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We went out to Chinatown to ask people how they would spend Chinese New Year with all the new restrictions, and whether they're still looking forward to the festive period.
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No mood to celebrate - 0:00:38
A Malaysian who understands precautions - 0:04:05
Not planning to invite relatives over - 0:09:11
On booking slots in advance and e-ang pows - 0:13:15
Deciding who's more important/gives more $$$ - 0:15:36
A quieter CNY, but a good thing - 0:19:30
Outro/final thoughts - 0:22:17
How can Joe Biden affect change in the U.S., and its relations with Asia, as he assumes presidency in a tumultuous time?
Mothership's Managing Editor Martino Tan speaks to Kishore Mahbubani, former Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, to find out.
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Why are people so upset that TraceTogether data can be used for police investigations? What is the Criminal Procedure Code? How concerned should you be about your data being used? We spoke to Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law Corporation, about the recent hullabaloo regarding the usage of TraceTogether data beyond contact-tracing.
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For most couples in Singapore, having a wedding ceremony and banquet are part and parcel of getting married. Yet Michelle Sng and Eric Yee took a different approach; they decided to forgo a wedding altogether. There wasn't even a proposal at all.
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How Michelle first met her husband (00:39)
Challenging the norms in a relationship (02:44)
Agreeing on a relationship timeline with her husband (06:39)
Support from her mother (08:20)
Why weddings didn't make sense to her (11:23)
The big day (13:38)
Is not having a wedding banquet unconventional? (17:58)
We spoke to Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an Infectious Disease Specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, to help us understand how a vaccine works, if the Covid-19 vaccine is safe, and why you should get vaccinated.
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At 31, Alvin lost his sight abruptly an extremely rare blood disorder. Now 54, he brings us through his journey of adapting to a new reality and how he's now finding hope in the form of his trusty guide dog Seretta.
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We got a real estate agent in the house to answer some of our followers' burning questions about renting, BTOs and how to sell a flat for $1 million.
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We give out unqualified advice to some of our followers' worries, ranging from school, work and even relationship problems. When stuck, just listen to your mother(ship)!
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Having battled cancer since he was 8 months old, Raphael was a tenacious and brave young boy who was never beaten down by his circumstances. Despite attending only one semester of school each year since he was Primary 2, Raphael scored 220 for his PSLE exams -- which he never got to collect in person.
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The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.