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Carpool conversations: How to talk to strangers

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One of the pleasures of being a carpool driver is the range of conversations the writer have had with passengers.

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Paul Tan

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Since rebooting my life in public service for a postgraduate pathway last August, there is no longer the regular commute to the office or rushing around for various meetings and events around the island.
The rhythm of a postgraduate student's schedule is dramatically different but there is still a need to travel to campus, whether for classes, consultations with the professors or research in the library.
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