Jul 12, 2021Expanding our common space is inadequate for racial harmonyWe also need to further explore our uncommon spaces — Much has been said and done about maintaining our common space since I first understood this principle during Singapore’s National Day Rally 2009. Today, it might be timely for us to also further explore a less spoken counterpart — our uncommon spaces. In the face of growing diversity in Singapore…Racial Harmony3 min read
Nov 21, 2020Sharing meals through the FEAST frameworkMulling over Cass Sunstein’s point for a food stall initiative in Singapore — While buying dinner at a coffeeshop yesterday, I was attracted to a couple of posters at the front of a food stall. It turned out to be BAM! I found out that BAM or ‘Belanja A Meal’ is a programme that goes back to 2018 that allows diners to anonymously…Igotnudged3 min read
Published in UX Collective·Jul 6, 2020Nudge, press and holdHow I gamified UX on Instagram Stories to pique customers’ interest in less popular products by reframing their value. — After a year of marketing it on Instagram, my mother still hasn’t been able to sell this particular design of her product. The product is a floor sofa for children which she calls Mini Majlis Sofa, adapted from the Arabic Gulf region. …Marketing6 min read
Jun 29, 2020Get Our Mosques Going Up Every FridayImportance of behavioural and implementation science — Deen Squad said it best when they sang: “How we at the mosque going up, on a Friday. I be chillin’ with my brothers down the highway!” I had never been that excited to be able to attend Friday prayers again last week but having reflected on that experience, there…Covid 196 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Jul 28, 2019If You Want To Go To University, Finish Your FoodAn advice from two strong women in my life — “Kalau nak masuk Universiti, habiskan makanan tu!” (Originally said in Malay language and loosely translated as: If you want to go to University, finish your food!) It had never made sense to me. Where is the link? I even dared rebut once, making a point that I always ended up…Higher Education4 min read
Nov 24, 2018Autism and the Future of EducationWe should not be aiming to remediate autism, but working with autistic ways of being in an inclusive future of education — In learning about autism in education at a dialogue session, sometimes, I wish there were more opportunities to have autistic speakers on the panel sharing his/her views and discussing issues with the other panelists. …Autism4 min read
Nov 22, 2018Taking Action as Advocacy of Children with AutismWhile people with autism may have the tendency not to make eye contact with you, chances are today, you have either seen or met someone… — While people with autism may have the tendency not to make eye contact with you, chances are today, you have either seen or met someone with this neurodevelopment condition, or at least know about it. This is partly due to the voices and the daily grind of the caregivers, educators…Autism5 min read
Oct 4, 2018Learning bisadilities in the age of bisruptionMost likely you managed to make sense of the title above, with a short corrective hesitation. Give yourself a pat on the back. But for… — Most likely you managed to make sense of the title above, with a short corrective hesitation. Give yourself a pat on the back. …Education3 min read
