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Stretch of Road

Posted on January 8, 2015 by 9minnon

Like many cities which straddle the traditional and the modern with aplomb, Singapore can give you plenty of sights which give you an idea, over a brief stretch of road, of the worlds Singapore does straddle. Theres traditional architecture, and … Continue reading →

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Inherent Bias

Posted on December 2, 2014 by 9minnon

Is bias towards the “other” inherent in a community, or is it something which is built from the outside in? This is something we were discussing this Sunday. While our Sunday random jaunt did take us to some places across … Continue reading →

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On A Morning Walk …

Posted on November 22, 2014 by 9minnon

Sometimes, a picture may speak more than a thousand words. This is probably why we are able to appreciate beauty through pictures, and not through words. And sometimes, we find something beautiful, something unusual along the way, and words cannot … Continue reading →

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Along Changi Road

Posted on November 12, 2014 by 9minnon

Two weeks in a row … The first one was a bus ride from Bedok, the next one was getting off the MRT at Kambangan, and a short walk takes you to Changi Road. Here you will find a number … Continue reading →

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Science & Religion

Posted on November 5, 2014 by 9minnon

Continuing from this post, is another aspect which usually doesnt get highlighted in this science vs religion debate (which, by the way, we unanimously believe, are not two different worldviews, but rather, two aspects of the same worldview), is that … Continue reading →

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Religion & Science

Posted on November 4, 2014 by 9minnon

Not many would have missed this news about Pope Francis declaring evolution and the Big Bang to be true. We have been discussing this for some time now, before we came around to posting our thoughts here. To begin with, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Walkabout

Posted on November 2, 2014 by 9minnon

On our habit of random walking about on Sunday, and we find that sometimes we are taken to parts of the city which hold treasures for the traveller. Some such treasures were found on one such Sunday. A short bus … Continue reading →

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Getting Around

Posted on October 28, 2014 by 9minnon

Lao Tzu said: A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. With this description, we could be somewhat of good travellers, albeit weekend ones. You would have read in this post about our wanderings around … Continue reading →

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Traveller & Tourist

Posted on September 19, 2014 by 9minnon

What’s the difference between these two? To many of us, these two are synonymous, but are they really? These two folks don’t seem to think so. And surprisingly, for once, they seem to agree. A tourist, according to these guys, … Continue reading →

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The Ethos Of Lahore

Posted on August 3, 2014 by 9minnon

These guys were talking about this video which is about Lahore. In this video, noted journalist Mubasher Lucman talks about Lahore. Lahore is one of the oldest cities in South Asia, with a history which spans more than 4000 years, … Continue reading →

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