Tag: Singapore
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Eder vs Leah vs The Haze (No Winners Here)
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It started when Eder came home feeling a little woozy and was whining about an itchy throat. “Must be the haze,” he said grumpily. I quietly dismissed the grump, or as we say in the Philippines, dedma lang. When I woke up the next morning, turned over and instinctively placed…
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Singapore’s Racial Harmony Day (a POV from a Wannabe Eurasian)
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Many know Singapore as a highly diverse country. It comprises people of different ethnicities and cultures: Chinese, Malays, Indians, and well…”Others” – which is what I’m officially classified as. According to the Singapore Department of Statistics, “Others” encompasses Eurasians, Europeans, Arabs, Japanese, Filipinos, Caucasians, Thais, and several other ethnic groups.…