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It would be painfully apparent by now that I live in Williamsburg, New York. A place more commonly known as hipster nirvana. For those of you who don’t know what a “hipster” is (or for those of who are “hipster” … Continue reading
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Marc Augé (1995), in his seminal book Non-places: introduction to an anthropology of supermodernity, sheds light on the concept of “non-places,” noting that: “[i]f a place can be defined as relational, historical and concerned with identity, then a space which … Continue reading
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Since my late teens, I have had an enduring fascination with the Middle East, particularly its art, architecture and urban landscape. Every year, I make a pilgrimage, of sorts, to Dubai. The intent is to see how it’s changed, while … Continue reading
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I recently finished reading Edward Said’s memoir, Out of Place (he wrote the seminal book, Orientalism, on Western conceptions of the Middle East). His main theme – how being out of place can be a defining factor in one’s life … Continue reading
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Alright, I’ll admit it. I spend a significant amount of my time at Starbucks. Every morning in London, I would get up, rain or shine, shuffle two blocks down to the nearest Starbucks in my flip-flops, PJs and a pullover, … Continue reading
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Ok, following two weeks of meandering, I think it’s high time I posted some practical information on this blog. So I’m starting a regular column called “For All Practical Purposes,” which will focus on practical issues related to relocation and … Continue reading
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“There’s no place like home” because home is a state of mind. More specifically, home is Jay-Zee’s multi-platinum, Grammy-award winning track, Empire State of Mind. While I was interviewing another friend of mine on what his experience was like relocating … Continue reading
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A friend of mine, speaking on the subject of Home, said that what’s most important to him was flexibility – the ability to just pick up and go anywhere in the world; to be elsewhere easily. As long as he … Continue reading
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I re-visited Portsdown Road today – where I used to live in Singapore – to wander and to relive memories. The area is a beautiful and rare patch of well-preserved countryside (for lack of a better way of describing it) … Continue reading
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One of the earliest conclusions I made about Home this past year was while re-watching the classic motion picture, The Wizard of Oz. In the final scenes of the motion picture, Dorothy Gale of Kansas is told to close her … Continue reading
Dream Of A City 