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Manhattan in 12 Streets: Goodbye Empire State, Hello Lion City!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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Manhattan in 12 Streets was meant to be an extension of my other insane street photography project, 100 Ways To See… A Street, which was a means of exposing the amazing complexity of one single street in New York – … Continue reading →

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Grand St: View towards Williamsburg, Brooklyn (East River Park and Promenade)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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Past Co-op Village, we reach a very narrow strip of parkland at the very edge of Manhattan.  Just beside it, is the Gigeresque expanse of the Williamsburg Bridge; and across the water is Williamsburg, Brooklyn – home to yuppies, expatriates … Continue reading →

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Grand St: Co-operative Village (East Broadway to FDR Drive)

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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Near the edge of the water, we enter the final ethnic enclave on Grand Street. This is the largely Jewish enclave of Co-op Village.  Here, one sees a landscape of towering red-brick apartment buildings with stunning views unto the water … Continue reading →

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Manhattan in 12 Sts: Grand Street – The Many Tribes of Manhattan

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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“The summer air, the bright sun shining, and the sailing clouds aloft, The winter snows, the sleigh-bells, the broken ice in the river, passing along up or down with the flood-tide or ebb-tide, The mechanics of the city, the masters, … Continue reading →

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“Streets of Harmony” in Singapore

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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All three of the Straits Settlements towns, Penang, Malacca and Singapore were known to be multi-cultural melting pots, home to almost all of the creeds and religions in the world.  In each of these, there were streets known as “Streets … Continue reading →

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The Raffles Hotel, Singapore…aka Beautiful but Soul-less

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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This was it: the grande dame of not just Singapore, but Southeast Asia.  It was meant to be the glorious climax and culmination of the entire Grand Tour.  But somehow, it fell short, by about a mile. I think it … Continue reading →

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Home and its Discontents

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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I haven’t posted anything for Dream Of A City for two months now, aside from the chapters for The Grand Tour and Manhattan in 12 Streets, which don’t strictly count. Admittedly, I’ve been going through a bit of a rough … Continue reading →

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Everything in its Right Place

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Kennie Ting

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Ok. I’m officially worried. Worried because as of last Friday, the last painting – our art work was scattered amongst friends and family when we first left for London-NYC – is on the wall at our new place.  And my … Continue reading →

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(Un)Happiness, A Sense of Play and Making the Best of It

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Kennie Ting

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It’s been a whole year since I sat in New York, imagining myself in Singapore dreaming of New York.  I can’t believe how quickly a year has passed.  And I have to ask myself, one year hence, if the quality … Continue reading →

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