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ST On My Mind

Love going cashless, hate how it may fail

If cash is still king, or rather, queen, its crown is slipping.
If cash is still king, or rather, queen, its crown is slipping.

The fight to keep talking: The vital art of conversation

There is something powerful to conversation, to holding another person’s gaze, starting an exchange and letting an idea take flight like a kite on two strings, says the writer.
There is something powerful to conversation, to holding another person’s gaze, starting an exchange and letting an idea take flight like a kite on two strings, says the writer.

Walking on water: Seeing Singapore anew after a job switch to design

The writer has become much struck by the pervasiveness of design, whether in the national narrative or our personal lives.
The writer has become much struck by the pervasiveness of design, whether in the national narrative or our personal lives.

Commentary

The magic of streaming shines brighter than that of cinema halls

You are set up to expect a hushed and darkened cinema hall, and it is wonderful when that happens, but frustrating when it does not, says the writer.
You are set up to expect a hushed and darkened cinema hall, and it is wonderful when that happens, but frustrating when it does not, says the writer.

Has the 5-star review lost its value?

There are myriad ways businesses curate a favourable online presence.
There are myriad ways businesses curate a favourable online presence.

When there’s little time left to rally

If you’re lucky, a sport follows you through your life, says the writer.
If you’re lucky, a sport follows you through your life, says the writer.

Commentary

How to crush a full day’s work in two hours in a group full of strangers

Can one do a full day's work in two uninterrupted hours? The writer finds out.
Can one do a full day's work in two uninterrupted hours? The writer finds out.

Commentary

Neighbourhood noise: The kinds I try to embrace and those I can’t

Constant exposure to loud sounds like those from renovation work could lead to hearing impairment, said experts.
Constant exposure to loud sounds like those from renovation work could lead to hearing impairment, said experts.

Heard of Bario? Winona? Tiny towns are an escape from excess, and a gift of time

Bario in the Sarawak highlands has a gentle pace.
Bario in the Sarawak highlands has a gentle pace.

Which living person do you admire? 

We don’t have a weekly Top 10 People ranking chart pinned to our frontal lobes, yet we all value qualities.
We don’t have a weekly Top 10 People ranking chart pinned to our frontal lobes, yet we all value qualities.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.