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![Growing Old in Singapore Isn’t the Hard Part. It’s the Feeling of Being Stuck.]()
For years, retirement planning has meant saving diligently and hoping for the best. But in a world where we might live till 90 or even 100, that’s beginning to feel inadequate.
How do we plan for a life with more chapters than we expected?
Growing Old in Singapore Isn’t the Hard Part. It’s the Feeling of Being Stuck.
For years, retirement planning has meant saving diligently and hoping for the best. But in a world where we might live till 90 or even 100, that’s beginning to feel inadequate.
How do we plan for a life with more chapters than we expected?
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![Growing Old in Singapore Isn’t the Hard Part. It’s the Feeling of Being Stuck.]()
Growing Old in Singapore Isn’t the Hard Part. It’s the Feeling of Being Stuck.
For years, retirement planning has meant saving diligently and hoping for the best. But in a world where we might live till 90 or even 100, that’s beginning to feel inadequate. How do we plan for a life with more chapters than we expected?
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![Inside a 44-Year-Old Man’s Annual O-Level Exam Pilgrimage]()
Inside a 44-Year-Old Man’s Annual O-Level Exam Pilgrimage
Some people run marathons. Others sign up for Hyrox. Linus Lin sits for O-level exams.
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![How Pickleball Became Singapore’s Latest Social Status Sport]()
How Pickleball Became Singapore’s Latest Social Status Sport
Just two years ago, almost no one in Singapore had heard of pickleball.
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![The Singaporean Mum and Daughter Making Lebanese Olive Oil That’s Rooted in Resistance]()
The Singaporean Mum and Daughter Making Lebanese Olive Oil That’s Rooted in Resistance
"The easiest way to spread awareness was through a product—you can get connected to the land, the people, the ground."
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![I Sang at an Underground Gig With a Retiree Band and All I Got Was an Elderly Friend]()
I Sang at an Underground Gig With a Retiree Band and All I Got Was an Elderly Friend
"If you're scared of singing, you can share the microphone with me."
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![Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah]()
Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah
The existential fatigue of getting your identity and loyalty examined yet again.
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![Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore]()
Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore
"I don't think I should have to learn Chinese just to order a meal."
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![Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?]()
Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?
How do we hold on to what’s familiar while opening our doors to those who want to make Singapore home too?
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![Steven Lee: The Man Who Keeps Singapore’s Journalists Up at Night (Sort Of)]()
Steven Lee: The Man Who Keeps Singapore’s Journalists Up at Night (Sort Of)
Meet the retiree who CCs the prime minister in emails about the plural form.
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![Inside Caliversity, the Heartland Workout Sessions Building Community Through Muscle-Ups]()
Inside Caliversity, the Heartland Workout Sessions Building Community Through Muscle-Ups
From core strength to core values.
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![35 Years On, How Much Influence Do Singapore’s NMPs Really Have?]()
35 Years On, How Much Influence Do Singapore’s NMPs Really Have?
The NMP scheme’s greatest weakness may not lie in its design; it's in the public perception.
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![Meet the Singaporeans Who Chose a Borderless University Over a Traditional One]()
Meet the Singaporeans Who Chose a Borderless University Over a Traditional One
What is a university anyway?
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![‘Misrepresenting and Misconstruing’: Faith, Friction, and the Beans&Beats Dancefloor]()
‘Misrepresenting and Misconstruing’: Faith, Friction, and the Beans&Beats Dancefloor
When evangelism crashes the party.
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"We hawkers already face enough pressure every day doing our best to serve decent food at a fair price. Then one ‘honest review’ with our signboard shown can easily crush the heart and effort we pour into this business."