Tag Archives: Photography

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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MOVED TO GASP – Art, Design, Architecture & Affect

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Kennie Ting

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For the longest time, I’ve been preoccupied with how buildings and architecture make us FEEL. That’s the reason I’ve spent months and years wandering the streets of cosmopolitan port cities. I would stalk these streets with my camera, in search … Continue reading →

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ME = CULTURAL HISTORIAN | The Great Port Cities of Asia: In History

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Kennie Ting

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It’s been a busy month and a bit. Short spurts of travel. Loads of things happening that have import on my future. Plus, I was also ill for a couple of weeks. So I had to pause on my journey … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Moving in Slow Motion

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Kennie Ting

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This past week, I succumbed to a spurt of anxious activity, only to be reminded that I should be taking it easy. The goal (of blogging and reflection) is to slake off old skin, so a new and refreshed ME … Continue reading →

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ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION, or a Healthy Preoccupation with #CATx+

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Kennie Ting

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When I took on my last job, I worried that I’d be pencilling myself into too narrow a niche. The reality of being a museum director is that you get to learn and apply all kinds of skillsets relevant across … Continue reading →

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A Place in the World – A(t) Home in the Universe

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Kennie Ting

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Notwithstanding the stent in my heart, these past two months have been, ironically, the happiest months of my life.  I’ve pronounced these three words, “I’M SO HAPPY”, so many times, I’m beginning to get bored of myself, even as my … Continue reading →

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Secret Geometries, or Re-acquainting Myself with this Personal Universe called HOME

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Kennie Ting

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It’s been five weeks since the so-called “Circuit Breaker” in Singapore. For 34 whole days, I’ve sat at home, mostly alone – except for the virtual meetings for work, and the (far more enjoyable) virtual drinks with friends and family. … Continue reading →

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Fashioning a Brand-New, Benign (World) Order

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Kennie Ting

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What a difference a month and a bit makes! In late February, when I wrote my previous post, I had just returned from Mexico, anticipating change but hopeful that life would go on, more or less, with some, but not … Continue reading →

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The City Palace and the Monsoon Palace

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Kennie Ting

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This is a city of lakes and a city of palaces. The palaces here are all, in their own way, epic and awe-inspiring. Take the City Palace, which sprawls on the East Bank of Lake Pichola. Construction of the palace … Continue reading →

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Colonial and Institutional Architecture in Vientiane

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Kennie Ting

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Where colonial and institutional architecture is concerned, Vientiane resembles its cousin Phnom Penh, with many colonial villas now housing government institutions, and many civic institutions occupying modernist and art deco buildings from the ‘50s and ‘60s. There are two main … Continue reading →

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