Category Archives: Travel & Mobility

城市与艺术 Art and the City

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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I love art, and I love cities. As a cultural policy-maker in a past life, my role was to examine how art could be used to transform cities, and to apply what I uncovered to Singapore. I loved my job. … Continue reading →

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Journeyings and Visitations II – Unstable Places

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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Over the holiday weekend, I had the opportunity to reflect upon time, upon travel, and on my journeying this past year. What I discovered was that I am often struck by places of instability and ambiguity, in which the past … Continue reading →

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On Time-travelling

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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I’ve always been anxious about time.  I can’t sit still without hearing it whirring past me inexorably. And I stress myself out with thoughts like: Am I spending my time right? Should I be doing something else more useful with … Continue reading →

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A Note about Food and Service: London vs New York

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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OK, so here’s the thing. I’m tired of New Yorkers, Londoners, and just about everybody else telling me that New York has better food, better service and cheaper prices than London.  Because that is just nonsense.  London has much better … Continue reading →

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The Why and How of Travel

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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Over the weekend, I finished reading celebrity philosopher, Alain de Botton’s (2002) excellent book, The Art of Travel. In it, he very humorously and counter-intuitively examines why and how we travel, using his own experience, and excerpts from travel narratives … Continue reading →

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Home is a Non-place

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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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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The Middle East… and Dubai الشرق الاوسط … و دبي

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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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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错综复杂 Out of Place

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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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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饮水思源 A Love Affair with Water (and Cities…)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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Following on from my previous post, I thought I’d extend my musings on the theme of water and the city, and accompany these with photography on the subject. Having grown up in an island city that is also one of … Continue reading →

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梦游苏州 Dreaming of Suzhou

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Kennie Ting

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As the saying goes:上有天堂，下有苏杭 –  Suzhou and Hangzhou are Heaven on Earth. I had been wanting to visit Suzhou for years, after my first attempt to do so 5 years ago was scuppered by a very bad cold.  Hangzhou had lived … Continue reading →

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