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In Defence of National Service
National Service is the bane of every Singaporean son. At the age of 18, every Singaporean male must serve a two-year term as a conscript. Following his discharge, he becomes a reservist, and must undergo annual fitness tests and in-camp training for a minimum of 10 cycles. Failure to enlist is punishable by imprisonment and…
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Singularity Sunrise 3: The Digital Veil is live!
It begins as an extraction. It ends in war. For decades, the Caliphate and Free Europe have been locked in a stalemate. Until the coming of Eden, the world’s first sapient AI. Hired by Eden’s creator, psychic contractor James Morgan and his partner Maya Knight infiltrate the Caliphate to extract a hunted journalist. But when…
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Half a Year of Standing Like A Stake
Stand in the sun. Be still. Breathe. For the past six months, I did just that. Once in the morning, once in the evening. Thirty minutes at dawn, ten at dusk, and slowly increasing. The results were extraordinary. The Foundation of Movement Zhang Zhuang is a foundational practice in the Chinese internal martial arts, deemed…
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The Great Holiday Book Sale!
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but you can still pick up some great books at incredible prices! Here are two sales to watch out for! Physicist, entrepreneur and author Dr. Hans Schantz runs an annual Black Friday sale on his blog, collecting free and discounted books from the biggest names in the…
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Confessions of A Keyboard Monkey
I wear many hats. As a writer, I’m Singapore’s first Hugo and Dragon Award nominated writer. As a blogger, I co-founded The Online Citizen and sparked the rise of citizen journalism in Singapore. Martial artist, soldier, husband, son, student, coach, I’ve been many things to many people. As myself, I am a keyboard monkey. The…
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The Three Threatened Boxes of America
Five boxes make up the fundamental rights of the United States of America: the moving box, the jury box, the soapbox, the ballot box, and the cartridge box. Today, the last three are under fire, and with it, America itself. For decades the Left has shrunk the size of the cartridge box. Slice by slice,…