Issue 5

SG60 – Building Our Singapore Together

Inside Culture
Tela Gian Francis Oandasan

The Invisible Layer: The Mixed-Race Dilemma in Singapore
Swedha Prabakaran

An Attempt at Defining Culture
Lee Zhuo Yang, Nicholas

The Harmony Paradox
Avis Yeo Siok Hui

Space Hoarders
Lim Wei Xun

Home: Lost in Time
Gary Teo Yong Jie

Why Do We Disparage Disability?
Lai Mun Wah Shaun

When Healing Spaces Hurt: Rethinking Mental Health Environments in Singapore
Tang Yu Jun

Heritage on the Menu: Can Old Eateries Survive the Café Wave?
Derek Woo Hern Yee

Culture’s Ability to Persist and Adapt in the Face of Rapid Urbanisation
Tanusri Balasubramanian

We Once Left Our Doors Open
Christabel Teo

From Support to Silence: Rethinking Care in a Shifting Society
Chew Jia Qian

What Does It Mean to be Authentic? Pulau Ubin and the Living Work of Heritage
Abhijith Ravikumar

Special Feature by LCC Director 

Why Write?
Angela Frattarola, PhD
Director, Language and Communication Centre

CC0001 – Inquiry & Communication in an Interdisciplinary World

Sin City: Dissecting Singapore’s Red-Light District?
Bryan Seah Jun Le

Time Pressure in Writing – Crucible or Crisis?
Mohammad Shahiqmal Bin Zulkiflie

Silent Monitors: The Sound of Trust Shattered
Shaanan Umapathy

For the Love of Gore: What is Morbid Curiosity?
Charlize Ashwini D/O Yamalasamy

Food: Connecting Through Bites
Herbie Tio

The Fishy Ornamentation of Living Things
Lim Yi Ning

Are We Truly Lost in Translation?
James Jackson

Digital Mirrors: The Algorithms That Shape Us
Mohit Kodemela

Making a ‘Pen Gun’: Why Do We Destroy to Create?
Cadence Lim Tong Xuan

Memory in Words
Fara Yasmeen Binte Sulaiman

Conversations of the Self
Yeo Ji Chi

The Commodification of Self-Expression in Fashion
Aye Su Nandar Michelle

Hooked on Connection
Ryan Lau Wei Yan

Wonder Wanders
Lim Shu Han

Prayer: What I Was Taught to Call Comfort
Yong Weng Hin

When Fast Food Isn’t Fast Enough
Law Ze Ying Carin

Whispers in the Signs: Cultural Echoes of Translation in Joo Chiat
Jin Xiran

The Truth Behind the Perfect Text
Vincent Gilbert Wong

Chasing Shadows: The False Promise of Freedom
Kee Yi En

Where I Belong…?
Mohammad Danial Lutfi Bin Mohammad Suhaini

More Technology Means Less Humanity
Kayla Goh Wen Xuan

Red Packets and Red Flags of a Changing Culture
Hong Fang Jun

The Draw of the Hand or the Heart?
Choy Wei Jian Ryan

More Than Just Presence: Understanding Motivation in Shared Athletic Spaces
Wong Jia Ying, Crystal

Gambling, Gains, Grit
Tan Jun Jie

Suited for Power
Jadelyn Minneke Sutopo

The Vending Machine Temple: Prayers in the Age of Efficiency
You Hanyue

Recognising the Crooked Line: The Limits of Self-Awareness
Tok Yong En Xavier

A Question of Balance
Kristen Khoo

Networking: Finding Solace in a Hurricane of Hidden Agendas
Teng Yan Liang

The Paradox of Routine: Our Comfort or Our Cage?
Vinayagasubramanian Lakshmisurya

Dancing Across Borders
Sarah Christabel Chua

Becoming the Voice You Hear
Kuttiyil Rajath Krishna

Drawing Out Ephemerality
Ahn Na Young

The Social Media Blueprint for Modern Living
Estelle Chan Wai Yan

HW0206 – Academic Communication in Chinese Studies

Investigating the Chinese Language and Culture in Younger Generations
Wang Xiaoling