jie

August 19, 2020

Under One Roof: How The Covered Walkway Conquered Singapore

Under One Roof: How The Covered Walkway Conquered Singapore

In December last year, I was returning home from Yio Chu Kang swimming pool when I saw something which took my breath away: a brand new covered walkway. Not any regular ol’ covered walkway, but a covered linkway built on steel girders, spanning a storm drain of some 15m. Awed by this miracle of u

by Pan Jie

August 17, 2020

A Better Take On Indian Matchmaking, By The Creators Of Indian Matchmaking

A Better Take On Indian Matchmaking, By The Creators Of Indian Matchmaking

All images from Netflix. It is difficult to walk the thin line between representation and endorsement. This is my main takeaway from Indian Matchmaking—currently the fourth most popular show on Netflix Singapore. The creator—Indian, female, Oscar-nominated—says she is merely ‘telli

by Pan Jie

July 28, 2020

Is Sengkang All That It’s Made Out To Be? We Went For A Walk To Find Out

Is Sengkang All That It’s Made Out To Be? We Went For A Walk To Find Out

Since GE2020, and the WP’s victory, Sengkang has turned into something of a meme. Less concrete-and-rebar town. More of a metonym for political change, democracy and all that good stuff. To borrow a 40-year-old phrase from televangelist Billy Graham, Sengkang can now be thought of as an ‘

by Pan Jie

July 22, 2020

Politics

Will The PAP Know How To Find Its Soul?

Will The PAP Know How To Find Its Soul?

Top image credit: Ng Kai Yuan Disclaimer: RICE does not support or endorse any political party. 61% is not a terrible number. If the UK conservatives got 61% of the popular vote in any general election, they would have spent the past weekend snorting cocaine off each other. For the straight-

by Pan Jie

July 14, 2020

Politics

24 Hours In The Life Of A GE 2020 Candidate

24 Hours In The Life Of A GE 2020 Candidate

Disclaimer: RICE does not endorse or support any political party in Singapore. Note: Red Dot United is running against Tharman’s team in Jurong. Their squad consists of Ravi Philemon, Michelle Lee Juen, Alec Tok, Liyana Dhamirah, and Nicholas Tang. Nicholas Tang is a friend. Nicholas Tang

by Pan Jie

July 8, 2020

How LKY Invented Singapore’s ‘Silent Majority’

How LKY Invented Singapore’s ‘Silent Majority’

Election years have a special vocabulary. Singaporeans become ‘ordinary Singaporeans’, while ‘bread-and-butter issues’ replace talk of ‘fiscal prudence’. Humble backgrounds are pushed to the fore and dialects replace Mandarin as candidates woo older voters. I do not know who will ‘w

by Pan Jie

July 5, 2020

Is A Bad Economy Good For The PAP? Let’s Take A Look

Is A Bad Economy Good For The PAP? Let’s Take A Look

Top image: RICE File Photo Disclaimer: RICE does not endorse or support any political party in Singapore. Comfort food doesn’t have to be good food. When we’re under a great deal of stress, we just crave a plate of something familiar. Eating Nasi Goreng/Prata/McSpicy at 2 AM is a surefire

by Pan Jie

July 3, 2020

Singapore’s First Political Debate: More Like An Office Meeting, But We’ll Take It

Singapore’s First Political Debate: More Like An Office Meeting, But We’ll Take It

Disclaimer: RICE does not endorse or support any political party in Singapore. Last night at 8 PM, we finally got some hot, intense, policy-on-policy action between 4 of our leading politicians. All it took was a global pandemic and a CB for the sparks to fly at long last. Was it brief, awkwar

by Pan Jie

July 2, 2020

Is Singapore Becoming More Divided? A New Book Tries To Untangle Our Nation’s Many, Many Inequalities

Is Singapore Becoming More Divided? A New Book Tries To Untangle Our Nation’s Many, Many Inequalities

Top image: RICE File Photo Note: This article was updated on 26/6/2020, 6.30 PM. For the longest time, the greatest minds in Singapore have wrestled with the mystery of Yishun. How—they ask themselves—did a regular neighbourhood become so Siao Lang? Why are there so many naked ‘loonie

by Pan Jie

June 26, 2020