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Former fine dining chef leaves fine dining to sell US$2 pasta at his former school’s canteen
I’ve had some great school food in my time, but man I would have loved this
Former fine dining chef leaves fine dining to sell US$2 pasta at his former school’s canteen
I’ve had some great school food in my time, but man I would have loved this
Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%
The biggest legislative improvement for queer people in Singapore this century:
- the government finally removed the anti-sodomy British era law a few years ago
- they ‘gave’ us this in consultation with religious groups who were assured that ‘we’ will not ask for marriage or adoption rights
- they also made it impossible for any of this to be fought for through the courts
- and made something already hard (same sex adoption and surrogacy) pretty much now impossible
Even for straight people, women who do IVF need ‘permission’ from their husbands. Most queer people had to go to Thailand to do it.
This conversation captures perspectives from ‘all sides’, but let’s be real, it’s the evangelical Chinese Singaporean Christians who are the primary homophobes and transphobes.
In the mid ‘10s I was more optimistic about change. I am no longer.
To be sure, the repeal of 377A was massive! It also feels like massive cost.
https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/1reazwe/do_you_think_samesex_marriage_will_ever_be/
Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%
The biggest legislative improvement for queer people in Singapore this century:
- the government finally removed the anti-sodomy British era law a few years ago
- they ‘gave’ us this in consultation with religious groups who were assured that ‘we’ will not ask for marriage or adoption rights
- they also made it impossible for any of this to be fought for through the courts
- and made something already hard (same sex adoption and surrogacy) pretty much now impossible
Even for straight people, women who do IVF need ‘permission’ from their husbands. Most queer people had to go to Thailand to do it.
This conversation captures perspectives from ‘all sides’, but let’s be real, it’s the evangelical Chinese Singaporean Christians who are the primary homophobes and transphobes.
In the mid ‘10s I was more optimistic about change. I am no longer.
To be sure, the repeal of 377A was massive! It also feels like massive cost.
https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/1reazwe/do_you_think_samesex_marriage_will_ever_be/
"Delivery platform Deliveroo will exit the Singapore market on March 4, it said in a statement on its website on Feb 25.
[…]
DoorDash, which owns Deliveroo and another delivery platform Wolt, said on Feb 25 that it will be exiting Qatar, Japan and Uzbekistan as well."
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/deliveroo-to-exit-singapore-market
"Delivery platform Deliveroo will exit the Singapore market on March 4, it said in a statement on its website on Feb 25.
[…]
DoorDash, which owns Deliveroo and another delivery platform Wolt, said on Feb 25 that it will be exiting Qatar, Japan and Uzbekistan as well."
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/deliveroo-to-exit-singapore-market
A post I wrote a few years ago about #immigration. This is what government processes look like in a place that isn’t socially anti-queer but does not recognize same sex marriage (my country)
A post I wrote a few years ago about #immigration. This is what government processes look like in a place that isn’t socially anti-queer but does not recognize same sex marriage (my country)
Aaron Maniam is super smart former Singapore government official, now academic
He presents this Singaporean documentary about how AI can lead to bias and it's good to see info about the type of work that I do in a Singaporean context
Aaron Maniam is super smart former Singapore government official, now academic
He presents this Singaporean documentary about how AI can lead to bias and it's good to see info about the type of work that I do in a Singaporean context
The Right Building, The Right Dress: The Right Time
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#AltText #NoAi #No2AI #photography #photo #potd #photooftheday #travel #travelphotography #architecture #asia #architecturalphotography #cityscape #asian #singapore #street #woman #streetscenes #people #saffron
The Right Building, The Right Dress: The Right Time
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#AltText #NoAi #No2AI #photography #photo #potd #photooftheday #travel #travelphotography #architecture #asia #architecturalphotography #cityscape #asian #singapore #street #woman #streetscenes #people #saffron
Algerian food in a Singaporean hawker centre. In the heart of Little Thailand. This is the Singapore I love
Algerian food in a Singaporean hawker centre. In the heart of Little Thailand. This is the Singapore I love
You can (and should) spend more time in Singapore
I recently finished a week long trip to Singapore to catch up with an old friend. When I told people that I was going there for a week, several people gave me a grimmaced look, and told me that I shouldn't stay there for longer than three days, and that I would be bored. I can safely tell you that I could have easily spent more than the week that I did, and I could happily do several weeks as a traveling nomad (especially if I was working). [...]
You can (and should) spend more time in Singapore
I recently finished a week long trip to Singapore to catch up with an old friend. When I told people that I was going there for a week, several people gave me a grimmaced look, and told me that I shouldn't stay there for longer than three days, and that I would be bored. I can safely tell you that I could have easily spent more than the week that I did, and I could happily do several weeks as a traveling nomad (especially if I was working). [...]
