Category Archives: Culture & Lifestyle

THE FACTS OF LIFE – 12. GLOWING

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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In the mid-2000s, I took a trip with some old friends – the same ones who would live in Dubai later – to Barcelona, Lisbon and Marrakesh. It was to be a rather memorable trip if only because I came … Continue reading →

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Tsundoku 積ん読, or the Elegant, Obsessive Art of Book-Hoarding

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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So in the spirit of balance, I thought I’d post something completely frivolous, and almost nothing to do whatsoever with work.  Well, almost… I’m an incurable bookworm, and a TOTAL geek.  There’s nothing I like more than curling up in … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 11. MISTAKEN

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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I intended for THE FACTS OF LIFE to be an experimental album.  Each of the songs explored a very specific emotion in the life cycle of a relationship between two people – joy, sadness, desire, anger, disappointment… While the album … Continue reading →

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Finding Balance – A 3-Point Action Plan

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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It’s been a gruelling few weeks of travel (including weekend travel) and multiple evening/weekend events. Even though I’ve achieved more than I imagined I would in a very short time, I can’t help but remind myself that just a couple … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 10. NIGHT

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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NIGHT and WATER…… are a pair. Both were inspired by the dream-like, stark-beautiful landscape of Musandam, a rocky enclave of Oman that sits on the northern-most tip of the Arabian peninsula, separated from the rest of the mainland by the … Continue reading →

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Of Navels and Navel-Gazing – the Question of Singapore Identity in the Global Context

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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I had the privilege today to be invited to deliver the Opening Remarks at the National Museum of Singapore’s international Symposium, ENCOUNTERS & CONNECTED HISTORIES: PRELUDE TO 1819, which the museum has organised in support of its new special exhibition, … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 9. WATER……

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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Summer is ending, and I feel closure approaching just around the corner, almost at my fingertips. As it happens, I have more song “demos” than there are months remaining in 2019. So I’ve got to speed up the “release” of … Continue reading →

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Clarity & Authenticity – 3 Years at the Helm of Asian Civilisations Museum

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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Time flies! It seems like only yesterday I made the one-year mark as Director of Asian Civilisations Museum. As 1 September 2019 came and went two weeks ago, just like that… without fanfare… I hit the THREE-YEAR mark as Director. … Continue reading →

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THE FACTS OF LIFE – 8. MASOCHISTIC

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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In 2010 – almost 10 years ago now – I was at a sort of crossroads in my life, on the professional, personal and creative fronts. Feeling completely lost and unsure as to where I was headed, I threw myself … Continue reading →

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Light… Blindness… Clarity…

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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June and July have seen me travel extensively… for work and for leisure. Everywhere I went this Summer, I encountered the “Heatwave” – extraordinarily hot temperatures that are undoubtedly a result of climate change; weather that saw the barometer rise … Continue reading →

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