The presence of Western hawker food in our local hawker culture has quite interesting beginnings, all with a sprinkle of colonialism, of course. The Hainanese immigrants are credited for this ...
The word “sayang” is one of the rich words in our languages, conveying a multiplicity of emotions – regret, disappointment, nostalgia, affection – that render it virtually untranslatable in simple ...
Buwan ng Wika has me musing about how Philippine languages are so rich and emotive, rife with words for the many gradients of human feeling. It’s a reflection of us as a sentimental, emotion-driven ...
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Writers Festival got off to a tender start on Friday (Nov 4) evening, staying true to this year's bittersweet theme of sayang. Author Noor Hasnah Adam and her daughter, ...
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