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Touched down in Singapore on Saturday and I got to experience, first-hand, YET AGAIN, the process of moving to and making a new home in a “new” country – “new” being in quotations since Singapore is not exactly a new … Continue reading
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So this is it then. In two days time, I leave New York for good, and my nomadic life well and truly comes to an end. I mean I will still continue with my Grand Tour of Southeast Asia, and … Continue reading
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Alright, I admit it. I’m totally workaholic, even though I don’t have a full-time job. Not quite yet. I’ve been squirrelling away like a squirrel in my little squirrel-hole here in New York, on yet another insane project for this … Continue reading
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Ok, so… I’m about to head back to New York in two days time and I think I’ve got the whole thing figured out… this question of Home, that is. And for starters, well… I don’t think Home is just … Continue reading
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Alright, I’m fed up. It’s simply too hard, this flying epic distances to enjoy a few precious weeks of domesticity. I’ve been homeless and placeless these past two years now. And there’s little sign that this state of being is … Continue reading
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When it comes to large-scale new precinct planning and development, leave it to the Singaporeans to get the job done. I’ve been in Singapore almost two weeks now and I thought I’d get on with the NUP series. While I … Continue reading
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About a month ago, I hopped over to D.C. with a friend to witness a once a year event – cherry blossom season. Incidentally, 2012 also marked the centennial of the Japanese Government’s gift of 3000 cherry trees to the … Continue reading
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Hamburg is a very old friend of mine. I love the city and it’s probably the only other city in Europe I could see myself living in (besides London). A large part of it is because it’s a port city, … Continue reading
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Ok, clearly I’m taking a little creative liberty with the description “New.” Williamsburg is hardly a “New Urban Precinct.” It’s been gentrifying for some time now. In fact, it is often used as a textbook case of gentrification in … Continue reading
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I interrupt my New Urban Precincts series to say that I have finally uploaded my presentation at the recent Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in New York on 28th Feb on Slideshare, complete with (re-enacted) audio. I’m not that … Continue reading
Dream Of A City 