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Mothernist – Helping Mothers Cope with Modern Living

Walter — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 05:39:00 +0000

Life in a modern city can be hectic and stressful. Especially if you’re a working mother trying to balance multiple roles – career/business, caregiver, mother, wife, and friend. The tremendous strain of continually juggling numerous balls may also result in the deterioration of one’s mental, spiritual and emotional health. In modern cities like Singapore, women […]

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Embracing the Elderly Worker

Walter — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:31:00 +0000

Colonel Sanders opened his first KFC at the age of 65 (courtesy of the Bluegrass Historian) Like it or not, we’re becoming a greying population. With low fertility rates of 1.2, the ratio of young to elderly Singaporeans would decline in the decades to come. This has been highlighted as a critical problem in the […]

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9 Elements of Japanese Aesthetics

Walter — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:09:00 +0000

Few countries can balance the beauty and utility of age-old heritage with modernity the way Japan does. Discover what the nine elements of Japanese aesthetics are here.

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What Chinese Want: Book Review

Walter — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:27:00 +0000

With a population of 1.3 billion sprawled over a gargantuan 9.6 million sq km, the People’s Republic of China is widely known as the factory of the world. The middle kingdom’s dominance of global economic and socio-political affairs is impressive, with many regarding them as the “factory of the world”. Its ability to mobilise epic […]

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