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I’ll miss you when you die years later: Grieving a pet’s death in advance

The writer had grieved her pet’s death for about a decade before the cat died.

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In a second-hand bookshop, a quiet ritual of friendship

Ritual calms us, it offers us order in an unsettled world, it wards off loneliness and binds us in threads of anticipation.

#StrongNotSkinny: Why I want chunky legs

Building nearly 1kg of muscle is not minuscule in the writer's case.

Love going cashless, hate how it may fail

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.

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.

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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.

Has the 5-star review lost its value?

There are myriad ways businesses curate a favourable online presence.

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.

When there’s little time left to rally

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

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