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Rubble of Dr A's home and clinic in Syria
Asylum Seekers & Refugees
February 24, 20170

Creation and Destruction

  After my interview last week with a Syrian refugee, I went to my local library and borrowed all the books I could find on Syria. One of the books I borrowed was The...

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The Curious Scribbler
Asylum Seekers & Refugees
February 17, 20170

Mothers and Sons

Tomorrow morning, I shall bid my seventeen-year-old son farewell as he travels to another city to begin his undergraduate studies. These past weeks, as friends have learnt of...

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The Curious Scribbler
Asylum Seekers & Refugees
February 10, 20171

The Little Man Counts

Earlier this year, I stopped to read a commemorative board by a sandy footpath leading to Chapman’s Bar at Emerald Bay on Pangkor Laut. I learnt that the bar was named...

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Book progress update
February 3, 20172

Seeing life through the lens of death

Since moving away in 2001, I have returned to Malaysia and Singapore each year to spend time with family. As the years passed, I have noticed loved ones growing old, often...

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