Category Archives: Sociology & Urban Studies

SPIRIT OF THE CITY 城市精神

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Kennie Ting

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It’s been some time since I posted on DREAM OF THE CITY. The main reason for this was a sudden urge to get back to my novel. After a first round of rejections by literary agents, and some very useful … Continue reading →

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A Season of Anniversaries

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Kennie Ting

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Autumn is the season of anniversaries, and I’ve got a trio of them stacked up – well, technically, a quartet… Yes, I haven’t written anything here in six months. I’ve been busy – with a new book, a burgeoning relationship, … Continue reading →

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METAMORPHOSIS, or The Garden

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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Something is happening to me. These past few months I’ve been spinning a silk skein around myself; enveloping myself within a cocoon. Inside it, change is afoot. Just what change, it is impossible to fathom at this stage, not even … Continue reading →

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SINGAPORE 1819 – A LIVING LEGACY

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Kennie Ting

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On October 18th, my new book, SINGAPORE 1819 – A LIVING LEGACY launches.  This is my third book, and it comes some three years after the first two. I’m immensely pleased that it’s finally done, given that it is pretty … Continue reading →

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Akbar’s Agra – Fatehpur Sikri and the Agra Fort

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Kennie Ting

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In 1563, the Emperor Akbar, the third of the Mughal Emperors, entered Agra and made it his capital. Initially, he lived here, in what would become the Agra fort, on the banks of Yamuna River. But in 1571, he would … Continue reading →

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The Grand Tour III-11: Agra…City of the Taj

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Kennie Ting

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Most visitors to Agra come for one purpose alone – to marvel at the Taj Mahal. They day-trip here from Delhi or spend at most a night in this city. That is a pity, since there is so much more … Continue reading →

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The Imperial, New Delhi (and Maiden’s Hotel, Delhi)

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Kennie Ting

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In Delhi, I had the splendid opportunity to stay at not one, but two of the city’s historic grand hotels. The first, was, of course, Hotel Imperial (today’s The Imperial, New Delhi), Delhi’s modern and luxurious hotel establishment, the equivalent … Continue reading →

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Monumental Bombay II – Oval Maidan to Crawford Market

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Kennie Ting

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The second part of our walking tour of Old Bombay takes in some of the most iconic, monumental and stupendous buildings and public spaces in Bombay in what constitutes the civic and cultural heart of the old city.  Many of … Continue reading →

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Dream Of A City, or The Importance of Being Kennie

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Kennie Ting

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Recently, I dreamed of a city… It was a city I had known before. An impossible city, perched precariously on a craggy peninsula and island at the mouth of the Pearl River; floating at the edge of the South China … Continue reading →

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Velha Goa (Old Goa)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Kennie Ting

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In the heyday of Velha Goa, one would have arrived by barge up the Mandovi River, docking to the north of the city proper, and arriving into Old Goa by way of the ancient Viceroy’s Arch. Today, it is far … Continue reading →

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