Having completed my stay at NCID and now optimising for my resort experience at D’ Resort at Pasir Ris, I have a list of items that might be helpful for anyone who might be checking in following a positive test. For the NCID stay – the NCID ward is a hospital and you are treated…
Category: Perspectives
My most exciting day under quarantine
Highlights of my 15th day of hospitalisation and post-hospitalisation quarantine.
Insurance claims from COVID-19
Yes, it is boring and a bummer to be hospitalised for getting the coronavirus infection and being quarantined. Worse still, I’ve dragged three other family members (and potentially a taxi driver) down with me on the quarantine order. Thankfully, they have shown no symptoms throughout the 14 days (my family members, at least) and I…
One for my Western friends
This article is written for my Western friends amidst the coronavirus crisis.
Coming home infected
If quarantine in Singapore comes with a sea view and room service, what does having a COVID infection mean?
Before Europe (and I) realised COVID has hit
The calm in Europe before the COVID storm hit the region (and me).
Carbon offset – It’s about the net effect
I paid just 35 cents more to “compensate” for my carbon footprint. But what do I think of it?
Start of a Water Challenge
As Earth Day’s draws near, I’ve volunteered to take on a personal challenge with WWF Singapore to document the adoption of water-saving habits. It starts with recording my typical usage habits on Day 0 and then implementing the following five measures over a week-long period…
The Ugly Side of Beauty Products
Heartfelt words from an animal passivist. Do you know more than 100 million animals die in laboratories each year – in the US alone? That’s 17 times worse than the holocaust and no one is actually bothered by it. Why? Just because survivors (if any) of the brutality of a laboratory life cannot write memoirs…
30% Water Price Hike in Singapore
A breakdown of the 30% increase in water prices in Singapore and what it means to us.
Seafood that tastes better
How sustainable is our seafood consumption habits? Can we ensure that there’ll be marine species (to feast on) in generations to come?
Topping the world – Singapore in energy consumption per capita
We’re pretty familiar with the term “carbon footprint”. There’s the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) for countries and there’re regulations imposed on companies on the way they treat pollutants and waste. Effective July 2016, SGX requires companies listed on the exchange to provide a sustainability report with a focus on their environmental impacts alongside…
